Hero: one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good.
We have been hearing a lot about heroes lately. For me, what immediately comes to mind are the men and women who make great sacrifices to serve in our military.
I have been blessed to meet a lot of them over the years since my younger son served in the Marine Corps in Iraq as a Recon Marine. He is a hero to me, but there are countless others.
I have mourned with other moms I have come to know, as their sons made the ultimate sacrifice, and I have prayed and continue to pray, for those who struggle mentally and physically because of their service to our country. I have cried as friends of my son could not deal with the aftermath, and have taken their own lives or are hospitalized or in jail.
No one can ever know the extent of what these people have gone through, and they deserve our unfailing support. They truly have shown courage and self sacrifice, and no matter what are heroes.
But, there is another group of heroes I know. Heroes who, instead of self sacrificing started out self centered. Instead of courageous, they caved into pressures and shrunk in the face of a challenge. Instead of saving lives, they participated in ending them.
So you may ask, who are they and how can I call them heroes? They are the women and men who come us seeking healing from abortion.
You may be saying, “Hey, they killed their own child," or, ‘They brought on their own suffering," how can you call them courageous? Yes, that is all true, but it is all the more reason why they are courageous. In the face of that horrifying truth, they're coming forward knowing what they have done and being honest about it, that displays courage and a pushing of self and ego aside in order to face the truth.
- That first phone call of admittance to their sin, in the sheer terror of being judged and condemned.
- That leap of faith as they approach a confessional for the first time, sometimes after decades.
- The first time they tell their story in front of others
- Their perseverance in facing the many battles fought during healing
These are all courageous acts to me.
No, it is not the same as those self sacrificing men and women who serve in our military, or those who have always served others. It is a heroic humility embraced in the face of their sin. It is a total surrender, a dying to self to trust in the One who can heal them in spite of anything they may be feeling.
Yes, these people are heroic to me, and I am blessed to be able to serve them in this ministry as I watch God reveal His forgiveness, Mercy & love.
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