#66: "I dedicate this victory to my Daddy God."

As soon as the referee whistled the end of the soccer match, the reporters ran to meet with the players to get the interview.  One reporter asked Walter Ayoví, football player for the cuadruple champions Rayados del Monterrey, to whom did he dedicated his victory, and he answered while breathing heavily: "I dedicate this victory to my Daddy God."

Walter Ayoví demonstrated his quality on and off the field, because he is one of the best players in the team, and  yet he is also humble and knows how to honor Him, who deserves honor. God knows how to do justicie, and in His providence the football entered the Santos's goal three times, and Rayados won the Cup.

The reflection for today is based on a passage of the book of Judges.  I recommend that you make a pause at this time to pray to the Holy Spirit for His light.

9 My heart is with the leaders of Israel,

nobles of the people who bless the LORD;

10 They who ride on white asses,

seated on saddlecloths as they go their way;

11 Sing of them to the strains of the harpers at the wells,

where men recount the just deeds of the LORD,

his just deeds that brought freedom to Israel.[1]

Reflection points.
1. The people, that make up the army of the Lord to conquer souls for Christ, are close to God's heart. Do not remain seated just watching us go by without doing your part of the work.
2. Every catholic is a missionary and every missionary has different weapons or talents to fight for God, but we all walk along the same way and work for the same purpose.  Find your place in the ranks.  Some pray, others preach and still others write, but we all want that more people open their hearts to God and believe.
3. Victory is celebrated not for pride but for divine justice that has prevailed.  The end of war time is the beginning of peace time. It is better to give credit to God for our success to remember that peace and divine justice are the main goals.  The purpose of winning is not to humiliate our opponents but to celebrate together the sovereignty of God, his kindness and his power.  Winning does not give you the right to hurt your adversary.  Victory celebrations are joyful, but charity must always prevail to have lasting peace.

Let us pray to the Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, asking her to let us be filled with joy as we witness the marvelous deeds of God.

Thank you for reflecting with me this passage of Holy Scripture.  This is a place where you are appreciated.  This is a place where you are loved in Christ.  You are the purpose of my blog.  May God bless you abundantly.

I love to read your comments.  What do you get from this reflection? Just write about anything you want that could be helpful to you or someone else. 

[1]   Judges,  5,  9-11