Forgiveness

The smallest player on my son Jacob’s soccer team last season was a girl named Paige.  Paige was very tiny, fairly slow, and easily distracted.  Every time Paige played goalie I had to tell her “Paige, keep your hands out of the net,” because she loved to play with the net during the game.  One time she got her hands so tangled in the net it took me several minutes to get them out.  And every time Paige got near the goal with the ball, we all got excited, because she hadn’t scored a goal all season.  Everyone else had, but not Paige.  She was too small, too slow, and too distracted.  Parents on the sidelines would hold their breath whenever Paige got near the goal.  So you can imagine our delight when, a few weeks ago, Paige gently nudged the ball into the goal.  Her kick was barely hard enough to propel the ball into the goal—but it finally strolled in.  Our head coach Dana was so excited he stopped the game, picked Paige up and threw her into the air.  There’s something in us that likes the underdog.  We want the underdog to win.Read More »The Gospel Truth About Forgiveness