Our God Is A God Full Of Surprises
For the last week I struggled with what I was going to write my paper on. I wanted a paper that had an amazing message as well as being well written. I wanted to write something that the reader could be touched by, that they continued to think about and that they could apply to their own daily lives. As the week went on I thought desperately on what I could write about. It wasn’t until I went golfing this weekend that I received a message of my own. A message that would change the way I think for the rest of my life. After playing eighteen holes of golf, I started my journey home by ordering an Uber. When I ordered the Uber the driver’s picture came up as it always does. At …show more content…
I know, it sounds like a simple conversation starter but when he asked me these questions there was excitement in his voice. It was met with the same excitement a father would ask a son how his big game went. It was more of an invite of him wanting to know all about it. Almost as if he couldn’t wait to hear about all the excitement he had missed. With confusion on why he was so excited to hear about my day, I just gave a simple response: "It was okay, a nice day but I wished I played better." He went on to explain that how he loved playing golf, and that he even lived on a private golf course between hole 16 and hole 17. He enjoyed sitting outside and watching people play, but hasn’t played in 14 years. At the time, this made no sense to me. Why would this man that loves playing golf and was in great shape not just for his age but for any age just have stopped playing? So I asked, "Why don’t you play anymore?" From the front seat he looked back at me with that same caring smile and replied, "My son died 14 years ago from cancer and two months before he died at the age of 21 he came to me and said: "Dad before I pass can we go to Florida and play one last game together?" "This was one of my favorite memories of my son and I, and I always want to remember the last time I played the game I loved was with my son." OH MY GOSH!! Was my first thought, I can’t …show more content…
We shared our passion for the gym and spoke about my personal lifting goals. He went on to tell me that he loves working out because it reminds him of his days playing professional football for the Chicago Bears. It was such a surprise to hear that this whole time I was with Glenn Crane of the Chicago Bears! This man was so humble, kind, loving, caring, and yet he was one of the best defensive players for the Chicago Bears in the 70s. Despite his successful professional NFL career he was able to stay grounded. I barely knew this man but I looked up to him and hope I came off as genuine as he
For the last week I struggled with what I was going to write my paper on. I wanted a paper that had an amazing message as well as being well written. I wanted to write something that the reader could be touched by, that they continued to think about and that they could apply to their own daily lives. As the week went on I thought desperately on what I could write about. It wasn’t until I went golfing this weekend that I received a message of my own. A message that would change the way I think for the rest of my life. After playing eighteen holes of golf, I started my journey home by ordering an Uber. When I ordered the Uber the driver’s picture came up as it always does. At …show more content…
I know, it sounds like a simple conversation starter but when he asked me these questions there was excitement in his voice. It was met with the same excitement a father would ask a son how his big game went. It was more of an invite of him wanting to know all about it. Almost as if he couldn’t wait to hear about all the excitement he had missed. With confusion on why he was so excited to hear about my day, I just gave a simple response: "It was okay, a nice day but I wished I played better." He went on to explain that how he loved playing golf, and that he even lived on a private golf course between hole 16 and hole 17. He enjoyed sitting outside and watching people play, but hasn’t played in 14 years. At the time, this made no sense to me. Why would this man that loves playing golf and was in great shape not just for his age but for any age just have stopped playing? So I asked, "Why don’t you play anymore?" From the front seat he looked back at me with that same caring smile and replied, "My son died 14 years ago from cancer and two months before he died at the age of 21 he came to me and said: "Dad before I pass can we go to Florida and play one last game together?" "This was one of my favorite memories of my son and I, and I always want to remember the last time I played the game I loved was with my son." OH MY GOSH!! Was my first thought, I can’t …show more content…
We shared our passion for the gym and spoke about my personal lifting goals. He went on to tell me that he loves working out because it reminds him of his days playing professional football for the Chicago Bears. It was such a surprise to hear that this whole time I was with Glenn Crane of the Chicago Bears! This man was so humble, kind, loving, caring, and yet he was one of the best defensive players for the Chicago Bears in the 70s. Despite his successful professional NFL career he was able to stay grounded. I barely knew this man but I looked up to him and hope I came off as genuine as he