X-Men

I got the X-Men Trilogy movies from my dad for Christmas; what a great story! I'll admit it... I often find myself day dreaming that I have mutant powers (of course, I have all of their powers combined). In my daydreams: I fight bad guys; rescue people; complete death defying stunts; and even cause a little bit of mischief! Marvel should offer to pay me for my day dreams, I find them very amusing!

However, as a person of faith, I understand that:

I don't have to be Wolverine to heal people.

I don't have to be Charles Xavier to see deep into peoples hearts.

I don't have to be Rouge to connect with people in a powerful way.

I don't have to be Gambit to energize my friends and family.

I have a very charismatic spirituality and one thing that I firmly believe is that God enables each and every one of us to do His work.... to build the Kingdom. All of the gifts and powers that we will need to accomplish this task will be provided, we can be assured. St. Paul writes, "I can do anything through [God] who gives me strength." (Phil 4:13).

I still think it would be cool to be Cyclops and shoot laser beams out of my eyes... or to be Storm and control the weather. But compared to our God and those He has called to serve Him throughout the ages... the X-Men just look like party performers. The Holy Spirit is so much cooler!

Peace Turtles!