Benchwarmers

[Gus (Rob Schneider) had picked on Marcus all throughout his child hood.  He picked on him so bad he had to be institutionalized (or at least they state that in the movie). Gus has become the hero of a team, that has spoken up for the untouchables.]

There might be some of you out there who still believe that Marcus is weird, and that he was worthy to be picked on, or at least he should have had thicker skin.  Let me tell you that you are wrong.  Marcus is weird, and unusual, but he is still a human being, and is made in the image and likeness of God.  We so often forget that every person is a reflection, a manifestation if you will, of God.  We are called to love that person just as we would God.

Gus did an amazing thing in this clip, he showed love.  He shows it in multiple ways.  Gus came to show Marcus that he was sorry his actions, he admitted that he was wrong.  That is a very hard thing to do for anyone especially in this day and age.  Gus stood there before somebody who had every right to hate him for what Gus had done to him, and apologize.  Courage and humility often work together, like in this scene, with Gus asking for forgiveness when he had done something wrong. Humility is about recognize the way things are, and having the courage to make the truth stand.  Gus is not the true hero of the team, but rather Marcus.  He was being a man that did not seek the glory for his own interests, but rather that of the good of others, which is evident throughout the movie. 

Gus had learned his lesson growing up, which is why he took the time to go and say he was sorry to the person he had first wounded by his careless actions.  He was willing to go to the true root of the issue rather than just changing his behavior in the present.  We have deep wounds, are we willing to go all the way to the beginning to scrub out all that scar tissue?