Hope

In some ways, this article by Rick Reilly from this past December reminds me of The Doob's post regarding priorities from "way back" in 2008.

I just stumbled across this article tonight, I never saw it when it was actually published so it's a bit off-season; given that it's about Christmas hope and we're only three weeks away from the beginning of Lent.

I found it because in a different place on ESPN.com Rick Reilly says that Roger Goodell invited the coach of Faith to the Super Bowl after Troy Aikman heard the story and passed it on up to the commissioner.

The coach, Kris Hogan, had this to say.

"I hate it that this thing that we did is so rare," Hogan said. "Everybody views it as such a big deal. Shouldn't that be the normal?"

Great message. Sports and hope go hand in hand. Sports can deliver a larger message. But why does it seem so rare that someone use sports to spread hope for a person's character and life, rather than hope for a fat paycheck, hoes in every area code, and a trophy? If every one of us sports fans were to be sure directed our passion for sports to passion for changing the life of someone who desperately needs to know they are not on the margins of society, what would happen?

Perhaps I'm over stating the issue, but hyperbole often returns results.

At least, I hope so.