As I looked through his Bible I started to think about a certain verse.  I then wondered if he had underlined this verse.  As I flipped the pages I started to hope that he had underlined.  When I finally arrived to the page the verse was on I realized it wasn’t underlined.  For a moment I was bummed, but then I realized this verse wasn’t for him it was for me.  I have decided to rename it “The Heroes Verse”.  Let me explain.

Heroes never die, they live on.  Of course they live on in heaven, in the presence of Jesus.  They live on in another way as well.  Second Timothy 2:1-2 says, “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, ² and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”  My grandpa is gone, but his legacy and the message of Jesus live on because of my grandpa and people like him.  He certainly did find strength in the grace that is in Jesus and encouraged others to do the same.  What’s more is that he passed the message of Jesus on to faithful men (I hope that I am included in those who are faithful) who are passionate about spreading this message to others.

Some heroes save lives in times of crisis like those on 9-11 who risked their life to save others, some heroes are down in Haiti right now saving lives, still others give a kidney to save a friend.  These are all heroes and they deserve the respect of us all.  My grandpa was a different kind of hero.  He saved people’s eternal lives.

His kind of hero never dies because it lives on through people like me.  His influence in my life and many other lives will never die.  I hope that when my time comes forty or fifty years from now I will be a hero.  I don’t know if I will ever save some one’s life physically, but maybe I will be able to spread the message of Jesus and entrust it to faithful people who will do the same.  Second Timothy 2:1-2, the hero’s verse is my new life verse.