Reflections From Sunday Evening

It has been nice to have a couple of weeks off. This week Cindy and I got to go to three Royals games. Believe it or not they won all three times. Today was the Royals salute to the Negro League. The teams wore "throw back" uniforms. KC was dressed in Monarch uniforms. The fans even got into the act. This was "dressed to the nines" day. Back when the Monarchs played in Kansas City they were extremely popular with the whole town but especially the Black Community. Preacher's would move Sunday services up an hour so the people would be out in time to get to the baseball game. They went straight from church to the ballpark and would be dressed in their Sunday best. Today many remembered those days and the great ball players of that era by dressing up and enjoying Kansa City baseball. Times have changed. The Negro League is not more. But today baseball is a fully integrated game. Sounds like a good trade to me. Opportunity is extended to many more people than in the days of baseball's Negro League. This is a change that is for the best. Today people do not arrange their Sunday's around church schedules. This trend is not so good. Believe me if it would help I would encourage us to have services at times to make it possible for people to worship and get to the game. Oh, we already do that. So the times have changed. But there is still much joy to be found. There is joy in remembering the great baseball players of the Negro league. There is joy in watching a ball game on a perfect afternoon! There is joy in worship. Above all, there is joy in the Lord. I hope you find more and more ways to experience the joy of the Lord this week. It's been a good day. I hope you've had a good day too. steve