D:  Good morning, Vicki.

V:  Good morning, Don.

D:  Have you ever been a hero to anybody?

V:  That's an interesting question.  It depends on how you define "hero."

D:  Well, this morning's Power for Today author talks about different kinds of heroes.

V:  Are there more than one kind?

D:  Sure, there are.  One hero was someone who helped foreign students in our country to not feel "left out."

V:  To be "left out" means to not be included in a group.  I guess those students were getting lonely for their own country and culture.

D:  Exactly.  Another hero was a "lowly" (or poor) farmer who was honest and did not charge the "inflationary black market price."

V:  I think I would appreciate his honesty too.   "Inflationary" means "getting more expensive" and "black market" is the illegal market.

D:  Because of his honesty, one of his customers began to study the Bible with him and after awhile became a Christian.

V:  Finally, this morning's author talks about the Samaritan man with the skin disease called "leprosy" and calls him the "heroic example for all ages."

D:  Really, how was he a hero?  I thought Jesus was the hero since Jesus healed him.

V:  Well, the man was a great hero too because he crossed racial, ethnic and national lines to come and say thanks to Jesus.

D:  Now to answer my own question.  I think you have been a hero to many people you have met.

V:  I don't know about that.  I do know it's time to go.  God bless your day.

D:  Yours too.