“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13–14

Where is he? What happened to him? Why can’t he be found?

I used to see him daily but can’t find him now. He made no excuses, much less complained. He just did what needed to be done and was always at hand to help.

He could be found building great skyscrapers. He showed up every morning, often tired from the day before, and still suited up. He was silently walking out the door because duty called.

I could see him in the courthouse when he delivered justice without fear of evil. Unmoved by the consequence of reprisals. He protected the ones that didn’t have a voice. The world needed saving; the world needed tough. So he filled in the gap. He stood for something, and he wasn’t afraid to voice it. 

The one that protected his family no matter what. The one who loved this land and the foundation it was built on. The temptation of an easy buck did not sway away the man with a steady hand. When impossible times came, and he was summoned to the highest calling, he volunteered to defend the nation he helped build. The man that, without words but with deeds, showed the way to freedom with his heart and even with his own life.

The man that, through time, remained firm on the values he was taught. The man that when life got tough, he got tougher because that is what love required of him. Where is Superman?

Maybe, we forgot all that he did. And he faded away.

Maybe the constant criticism of how he did his craft and calling or how he saved the world got to him—being tough when it mattered and making no excuses for what he said or how he did things got under the skin of those in power. You know, those who are the true enemies of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He said and did common sense stuff. Those acts made this nation a great nation. The kind of things everyone quietly knew then and know now to be true were ignored in the name of convenience, monetary gain, or hidden agendas.

Maybe he just got tired of the lack of appreciation, or he felt clobbered by the insensitivity of the culture he helped sustain. Perhaps the culture eviscerated his soul by slowly forcing him to the Kryptonite chamber, taking his power and making him feel less than he was. We took him for granted and demeaned his efforts. 

Where is that guy? Why did he shy away? Where is he?

We should ask him to come back. We should ask him to wake up. We ought to kneel and pray to The Almighty and ask for an awakening of the soul of Superman. We need him to reverse his course, regain his power, and reclaim his place. We need Superman back. We need Superman to show up and rescue the nation. We need men who are not ashamed of who they are and for what they were created to be. Men that know that the words written in Romans 8:31 are unequivocally true and alive in them: “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Men who can hear the calling of the soul of the family. Men that understand this to be the highest calling. The nation’s soul is calling, no, it is screaming, for men to stand up and act like men.

We need men to rise. To be the watchman on the wall as it was told to Ezekiel: “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.” Ezekiel 3:17. And when legions of evil threaten the firm foundation of life, they are not afraid to come forward and fight. Not afraid to speak up and act like men. “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12.

Put on your cape. We are waiting for you.

There is a calling for you.

Suit up Superman!

“BREATHE expectantly, LIVE confidently and MOVE Boldly”

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