Everything you've worked so hard for at least the past year, if not your whole life, is out of your hands. You've done all you could to give yourself the best possible shot at success. From early in the morning to late at night, with so many different things tugging at your heart, your mind, and your emotions - it's been hard to keep your focus on what is the most important thing, the goal that you have pursued for so long.
The pursuit of this dream is something you have dreamed about as a kid, and ever since. You've sacrificed friends and family along the way to help make it happen. It's that close. Now, as time draws near to find out what will happen next, you gather on Sunday with those whom you've walked this journey to see if it's all paid off, to see if you will indeed get the opportunity to pursue your goal for just a little bit longer.
This was the scene being played out in college campuses all over the country this past Sunday as the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament brackets were released. Watching teams explode when they found out they were going to get a chance to play, the exuberance that was around the room was a joy to watch. Watching teams implode as their dreams of getting a chance to play were shattered was heart-wrenching. Ultimately, for many teams, their fate was out of their hands, being determined by a committee far away in Indianapolis by people who they probably never have met.
And it got me thinking. I love the NCAA's - men & women. To me it's the most exciting thing in sports. But as I watched all these young men gathered around the country to learn the decision of committee, I couldn't help but be reminded that for the Christian, our journey is also filled with highs and lows, sometimes painful sacrifices along the way.
However, unlike the college basketball teams of our country, our fate is in the hands of one who loves us, who walks with us, and has promised to never forsake us. This is the joyful hope we anticipate - may it be so.
See You Soon!
Lamar
P.S. Don't forget about today's LENTEN LUNCHEON in the fellowship hall! Good food and fellowship provided.
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