Daily Devotion - Thursday, October 27

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

“Teach me your way, O Lord. Lead me on a level path.”
--A song from an ancient seeker

Thursday: Uncertainty

I’m writing this devotion one week prior to the playing of the World Series. All I know at this point is that the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals will be in the series. Some of the things about which I am uncertain:
• Will the young pitcher on the Cardinals from Brownsburg, Indiana be the star?
• Will the series be over already?
• Will the series go to five games, six games, seven games?
• Will this be a “hitters” series or a “pitchers” series?
• Who is going to be this year’s Mr. October?

There is a lot of uncertainty today. This morning as I journeyed through the hospital I heard this tension called uncertainty in the lives of patients and in the lives of my fellow associates. The uncertainty and the hope weren’t about a baseball game; the uncertainty was about life and health. The emotional reactions of baseball fans in two great American cities mirror the emotions we deal with daily. I guess it can be helpful to go out to the old ballgame.

By the time you read this, baseball may be over for the year. Hopefully you can sit back at least one more night and let the commentators take you out to another game of the 2011 World Series. Allow your spirit to do some work on the uncertainties and the hopes that are a part of your life. Try to imagine the necessary things for you to be filled with peace.

Have a very good day.

A Prayer: Holy God, be with me as I journey through my hopes and fears. Amen.

--Ben Keckler
10.27.11