The search for men

I had various conversations with different ladies and they all seem to ask the same questions. Why can't men be men?
I know man at his best is man at his best. Man is man with weaknesses and failings, man with fears but what is man at his best.

Man was created in the image of God. This means man at his best can be a reflection of God.
I look into the eyes of my brothers and wonder if we bring enough validity to our words so that we can be trusted. The value of a man is the value of his words. When a man's words cannot be relied on, the man cannot be trusted.

I ask myself questions - am I living the image of God? Does my life tell the story that God walked among men? Can I be trusted the way Jesus was trusted? Can people look to my strength and find shelter? The prodigal son, the adulterous woman, the Samaritan woman, can I be sent to them. Will Mary & Martha open their doors to without fearing a glint of the sensuous?

God, make me a man, an instrument for Your use. Lord, mould and make me your man, living and shining your light. Lord, make me a man, living and shining your light. Let me see Your face, everywhere I go.