This summer at the movies promises to be one packed full of Blockbusting super heroes. From Harry Potters last stand to the return of Captain Jack Sparrow the heroes come to town. The interesting thing is that being a hero doesn’t come easy and they are very often deeply conflicted.
Harry Potter struggles with his inner identity whereas Captain Jack seems to be an accidental hero who rises above his vices to save the day.
The spiritual writer Deepak Chopra wrote a book recently looking at what makes for a superhero and he came up with the seven spiritual laws of superheroes. The first and most important is “the Law of Balance” which is grounded in the interaction between being, feeling, thinking and doing. At their core the hero finds a balance between the darkness and light this is within and so achieves an inner power like no other.
Finding a balance inside ourselves is a theme taken up in the Gospels when Jesus speaks of the dilemma of the weeds among the wheat. How do we cope with the failings or sins which seem choke our every effort to be a better person, we recognise the rich harvest of goodness that is within and allow it to outgrow our weakness.
Ultimately we are assured despite appearances the wheat is so much stronger than the weeds.
Fr. Peter O'Reilly
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