Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, so that I
may walk before God in the light of life.
We can appreciate that. We want to protect our children not only from physical hurts but from
emotional hurts as well. And yet we realize that where there is no hurt, there is no growth.
Sometimes God walks with us through painful circumstances to help us grow.
(Psalm 56.13
NRSV)
Luckman was the star quarterback for the greatest football team of the 1930s and '40s, the
Chicago Bears. His father was an immigrant tailor in Brooklyn and rarely got to see his son
play football. But one Sunday the Bears were in New York to play the Giants at the Polo
Grounds, and Luckman arranged for his parents to have seats on the 50-yard line. For most of
the first quarter, things went smoothly. Luckman was passing crisply and the running game
was working well. But then on one play, the Bears' pass protection broke down. Giant
defenders rushed in, and Luckman had to scramble, to dodge the tacklers before they could
get to him. As he was running back and forth, trying to avoid these huge linemen, you
suddenly heard a voice call out from the sidelines, "Sidney, let them have the ball. I'll buy you
another one."
Dear God, when I am growing through a painful circumstance, please remind me to walk close
to you. Amen.
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