To be a man

By J. Randal Matheny (July 30, 2005)

Lord, the politically correct world wants to feminize us all. Get in touch with our feelings, acknowledge our effeminate side. (I grant that I don't always properly deal with the emotions swept under the surface.) And then there are those who want us to hear the child within us. Be more playful, less restrained.

But I want to be, in spiritual terms, a tough guy, a real grown-up. Paul said we should, all of us, "act like men."

To be a man, to be mature, to be courageous in face of trial and opposition. The way Jesus was. THAT'S what I want to be, Lord. Make me into a real man. Amen.