Rugby is the sport of choice for the men in my family, so what do you do when you move back to the States, and everyone is talking football and playing football?
You have to learn to make do.
My brother Daniel did just that – he’s started playing linebacker on his middle school football team, and when an opportunity arose during their game on Saturday, he seized it. According to my mom, who called me excitedly from the game, there’d just been a fumble. Daniel scooped up the pigskin and ran it in 60 yards for the score, with my family screaming encouragement as he sprinted down the sideline.
Way to go, buddy – not bad for the kid from Africa.
Onward.
Psalm 103:1-5
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
I think my favorite part of this passage is “redeems your life from the pit”. May I never forget how huge a pit I’ve been saved from, and all the little pits he saves me from day by day. Indeed, bless the Lord, O my soul.
Made for Eternity 