Triple C News - Oct. 7
Hey, everyone!
Wow! Don’t you bet you’ll remember for the rest of your life where you were last Tuesday night?
Aaron Judge with that amazing swing and…
SWAT!!!
And it’s a NEW AMERICAN LEAGUE RECORD FOR HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE SEASON!!!
62!!!!
(Mickey Mantle only reached 52!)
You might not have noticed but 6 days ago was the 61th anniversary of Roger Maris hitting his 61th home run in 1961!
Wow!
(Aaron tied that record on Sept 28 and broke it this week!)
So, here are some amazing facts…
The Yankee center fielder is number 99 and when he hit number 62, the Yankee win-loss record went to 99-62!!
“What!!! Are you kidding me???”
If the distance of all of Judge’s home runs this season were added together, the total would be 25,520 feet!
Or almost 5 miles!!
Or from Yankee Stadium to somewhere in the Central Park Zoo!!!
Heads up, elephants!!
Speaking of home run runs, Albert Pujols hit his 702nd career home run last week!
He took an average of 25 seconds to jog around the bases after each one.
So in his major league career...
during games in major league parks...
he’s spent 4.86 HOURS...
jogging!
I bet you remember your biggest spiritual “homers”.
You know, those moments in your personal history when everyone held their breath while you “launched one” out of the park!
I bet you’ve had loads of them!!
What?? You’ve had some good moments but maybe not a string of home runs?
My guess is that you’ve had more than you think!!
Remember that time when you sat and listened to someone you didn’t really know very well, unburden their heart to you because they just needed a real listener and couldn’t find one until you showed up?
Remember the letter you wrote to your Compassion International child and you didn’t realize that it arrived at a truly critical moment and turned overwhelming discouragement into new hope in Him?
Remember when you gave more than you really thought you could so that kids could go to Young Life camp and someone you’ve never met, met Jesus there and they’re going to thank you one day in Heaven when they learn it was you who made that possible?
Oh. You DON’T remember those moments?
Well, I’ve got news for you!
Your Savior does!!
Here’s a verse to carry around for a day or two till it settles into your heart…
Ready?
Hebrews 6, verse 10…
“God is not unrighteous and He WILL NOT FORGET your work of faith and labor of love that you showed to His Name in that you ministered to the saints and continue to do so…”!!
Lots of times, folks struggle because they remember things God has long ago forgotten (your messes)…
and they forget things that He never will (your love)!!
It’s in the record book (His!) and it was a…
HOOOOOOME RUUUUUUUN!!!
That’s it for sports!