Answers From Me Part 6 – Superhero

A couple of weeks ago, I asked The Stretch Community to ask me anything.  And they did!  I’ve answered five of the questions so far, and I thought I’d take a stab at another question today.  This one comes from Matt McWilliams.  Here’s his question:

If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why?

Also, can I borrow $1 Million?…and by “borrow” I mean “have.”

I would probably go with Superman.

When I was a kid, I thought it would be so amazing to be able to fly. I can remember running down the hallway of our house into the living room and jumping into the couch. I believed that for a brief second I was actually flying. Believe it or not, I’ve felt that feeling on the basketball court a few times (not recently). It’s a feeling that you are floating through the air. But it only lasts for a quick moment. It doesn’t last.

As a kid, I also played with the idea of being invisible. Perhaps, this superpower would be more amazing than flying. You could walk into a room without anyone noticing. I could sneak into the kitchen and get a bowl of ice cream, and I could eat it undetected – as long as nobody was in the kitchen when I came in to see the freezer open and close.

More recently, I’ve thought that it would be helpful if somehow I could be in multiple places at the same time. Especially as our kids are involved in different activities, I would love to be at work, be at home, and be at the track meet or other activity all at the same time. We often joke at the office that the cloning machine is broken.

But in reality, these superpowers remain out of reach. It’s probably a good idea that we can’t do all these things. My guess it that we would have a hard time using these powers selflessly. I’m also guessing that possession of these superpowers would cause us to stray from God. We would fail to realize the amazing power of our Creator.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.  2 Corinthians 4:7

So maybe it’s a good thing that I’m not Superman.  As for your other question, Matt, I don’t have a million dollars, but I’d gladly buy you a cup of coffee when we get together.  Thanks for the question!

And that’s my answer!

Now, it’s your turn.  Answer Matt’s question:  If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why?