Focus: The wounds of real love: do they ever heal?
Wolverine is one of the X-Men -- comic-book mutants who save the world by fighting evil. Each of the X-Men (and yes, they are called "men" even though not all are male) bears a different mutation, and Wolverine's is that of instantaneous or accelerated healing which allows him to fight fearlessly almost to death (even seeming death), and then recover (with his wounds healed completely) to fight again. Plus, he has those vicious cool claws that come out when he needs them.
Jesus is not one of the X-Men. And not like Wolverine. No cool claws to come out at the critical moment, and according to John's Gospel his wounds do not heal. In his confrontation with evil for love of others, he is pierced deeply in his hands and side, and even when he is raised from the dead those wounds are still there. His pierced hands and side are the way his friends recognize him, and know for sure he is still with them.
Two different kinds of hero.
One a mutant, an X-Man (ex-human?) because of the way he so quickly gets over the wounds he suffers for others.
The other, sometimes called the True Man (restored, or fully realized human?) who is pierced through for love of others, and never really gets over it.
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