Dr. Richard “Harry” Harris is an Australian anesthetist and experienced cave diver. He played a key role in the successful international effort that rescued twelve boys and their coach from a cave system in Thailand.
The Thai mission commander was extremely grateful for Dr. Harris’s contributions. He told a news conference yesterday, “Without him, in this operation, I don’t think we could have succeeded.”
Dr. Harris made the perilous two-and-a-half-mile journey in and out of Tham Luang cave every day to check on the health of the trapped boys. He was the last man out of the cave on Tuesday.
Tragically, he emerged from the darkness to learn that his father had died.
“Greater is He who is in you”
Heroism and happiness are not always connected in our fallen world.
Ask any military veteran to identify the real heroes in a war, and he or she will likely point to comrades who gave their lives for the cause. Unsung heroes are no less heroic for their lack of fame.
For example, can you identify Thomas Clarkson, Tenzing Norgay, or Bayard Rustin?
Clarkson was instrumental in William Wilberforce’s campaign to outlaw slavery. Norgay accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary on the first successful summit of Mt. Everest.
Rustin, an African-American, was arrested for protesting segregated bus seating thirteen years before Rosa Parks’s famous act of defiance. He also convinced Martin Luther King Jr. that a policy of non-violent protest was critical to achieving equal rights.
It can be frustrating to watch our culture reward movie stars and athletes with celebrity and astounding fortune while millions of Americans work behind the scenes to raise their children, support their families, and give back to their communities.
Those who follow and serve Jesus are especially likely to be overlooked or misunderstood these days. As the news constantly reminds us, there is an ever-widening chasm between conventional wisdom and biblical morality.
It’s tempting to…
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