Friday, June 16, 2000
Friday, June 16, 2000
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and
brighter until full day.
Rickey said to him, "You know, Jackie, I was a small boy when I took my first train ride. On the
same train was an old couple, also riding for the first time. We were going through the Rocky
Mountains. The old man sitting by the window looked forward and said to his wife. 'Trouble
ahead. Ma! We're high up over a precipice and we're gonna run right off.'
"To my boyish ears," said Rickey, "the noise of wheels repeated 'Trouble-ahead-trouble ahead....'
I never hear train wheels to this day but what I think of this. But our train course bent into a
tunnel right after the old man spoke, and we came out on the other side of the mountain. That's
the way it is with most trouble ahead in this world, Jackie--if we use the common sense and the
courage God gave us. There will be light at the end of the tunnel.
(Proverbs 4:18
NRSV)
Some of you are old enough to remember when Jackie Robinson broke into baseball. He was a
tremendous player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was also the first black man to don a major
league uniform. Jackie Robinson once told of some excellent advice he received from Branch
Rickey, former President of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He received this advice the same day Rickey
asked him to take this historic step--knowing there could be trouble up ahead.
Lord Jesus, help me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Amen.
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