18 May, 2009

Are You Missing Something?

The Washington “Natinals” Jersey Fail

Original Story - April 18, 2009

Total Pro Sports - Nationals or Natinals?  I guess the Nats officials are a little confused too.  Be it on the field or off the field the Washington Nationals continue to fail no matter what the jersey name is.

In last night's loss to the Florida Marlins some of the Washington National's players including Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman were wearing jerseys that were spelled "Natinals" instead of "Nationals".

"Oops. No "O." Yes! Yes, tap in jokes galore. Have at 'em.

On a normal National's jersey, the "O" is the first letter on the left side of the jersey."

I guess in this failing World Economy, even the Washington Nationals need to cut back their expenditures so the letter "O" had to go!!!

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Luke 19:1-10 (English Standard Version)

Jesus and Zacchaeus
 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. 4So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today." 6So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." 8And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." 9And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."

What does God's Story Scripture teach us about Following Him?

Zacchaeus wasn't going to miss out on an opportunity to see Jesus.  Nor was Jesus going to let Zacchaeus miss out on an opportunity to connect to God's Story.  As this school year winds down for many, it is a great time to ask ourselves these questions below.

How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?

  • Are you missing out on anything in your relationship with Jesus?
  • Read the story of Zacchaues a few times this week.  Ask God to show you something new about His Story each time you read it.
  • Ask God to show you people in your everyday life who may be "climbing trees" to catch a glimpse of Jesus.
How can we connect today's story, God's Story scripture and our story to others?
  • Look around your everyday life this week for people you might be missing.
  • Take some time to pray for those people.
  • Look for ways to connect with their story by the end of the week.
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