‘Tis the season for the summer Olympics!
{And all the folks with Olympic fever say, “Amen!”}
Will you be watching? What’s your favorite sport? Every time I think about that, I list a whole bunch of them with gymnastics barely finishing first. In my mind’s eye, I can still see myself sitting on my Daddy’s lap in my one piece bathing suit {aka leotard} and watching Mary Lou Retton vault perfection. But then there’s swimming, and I get so into those swimming races I watch while jumping up and down like a crazy person. The outcome of a good swimming race changes quick as lightening, so they’re mighty exciting to watch. No matter the sport, cheering for your home peeps never gets old. So we do just that and heartily applaud when our fellow Americans snag another medal.
I don’t know what you have planned this weekend. Maybe something noteworthy, maybe something mundane. If you’re like me, your Olympics watching will be mixed in with some housey to-do’s and school shopping. And if you’re like me, you won’t be getting any awards for your mad laundry folding or deal finding skills. But if you do your best and listen real close, you will hear a King on His throne cheering you on with a resounding,
“Well done, good and faithful servant!”
And then you rest knowing the Champion of your soul finds all you do worthy of a gold medal and so. much. more.
And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised. Deuteronomy 26:18-19
{Photos from the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs}
Love this, Kristen! Great analogy! Love that last line especially – Champion of our souls. (jealous of your pics) 😉
Kerry, come to the Springs sometime, and you can visit the training center, too! It is pretty cool.
Kristen, are you participating in this?…
http://www.circleofmoms.com/top25/Top-25-Military-Moms-2012?trk=t25_Top-25-Military-Moms-2012#_
No Kerry, I don’t think I am. There are some great blogs there, however! {Household 6 Diva is my fave.}
I haven’t watched a single Olympic event yet! I’ve rarely missed the main Olympic events in the past, but this year, it’s slipping away for some reason. I like how you draw a parallel here to that grand welcome into Heaven. I think that at the core, many of us react to the Olympic games with such an emotional response, because it’s “built in” to us as believers. We long to cross that finish line … not to get their “first” or to be the winner, but hear our Savior call our name. What a reward!
Thank you for this.
That’s so lovely, Jennifer! Beautiful imagery and truth.