The S'hero story
Exodus 1: 8 – 2: 10 New Ark United Church of Christ, Newark, DE August 23, 2026 Photo of a young child with light brown skin and brown curly hair, wearing a red eye mask, a red cape, and off-white shirt with their arms outrstretched and their mouth open as if yelling or roaring. Background is out of focus, a field with yellow flowers, green trees in the distance, and structures beyond them. Sky is mostly white with some light hazy blue areas. I’ve been on a hero story binge lately. It started with the summer blockbuster The Odyssey and went from there—books and movies. A hero story is broadly defined as a narrative that follows a hero on an adventure who faces challenges, gains insights, and arrives home transformed. But that’s not entirely how the story goes. In The Odyssey , Odysseus makes some ego-driven choices that lead to those challenges that result in the loss of his men. It is when he is ready to face his grief and remorse that he gains those insights and arrive...
