I LOVE opening day. I always say, "New Year's day, my birthday, and the start of a new baseball season are my favorite three days of the year." And that is because they each mark a fresh start. All these days, a new beginning is celebrated, and a sense of renewal and potential for greatness is just THICK in the air. You can feel it somehow!
Baseball fans across the world today are greeting the start of the season with the same sense of optimism and excitement, celebrating the possibility of the unknown. "This is our year!" Ugh, feels so good to say it and to actually believe it!
I don't have to think about the horrible record my team had last year... cause that was SO last year! That is the old way we played ball... this year is going to be different for SURE. We can look forward, with a clean slate, and just WIN ballgames. Such a powerful mindset.
When I think about the source of this awesome feeling, I have to go back to Christ. I really believe in the power of Jesus Christ, who is ever-present and can help us achieve greatness. Just like Opening Day, Christ’s grace brings us the opportunity for renewal and potential for greatness. He offers us a blank slate and the potential for a new beginning no matter where we’ve been. We just need to lean into it. And the cool thing about His grace is that we can use it EVERY day... we don't have to wait through a whole 162-game season before we try to reset the record.
As we celebrate the new baseball season, let us remember to seek Christ and the potential for greatness that He offers.
PS - I am pretty sure Jesus is a Cubs fan, so that even further increases our chances this year! #gocubsgo
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