Friday, July 9, 2010

Good Mornibg
REV BOB RAMBO

Hi! I’m Bob Rambo, Lead Pastor at Central United Methodist Church.

Recently, a major league baseball pitcher was one out away from a perfect game. On what should have been the last out, a batter hit a ball to the second baseman, who tossed it to the pitcher [who was covering first base] for the final out. But the first base umpire called the runner safe – ruining the perfect game.

After the game, the umpire reviewed the video replay and to his horror admitted: I BLEW IT – I COST THAT KID A PERFECT GAME! He apologized to the pitcher, who amazingly said: IT’S NO BIG DEAL; NOBODY’S PERFECT.

These two men are teaching us a valuable lesson. Sometimes we “blow it” and need to admit it. But they also teach us that when someone makes a mistake and admits it, we need to forgive and move on.

So if you’ve made a mistake, own up to it. And when someone admits a mistake to you – let it go