Emphasis Preaching Journal

Clyde loved playing baseball. His coaches claimed that he had a lot of natural ability. The problem was that he still had not played up to what his coaches felt was his potential. In fact, during last week's game, he had committed the error which allowed the other team to score the winning run. Every night since then he had replayed that grounder into his glove and willed it over to his first baseman in time for the final out. But that was in his dreams while the newspaper still carried the disappointing news of his team's loss. However, tonight's game had been very different.