Stuff Like That
I like Peyton Manning. I don’t know Peyton Manning, have never met Peyton Manning, but from what I see, hear and read I like Peyton Manning. Repeat the following sentence and insert the name Tom Brady.
So it was with mixed feelings that we watched yesterday’s game. [Side note: We watched the last ten minutes of the fourth quarter during our praise team practice last night. This produced some interesting syllabic enunciation in certain songs.]
Though I would have been okay with the Patriots winning I was pulling for Peyton. Random thought: That might be a good title for a song (Pulling for Peyton) or perhaps an album?
I know some of you don’t get into football all that much. That’s okay. You may still be able to enter the pearly gates. It was a good game. A great comeback and a thrilling march down the field and score when you must with the game on the line moment.
Here is the quote that stands out from the articles I’ve read today from those sportswriters who covered the game:
"I said a little prayer on that last drive," Manning said. "I don’t know if you’re supposed to pray for stuff like that, but I said a little prayer."
We could talk, with great merit, about the futility of praying for a football game and how much God doesn’t care about football (tell that to the Dallas Cowboy fans) but don’t these words reveal the uncertainty, or humility, we bring to prayer in almost every other area of our life?
12 Responses to “Stuff Like That”
Okay, I did what you said. I inserted “Tom Brady” in the following sentence, but it doesn’t make sense:
“So it is with mixed feelings that we watched yesterday’s game, Tom Brady.” ???
It is a fact that God is not interested in football, for were he, Alabama would consistently be national champions!
Did you watch the trophy presentation? The owner said, “As the humble leader of this program, we want to give the glory to God.” He said it in this genuine, real kind of way and not that weird way that some people say it and it makes your skin crawl. I was impressed.
I think he meant “previous” sentence.
Isn’t it funny how we refer to our prayers of this nature, or any of them, actually, as “little prayers?” I believe God is interested in our daily lives and those things that we are interested in concerning this earthly realm. I sometimes consider mine “little prayers,” as probabaly all of us do but, in reality, to Him, our little prayers are most likely big prayers.
BTW, if God was TRULY interested in football, Arkansas would have beat Wisconsin a couple of weeks ago!
I liked the words of the owner as well - he started off that line about giving glory to God with, “There’s a lot of glory up on this stage right now, but…” It’s good to hear from a man who knows what it is about. He was followed by Coach Dungy who also thanked God for giving them the abilities that brought them there. He’s one of the keynote speakers at a Luis Palau Festival coming up next month.
So who is the better QB - Manning or Brady??
I’m excited about getting to see a flag, OS and the browser all above my comment. Life’s simple pleasures.
My question is, sincerely, does Mr. Manning believe that God answered his prayer? It’s fine to pray in all situations. Faith is seeing God at work in those situations.
Brady: I know what he meant, but we’re not going to let him off that easy, are we? After all, we’re talking Randy here!
I’m happy for the Colts, Tony Dungy, and Peyton Manning. When Dungy was with Tampa Bay he infected the organization with his love for the Lord. He is a Godly man who was repulsed at T.O.’s lockeroom scene with one of the “Desperate Housewives†star in which a love scene in the Eagles’ Lockeroom was simulated on a commercial just before a MNF. Tony Dungy came out on record as saying that if the NFL was hurting that much for money he would gladly donate part of his salary in the hopes that such a degrading image of African American men could be avoided.
If wasn’t surprising to see the Colt’s Owner give the glory to God when he was presented the AFC Championship Trophy. You can bet Tony Dungy had a hand in Irsay’s faith.
I was happy for Peyton as well. Maybe the next ESPN commercial will have him hitting his “little†brother with his Super Bowl Ring.
BTW – Tampa connection for the Colts: Tony Dungy and Colts defensive lineman Buggar McFarland.
Judy … PLEASE … don’t use the words “God, prayer, and Arkansas” in the same sentence. It just shows how theologically shallow you can be!
Tony Dungy, Lovie Smith (Chicago coach) and Peyton Manning are great Christian examples in the NFL. Lovie Smith coached for Tony at Tampa, I think, and they are great friends. Some wonderful stories to be told for the Superbowl.
I think some of you know that Danieal Manning is an Abilene Christian University grad.
Of course I must give props to defensive end for Chicago, Mark Anderson, of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Peace.
Greg: I’m trying to think of an appropriate response, but I can’t, so I think I’ll just ignore you!
I think Manning’s comment says as much about him as it does about prayer. It’s the kind of comment a man makes who has spent time thinking about prayer. And not just when it was fourth and goal.
Judy, a reader friend of mine emailed me and said your response should be: “it only takes one point to be right.”
He also wanted to know if Greg thought the following sentence was divinely inspired: “Thank ‘God’, ‘Arkansas’ doesn’t have a ‘prayer’ in this game.”
He said he chose not to post these comments so as not to incite a football riot. As you can see, the mistake he made was sending me the comments!
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