The mighty Packers of Green Bay are preparing to re-enact the story of David and Goliath. This weekend, they play the New York football Giants. Howard Cosell hated the Packers because they beat his beloved Giants in an NFL championship game many years ago.
The Packers are a remarkable sports story. Green Bay is, by far, the smallest city to have a major sports franchise. During training camp, Packer players "adopt" children. This "adoption" involves the Packer player riding the "adopted" child's bike from the locker room to the practice field each day of training camp. Every day, the players wait for their respective children to arrive with their two-wheeled limo. The player rides a bike that is several times to small for him. The child runs at his side, carrying his helmet. At the end of training camp, the player gives some type of gift to his child. How can God not love such a situation?
My guess is that God does not care about the Vegas sports line. God does not have a favorite team, not even the Packers. However, God will use athletes as a means to bring joy to people's lives - not by their actions on the field, but by their actions during the daily bike rides from Lambeau Field to the Ray Nitschke practice field during July and August of each year.
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