Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Maris took off his cap and just watched the geese. It couldn't have been more than a minute,
but it seemed like ten to Kubek before Maris got back into the batter's box. Finally he was
ready to hit. He pulled a 400-foot homer into the upper deck in right field, just where the geese
had flown.
Kubek said that the last time he talked to Maris was two months before this man, whose name
will be in the records book for a long time, died. "Tony," Maris said, "I can still see those geese.
Watching them was so peaceful."
Whatever other problems Roger Maris may have had, he had learned one of the great secrets
of life--to enjoy the present moment given by God.
(Philippians 4.6
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Many of our good "old-timers" can remember when Roger Maris broke the great Babe Ruth's
home run record of 60 trips across home plate. It was a monumental feat. Maris' former
teammate, Tony Kubek, remembers that Maris was an unusually calm man on the playing
field. He tells about a time when they were playing in Detroit. Kubek was on second base and
Roger was at bat. Suddenly Maris stepped out of the batter's box and seemed to be staring at
the upper deck in right field. A flock of about 250 Canada geese appeared on the horizon.
Dear God, help me to treasure all of the moments you give to me. Amen.
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