Baseball Hall-of-Fame catcher Gary Carter was a follower of Jesus. During his 19-year career, he drew strength and endurance from his faith in God to compete day after day. In an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal shortly after Carter died of
In the late 1980s, Klavan had sunk to a low point in his life. His mind dwelt on suicide. Then he heard Carter interviewed after a game. His team, the New York Mets, had won, and the aging catcher had helped by running hard at a critical point in the game. Carter was asked how he could do that with his aching knees. Klavan heard him say something like this: Sometimes you just have to play in pain. That simple statement helped draw Klavan out of his depression. I can do that! he declared. Encouraged, he found hopeand later became a believer in Christ.
The comforting truth behind Carters statement comes from Lamentations. We may face sorrow, pain, and hardship, but we dont have to sink into self-pity. The same God who allows our suffering also showers us with His compassion (Lam. 3:32). With Gods love lifting us up, we canif we have toplay in pain.
Read: Lamentations 3:1-3, 25-33
Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Gary Carter was a great catcher and ball player, but he was also a genuinely good guy.
Mark
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Water Fountain
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