heroes

it's a strange co-dependence.
light and dark.
or some might say that darkness is merely the absence of light.
or is light the absence of everything else? because what could be in the light without creating a shadow?

light and dark.
or let's call them Good and Evil. because that IS what we are really talking about here.

is good really about obedience, showing kindness and helping the poor?
or are these just good things that we do?
is evil really about lying, cheating and eating forbidden fruit?
or are these just evil things that we do?

should we be trying to avoid Darkness?
or should we be seeking the Light?

light and dark.
good and evil.
heroes and villains.

how do heroes become heroes?
does it really come down to a radio-active spider bite? or a genetic mutation? or the resources to build your own bat cave?!

or does it come down to their decision to be heroes.
because that's what heroes do. they choose to be heroes.

and that's why we love them. not because they are perfect, but because they are not and yet they choose to do the right thing. we don't love them because they come from the light, we love them because they have turned their backs on their own darkness.


but we love Christ because even though He came from the light, He entered the darkness.
He did not act in darkness but allowed darkness to act on Him.
and then He swallowed our darkness so that we might have the choice to live in the light.

before

He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
1 Peter 1:20

so...Father chose Christ to die for us because He knew He had to...
and then He created us anyway.
i wonder if God was always three? or if He became three when He decided to go beyond Himself and create the universe. i wonder if He saw the whole story unfold, realized there would need to be a judge, a sacrifice and a counselor and realized that He would need to be all three.
and when He dreamed of creation and realized that He would die for it,
i wonder if He hesitated.

i want to be known for love. not for loneliness.

i constantly face the incredible temptation to choose independence.
i'm actually tempted to choose loneliness.
because i can look ahead. and i see the potential for failure and heartbreak...
and it makes me hesitate.
it makes me think twice about really giving my heart to anyone or anything.

and that amazes me about Him.
and totally humiliates me.
how small are my fears and my suspicions compared to His certainties!
they are only a fraction of what He knew He would feel and only a fraction of the sacrifice He chose to make before He even spoke a word...
and yet Love could not be stopped.

He chose Love over loneliness, and paid for it with His life.
He is Love, and definitely not lonely.