Sermon on the mound

Intro:

baseball. americas greatest past time. whoever tells you that baseball is 90% mental and 10% physical is correct because if you dont show up mentally then you have already lost the game before you started. it is a game of endurance and skill. if you dont have the braun and the toughness then go back to the dugout and let someone else take your place. this game comes down to inches between running to bases and calling balls and strikes, and you wonder why i love it so much?

Pg1:

Crack!!!!! by one swing of the bat i hit the ball and took off running to first base like a cheetah. this was and would be my last hit of my career. once i heard the ball leave the bat i knew it was going to go over the fence. i reached first base and looked and it fell 6 inches short!!!! i was very disappointed.

Let me take you back a couple of years. baseball has always been my sport. i love it. there is no other game like it. i dont think you can get a rush from any other game than baseball, when you have bases loaded and the game is tied and the count is 3-2 and your up to bat to win the game. its exhilerating. ive been playing wince i was 5 and ever since i could pick up a baseball bat. i would give anything to just be able to play again.

on top of being a hard core baseball player, i incorporate my religion in what i do best. it helps me focus and stay relaxed. i prayed before every game and said a little prayer in my head before i went up to the plate. it clears my mind, and the only thing im focused on is me and the pitcher. i believe that incorporating GOD into my daily routines has helped me immensely because it helps me realize that i dont have to leave him at home. he can go wherever i go and still play miracles in my life wherever i am at. God loves baseball.

Like God, baseball has always focused on relationships. coach to player and player to coach. it is as simple as fathers playing catch with their sons. i know this is speratic, but building a relationship with god will then tie up loose ends with any broken relationships.