Living the Beatitudes in Today’s World
The “blessed” college lacrosse recruit . . . A college lacrosse coach had heard about a high school player who had all the tools. The coach went to see the student play and then met with him after the game, offering a scholarship to play for his team.
The student was interested, but declined, telling the coach he wanted to wait until next spring before making a formal commitment. But he did give the coach a verbal commitment to play for him in the fall. The coach said he would hold a
Scholarship for him.
Throughout the fall and winter, many college recruiters came to watch the student play,
hoping to sign him up. The student turned them all down. When spring arrived, the coach met with the student again and the student accepted the scholarship. The coach asked why he waited so long to make his decision.
The student explained, “Coach, I don’t know if you noticed, but a lot of colleges come to see
me play each week. Most of my teammates weren’t getting scholarship offers or even being
recruited earlier this year, but now they are. By me not committing anywhere, all the
college coaches who were coming to see me play get a chance to discover how good some
of my teammates really are. If I signed early with you, all the other coaches would’ve
stopped coming to the games and none of my teammates would’ve gotten recruited.”
The coach was stunned. At an age when most young people are ambitious and self-absorbed, this 17-year-old was already thinking how he could help other people realize their own hopes and dreams. [Connections Sunday February 2022 - From Stadium Status: Taking Your Business to the Big Time by John Brubaker.]
The Beatitudes call us to see beyond own needs and to work for the common good. Jesus will measure our life not in terms of wins, wealth, power or fame but on what we do to promote the common good.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, intercede for us.
St. Francis de Sales lift our prayers to the Lord.
May God Be Praised and your day be Blessed.
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