Saturdays
are special days
Saturdays
are family days
Days of
doing things together
Going to
the park
Swimming
Going out
for lunch
Having fun
With your
family
When I was
growing up in the 70’s
For my Dad
and me there was one special Saturday
A magical
day when we would be glued to the TV.
There was
no moving us
My Mum
would feed us with
Sandwiches
Crisps
Sausage
rolls
Chocolate
biscuits
All manner
of tasty snacks
Because, it
was
Cup Final
Saturday.
My Dad and
I would watch the entire coverage
There was:
Breakfast
with the teams
The road to
the final
Follow the
coaches to Wembley
The
pre-match build up
Meet the
players
Abide with
me
And then
The game
Everything
you could have hoped for
My Dad
supported Portsmouth
Needless to
say
Neither of
us got to watch our teams play in the Final
Still there
was plenty of excitement
Nail biting
moments
Charlie
George scoring in Extra Time for Arsenal
Jim Montgomery
miraculously saving Sunderland singled handed
And of
course
Bobby
Stokes scoring the winner for Southampton as they beat Manchester United
David
defeated Goliath
The
greatest giant killing ever
Great
things happen if you only have faith!
Neither of
my two sons are remotely interested in football
They both
see it as pointless
And as Chelsea Liverpool today
I will be
watching it alone
With only
the memories that my late Dad and I shared together
How times
have changed!
I hope the
game is entertaining and the best team wins
Winning is
important
Christ won
the greatest victory at the cross
Where he defeated
sin and Satan
And
satisfied the wrath of God for mankind’s sin and rebellion
Because of
His perfect sacrifice I can be completely free
Free from
guilt and condemnation
Free to
live in the fullness of eternal life
And here’s a
little secret
I will be
quietly hoping that Chelsea
Well after
all I am an Everton supporter
And I have
had to endure years of Liverpool triumphs
But I know
that no matter how exciting it all gets
The
greatest excitement is that
Christ has
won the victory for me.
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