A Meditation: The Heroes We Need
Dear Lord, The present era of loss needs much compassion from those who can muster the will and foresight to apply their skills. Given the disproportionate amount of death in the world, it strikes me as odd that our world has as yet to honor those who are compassionate towards inordinate suffering. Instead of an Academy Award ceremony for thespians, we need to find within ourselves to award ‘Good Samaritans.’ My strong belief, we need a new kind of hero. It is no coincidence nor small wonder, that in times of sorrow, our forefathers gathered around campfires to give pearls of wisdom in the form of stories to assuage our fears. By filling our desires for warmth, protection, and love, we learned to love as well. We need those kinds of heroes to inspire a love of our neighbor, our friends, and our enemies, too. We spend much of our adult lives attempting to instill good values to our children and grandchildren. Give us all the needed compassion that bro...