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BIG STICKS CAN TAKE STATE

Eden’s team won both their games yesterday at the state softball tournament. They are two games away from a state title. That’s why I put that huge black plastic softball bat made from a 10-foot PVC pipe up at school -- because ‘’big sticks,’’ excellence in hitting, wins championships.

Now, I try not to use God as a slot machine. You know: it’s wrong to think up something that you want, and plug your prayer into the Lord like a coin, expecting it to come up all cherries because you said “please” and “thank you,” and didn’t kill anybody that week.

But I did pray for something specific: I prayed that Eden would get a triple, for the wonderful lifelong memory that would make.

And Eden stepped up to the plate in the first game yesterday, and ripped one -- high, wide and handsome, to the fence, scoring two runners, and electrifying that sunbeam of a smile of hers that won her the nickname “Beamer.’’

Oh, Lord, You are so good. Oh, Lord, You are so faithful.

Oh, Lord, let the big hitting continue today, and let them take state. But if it’s not in Your will, we’re still happy. Just being in Your game is victory enough. Lord, You TAKE UNIVERSE!

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Prayer request: Father, thank You that so many girls contributed to the two wins yesterday, especially at the bottom of the batting order. A couple of them have really been struggling, and it was tremendous to see them get hits. Those of us with eyes to see and ears to hear know that it’s from You. Thank You for the success and satisfaction You’re giving so many young women through softball . . . and, especially for our team, keep it up today! (Isaiah 32:3)