Love Extravagantly / Serve Selflessly

I’m sitting in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel in downtown St. Louis, Missouri this morning as the Football Salukis of Southern Illinois University prepare to play the Southeast Missouri State University Red Hawks this afternoon in Busch Stadium. College Football in a baseball stadium, during a pennant race… Someone wasn’t thinking real clearly when this was scheduled. We’ll very likely tear up a good deal of the outfield.

Simple thoughts today.

1)   Love extravagantly.

2)   Serve selflessly.

Neither are easy as not everyone is easy to love, nor is everyone easy to serve. These are, however, the keys to effective ministry in sport. Guard your heart and attitudes. Take the risk to love and serve. Your relationships with the objects of your love and service are not the source of motivation for us, rather it’s our love for Christ Jesus and his admonition to love fuels our love and service. While those with whom we work will vary widely in their responses to us and in their character, our Savior is faithful, steadfast and constantly gives His loving approval to our service of the greatest and the least in the sports world.

Reminder of today’s assignment:

1)   Love extravagantly.

2)   Serve selflessly.