Emphasis Preaching Journal

Tom had been an ordinary student. Good but not great grades. Popular but not overly so. Average in so many ways. But somehow it had worked out that last night's baseball game was tied with two outs when he came to the plate for his turn to bat. With a runner on second, a hit would mean a win. With one ball and one strike the pitch came in and with a solid swing he sent the ball on a line into left field. In just a few seconds the runner had scored and the game was over. He had driven in the winning run! His teammates flocked to him. Hugs and high fives all around.