From Breakpoint: http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/30013
Forgiveness is not a option, unless you are without sin. Since I have committed many, I have to forgive people who have hurt me. The story in this article is inspiring. These women are my heroes. It is sad that our culture has corrupted the concept of a hero. A hero can include:
- Fake comic characters, like Superman and Batman
- Professional Athletes, who are basically millionaires playing kids games
- Actors who have the “right” politics
- People who stand up against others that they are in conflict with, but only those “others” who have the “wrong” politics
- People who stop progress, NIMBYs
- Scientists who come up with theories that bolster an anti Christian world view
- Musicians who have the “right” politics
Another hero of mine is John McCain, who was a POW in Vietnam. He is currently a Senator. I don’t like his politics, nor some aspects of his private life, but I cannot ignore his heroism in Vietnam.
Corrie Ten Boom is also my hero because she ended up meeting one of the prison guards who held her captive in Nazi Germany. Like these women in Rwanda, she forgave him.
Lastly, CS Lewis is a hero of mine. He was a man of his word, and took care of his friend’s mother until she died. He wrote the most wonderful stories, including The Screwtape Letters, which had a huge impact on my life.
PS – Jesus is much more than a hero to me. He is the one who’s forgiveness I need!
