Heroes

Members of the military. Police Officers. Firefighters. Moms. Dads. Teachers.  Those are just a few examples of heroes.

A professor at Virginia Tech was killed while holding the classroom door shut so his students could crawl out a window. Danny Nash was a church deacon who ran into a burning nursing home in Tennessee trying to save lives and was killed as a result. A man in Miami, FL was killed during a home invasion while protecting his 11 year old daughter. A girl was kidnapped from a playground in a trailer park in New Mexico. A witness did not waste any time at all to jump into his truck and chase the abductor down. As a result, a convicted pedophile is back in prison. These are just a few examples of heroes.

In our society, being a hero and being an idol are often confused. There are people in my life that I admire, yet I don't call them heroes. NFL players or other pro sports players might be good role models, yet they are not in the category of heroes. Personally, I admire players who are not afraid of sharing their Christian testimony, but only because they are in the public eye, so people will listen to what they have to say.

My definition of hero is this: "One who sacrifices or risks their own life or well being in order to put others' needs ahead of themselves."

Ryan Beavers, West York (PA) Fire Department

I have a nephew in York, Pennsylvania who is a volunteer firefighter. He has risked his life going into burning buildings in order to try to save others. Or perhaps will pull a passenger from a car just moments before the car explodes or catches fire. Ryan, to me, you are a hero!

During the attacks on 9/11, we as a nation witnessed thousands of heroic acts. Police, firefighters, doctors, total strangers, all coming together as one risking their lives to save others. Heroes, heroes, heroes!

Who is a hero in your life???