Life Lessons
This week, I had a unique opportunity to play in a local golf tournament in support of Virginia Tech. The area Hokie club sponsors an annual event that is played at Williamsburg Country Club. There were more than 110 golfers participating.
Dave Bolt, a Hokie through and through, had invited me to play and along with Dave, Frank Holmes and Nathan Belcher rounded out our team. The style of play for the tournament is called "captain's choice" as each player hits their shot and the team captain picks the best shot and everyone then hits their next shot from that location. In essence, four people play but you always play from the best ball or best shot.
The key to success in a captain's choice event is that everyone has their moment. Frank and Nathan were the long ball hitters off the tee. Dave hit some critical iron shots and everyone made a putt or two. The fun of captain's choice is that everyone has their moment.
Being a disciple is lot like captain's choice. We all have our moments. If we play, there is a way for each of us to contribute. Sometimes it seems like all we get to do is show up. But then there is that moment when the Lord taps us on the shoulder and says "well done good and faithful servant." It may be a kind word, it may be a kind deed, it may be kind gift you have shared with another. If we are engaged in the journey, we all have ways to contribute. Stay faithful. Pray for the journey. We all have our moments.
If you are interested, our team won one of the flights in the golf tournament. We shot a twelve under par 60 round of golf. None of the four golfers on our team are what you call great players. All of our handicaps are double digit. And yet together, each one having their moment to contribute, we shot an amazing round of 60 (par is 72) as a team. Individually, even on a good day, we would post scores ranging from 80 to 100. But together, we were quite good.
The church is a community of faith. We each have our moments individually - but together -well, together we are the people of God. And all that we do, we do for God's glory. Thanks be to God.
Dave Bolt, a Hokie through and through, had invited me to play and along with Dave, Frank Holmes and Nathan Belcher rounded out our team. The style of play for the tournament is called "captain's choice" as each player hits their shot and the team captain picks the best shot and everyone then hits their next shot from that location. In essence, four people play but you always play from the best ball or best shot.
The key to success in a captain's choice event is that everyone has their moment. Frank and Nathan were the long ball hitters off the tee. Dave hit some critical iron shots and everyone made a putt or two. The fun of captain's choice is that everyone has their moment.
Being a disciple is lot like captain's choice. We all have our moments. If we play, there is a way for each of us to contribute. Sometimes it seems like all we get to do is show up. But then there is that moment when the Lord taps us on the shoulder and says "well done good and faithful servant." It may be a kind word, it may be a kind deed, it may be kind gift you have shared with another. If we are engaged in the journey, we all have ways to contribute. Stay faithful. Pray for the journey. We all have our moments.
If you are interested, our team won one of the flights in the golf tournament. We shot a twelve under par 60 round of golf. None of the four golfers on our team are what you call great players. All of our handicaps are double digit. And yet together, each one having their moment to contribute, we shot an amazing round of 60 (par is 72) as a team. Individually, even on a good day, we would post scores ranging from 80 to 100. But together, we were quite good.
The church is a community of faith. We each have our moments individually - but together -well, together we are the people of God. And all that we do, we do for God's glory. Thanks be to God.
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