The Hero Within

“What is a hero? What makes someone a hero? Why do you look up to them? ” These are some of the questions we asked the students at our last Lifeline (grade 5/6 youth group) night. We discovered together that most of us like superheroes because they are willing to do hard things for the benefit of others. Heroes are selfless. Jesus was selfless when he died on the cross for us. 

Why do we look up to heroes? Because we see in them something that we admire, something that we want to be. 

So along with showing the students commonly known superheroes, like Batman, Spiderman, and Superman, we showed them some real-life heroes that they could also be inspired by, such as Bethany Hamilton, Iqbal Masih, and Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

HUGS!

We gave the students the opportunity to be heroes this night by making Easter cards and “hugs” for children at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and for some of the older people in our parish. They really enjoyed making things that would bring joy to other members in their community. At the end of the night we had a prayer service where we prayed for the people that would receive the cards and hugs! 

God Bless,
Shaina Wreede 
iNFUSE1 Montreal