Greetings Dear Reader,
The stated purpose of a secret identity for a super hero is
that he needs to protect those in his life who might become targets were his
identity known. This is a reasonable
explanation. It does allow for some conflict
in the story telling.
In the case of Superman, I have always thought that living
as Clark Kent is superfluous. As I mentioned
yesterday it is Superman’s commentary on the human race. It is the alien true identity of Superman that
matters here. He does not become
Superman. When he gets up in the morning
he IS Superman. He spends his working
days hiding in Clark Kent to fit in with the rest of us.
I am coming to the realization that we spend too much time
in our secret identity. We do too many things to fit in with whatever
culture is around us. We adopt the world
commentary on things, mirror the acceptable dress and speech, and hide our true
identity. I have more than once seen
that people are surprised when they find out I am a Christ follower.
The reason they are surprised is because I do not act like a
political “christian”. Still, I do think
that those who follow Christ spend too much time blending into the
culture. We are not clearly seen as what
we are.
You see Dear Reader, if we truly belong to Christ we are not
of this world any longer. We are aliens
with great power. We command the all-consuming
ability to love. We can crush barriers
with kindness and generosity. We can
fight for justice and right without being violent or hateful. We are designed to be set apart and recognized
for who we are.
Perhaps the answer is that we are not supposed to be hidden
as Christ followers. We are meant to be
clearly visible but to also reflect Christ with love and humility. It may be that those two things combined with
being set apart to the Father are the most powerful things in the universe. I must find a way to be what I am from the
moment I wake up without any of the hindrances posed by a secret identity.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Thorn:
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