Saints!!!!!!

Yea Baby! the Saints are in the Superbowl and it is unbelievable! In all my years (definitely not as long as most)I never thought I would see this happen. In fact I can remember my dad always telling me that my grandfather said they would never go to the Superbowl unless they got saved when the franchise first started. Hence the name "Saints." Now I don't know the condition of anyone's salvation, but to the degree that some figures on that team have impacted a city and a region, I have to tell you that it sure looks like some of these guys are on the right side of salvation. They are not just football players who blab off at the mouth and who show boat, they are a class act. Playing through some of the worst adversity that any team could have experienced and coming back to get to the Superbowl is stellar and speaks in itself.

Does God truly care about football? In and of itself, no I don't believe He does. However, does he care about those who do play being successful at what they do and shining a light of hope to the rest of the world in their success? Yes He does. In fact I read an editorial some time ago about religion in pro sports and I have to tell you it was a horrible read. It spoke of Tim Tebow and his faith and how it shouldn't be displayed on the field simply because religion doesn't belong in sports. How ludicrous. Why? Because you can't separate the individual from his faith and if you can't do that, then you can't separate religion from what that individual is a part of. In fact to do so would mean that the government then stipulates what you can and cannot believe because Christianity is about people bringing their faith to the public square and influencing others to live a life of Godliness and love and in that giving people hope. To separate the two would invariably nullify the core of our religious belief. You can't do it and neither can you do it in sports. God belongs on the field, in the locker room and in the hearts of minds of those who serve Him in whatever capacity they find themselves.
GO Saints (of all kinds!)