“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father,” (John 14:12).
All the great heroes I know have been ordinary people. They didn’t run countries, and they don’t have museums named after them. They’re moms, dads, and teenagers who saw a need in the people around them and did what they could to meet those needs.
When I think of heroes, I think of people like Dorothy Day, who lived among the poor so she could better serve them, and my friend John, who started an organization to train governments in other countries on how to end human trafficking.
I think of Mother Teresa, who held people as they breathed their last in Calcutta, allowing them to die with dignity, and I think of my friend Jeff, who uses his gift with words to make people fee less alone. Even the famous ones tried to stay under the radar.
Heroes come in every age and size. Sometimes they’re household name, and sometimes they’re unknown. But what binds them together is this: they heard about a need in the world, and they figured out how to use whatever they could to alleviate the suffering in other people.
We don’t need more degrees or status to change the world. We only need eyes to see a need and a faith that believes in redemption. Jesus wouldn’t have said we’d do greater things than Him if He didn’t think we could do it. Stop listening to the voices saying you can’t make a difference, and start listening to the One telling you He wants you to take your next step. What’s your next step?—