WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – February 7th – Fr. Thomas.

With over two hundred million anticipated TV viewers of the Super Bowl this Sunday, I’ll share a favorite commentary of mine by an anonymous author.

12 Reasons why a local pastor stopped attending sports events

Every time I went, they asked me for money
The people sitting in my row didn’t seem very friendly.
The seats were very hard.
The coach never came to visit me.
The referees made a decision I didn’t agree with.
I was sitting with hypocrites—they only came to see what others were wearing!
Some games went into overtime and I was late getting home.
The band played some songs I had never heard before.
The games are scheduled on my only day to sleep in and run errands.
My parents took me to too many games when I was growing up.
Since I read a book on sports, I feel that I know more than the coaches anyway.
I don’t want to take my children because I want them to choose for themselves what sport they like best.
OK, you get the picture. Those reading this have their “priorities” in order; but sadly, many people in our country and in our world do not; which makes it more important than ever to maintain the faith and also share the faith as well during these challenging times. As I like to say, “Without God we cannot, and without us HE will not.”

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