Essay About Superheroes

Superheroes. We’ve grown up with their stories of saving the day, dressed up as them for halloween and wanted to be just like them when we grew up. But something that I’ve always thought was extremely interesting about superheroes are they all wear masks. Whether they are saving the day or just out and about, they are always hiding a major part of who they are by putting on and taking off that mask on a daily basis. But when you think about, don’t we do that too? We constantly put on these masks to make us feel “cool” or to fit in. We are more comfortable putting on these masks rather than be who we truly are. Because if we took these masks off in front of others, just like superheroes, we have the fear of being thought of differently or judged for showing someone who we truly are. The mask that i’ve been wearing for most of high school is the “everything is okay, I’m fine, I’m happy” I constantly told myself that everything was okay, that everything in my life was perfect. I

But no matter who we are, God calls us all to be who we are and to follow him. Just look those who were in the bible: Moses had a stutter, Abraham was too old, Jacob was a liar, Peter denied Christ, Martha worried too much, Jonah ran from God, and the list goes on. Although we may not feel worthy, we are all children of God and no matter what we have done or do, he loves us so much that he is willing to meet us wherever. After fall retreat, I struggled with truly believing that I was a child of God because after all, why would God want me? I felt so unworthy to call myself a daughter of God because of how broken I was. While taking off my mask, I’ve learned that God is going to meet us right where we are. We don’t have to change who we are to be “good enough” for Him. He loves us unconditionally and infinitely that he is willing to be right by outside through our