What’s Your Super Hero Power?

According to his mother, once Monte Scott sees a need, he usually just tries to fix it himself. That is exactly why he decided to shovel dirt from his backyard into a pothole on a city street in front of his house. “I didn’t want people messing up their cars like my mom did,” Monte said. “If somebody were to drive down the street and hit a pothole, it costs a lot of money to get your car fixed! Not everyone can afford that.”

Unwilling to stop at just one, Monte has since filled in 15 different potholes in the area around his Muskegon Heights, Michigan home. Monte’s efforts have gotten the attention of social media as his exploits of “doing good” in the city landed on the city’s Facebook page and, so far, has been shared over 52,000 times.

Incredible.

Monte is a superhero in my book. Sure, he doesn’t have Iron Man’s suit, Captain America’s shield or even Thor’s hammer. What he does have are the following: eyes that saw a need, hands that went to work, feet that took him to where the work was needed, and a heart that had compassion for others. Look, there’s a lot of need in the world. I get it, but here’s the thing: You can’t serve everyone or everything that is in need, but what you can do is listen to the Holy Spirit’s nudging and then use your God-given ability to meet that need without an invitation in your own life, right here and right now.

May we all have eyes to see, feet to move and hands ready to take hold of that which the Spirit has called us to today.

In Jesus’ name.

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” – Matthew 9:35-38)