Sunday, June 29, 2003
Sunday, June 29, 2003
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he
has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead.
Coaching basketball must take a terrible toll emotionally. That's why Texas Tech's Bobby Knight
is famous for his tantrums
Coaches, though, are not the only persons who have to deal with extraordinary stress. Many
very ordinary people do as well.
Paul writes, "So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature
is being renewed every day."
He means by the "outer nature wasting away," that life is taking its toll--physically, emotionally,
mentally. Paul knew what it was to face hardship, and he knew what those hardships could do to
us, but he also knew of the renewing power in Jesus Christ.
(1 Peter 1.3
NRSV)
A psychology professor was giving his students a test. He asked one question concerning manic
depression. "What would you call someone," the question read, "who walks back and forth
screaming at the top of his lungs one minute and then sits in a chair and weeps uncontrollably
the next?" One of the students answered, "A basketball coach."
Loving God, through all of the hard times of life, continue to renew my spirit in Jesus Christ, my
Lord and savior. Amen.
