Heroes

Dear Friends,
Our chapel speaker this past week identified a few heroes of faith in her life. Every person has a story. She grew up in a home where addiction played a key role. Her father was an alcoholic, her mother had food addictions. They weren’t bad people, just not there, not loving, not healthy. From a young age, our chapel speaker and her brother had a nanny. “Rose” was a Christian and showed love to the children through her attention, discipline, and protection. She was the “hands of Christ” to the two kids. She loved them and prayed for them. Our chapel speaker was able to rise above the circle of addiction and now clearly sees how Rose was her hero.

Who are the heroes of faith in your life story? Our chapel speaker would encourage you, like she did to our students, to identify those people who had a positive effect on your life and say “thank you.” Do it before it is too late.

And what about you? Are you a hero of faith? How is God using you to be his hands and feet? I’ve asked myself these questions and have to admit to a bit of discomfort as I ponder the answers. How about you?