Monday, May 5, 2008
Taking Care of Business
This week, the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons did what really good teams are supposed to do... win when they need to win. After getting a scare from the upstart Philadelphia 76ers, the more experienced Detroit Pistons stopped goofing around, got serious, and won the series 4-2. I'm not surprised. Even though I'm from Philadelphia and a die hard Sixers fan, let's be for real... the 76ers were an under 500 team that only got to the playoffs because the rest of the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference in general was so weak.
The Atlanta Hawks managed to hang around and take Boston to a seventh game, not wanting to do a repeat of the Dallas Maverick's stunning collapse last year after having the NBA's best record and losing to a Golden State team that just squeaked into the playoffs. The Boston Celtics convincingly beat the Hawks and made it known that they are the true "Beasts of the East." Sorry, Dallas... that embarrassing collapse is yours and yours alone for now.
The young Philadelphia 76ers and the young Atlanta Hawks as well as the New Orleans Hornets and the Orlando Magic are serving notice to the NBA... that the balance of power is about to change and the old guard is going to have to give way to the new kids on the block... as is the normal progression and evolution of life. For now, the old guys with their "experience" prevailed.
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KEEPING THE FAITH: RANDOM PRAYERS "ON THE DOWNLOAD"
DEAR GOD: Sometimes it is so hard to wait. To wait for new things to happen in my life. To wait for you to answer my prayers. To wait for the open doors that may lead me into a new way of being. During the time of waiting, it seems that all I can think of is having what it is I am waiting for. At times I feel weary of asking and waiting, and I wonder if you really hear my prayers at all, if you are ignoring me, or if you are simply refusing to give me my heart’s desire. A part of me knows that you want my best, and that your time is not my time, but Lord, it is still so hard to wait. Deepen my trust, O Lord, during the times when my heart longs for what can only come in the fullness of time. Give me a calm assurance that your will for me is grander than anything I could ever imagine. Still my mind and heart in your love so that I am mindful of the grace you are draping around me every single day, every single moment. I ask this for the sake of your love. Amen.
"Mommy, can I go to Timmy's blog and play?"
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