Everyone loves an exciting game, and the final World Cup match between Spain and Holland was as exciting as they get. The tears, cheers, and kissing of the cup, the utter free reign of joy in all the strength of manly emotion made me wonder what such a display of elation, even of half the magnitude, if directed toward the recognition of the dignity of each person, toward the embracing and forgiveness of enemies, toward the celebration of the Good News and God's Presence among us, might do to advance the Kingdom of God. Not to deny the Spanish team its right to celebrate after such a close game, but the Golden Trophy and the honor of being Number One until 2014, fall short of "the victory of our God" celebrated at Easter, and the privilege we enjoy to be called children of God. Perhaps those final scenes in the stadium might give us some idea of how we might demonstrate our apprecation and gratitude for the gifts of faith and incorporation into the Divine Life of God granted to us at Baptism. Those passionate players have shown us what it might be like to exhibit our joy for the blessings we have received. Instead of the red shirts of the victorious team, we wear the white shirts of THE Victorious Team! May we embrace one another, even those not yet on the team, with the same enthusiasm we saw displayed at the final whistle in Johannesburg.
Bro. Rene
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