Thank goodness it's Friday. Not sure who said it first but they were right. Maybe someone years ago said it then it stuck. Now the weekend is in full swing. Tomorrow should be a decent day to mow. My grass is still growing like...weeds. Monday is another day for treatment so it will be good to get that behind me. I spent most of the day with my youngest child. We went to town to catch a movie. A good time was had by all. When we arrived home my youngest was there. She had a school meeting to attend. I checked on the computer for any new news or interesting items. This is when the night banked sharply into a whole new direction. Our favorite baseball team pulled off the trade of the season. It may not be big to you but it is to us.

Our team plays about three hours west of here. They have not made the playoffs in fourteen years. Not once has this team come even close to going to the World Series. As of right now, they are in first place in their division. They were predicted to be a distant third. Baseball is a game where trading players is a big part of the game. Teams that are falling behind now will trade established players to a team in need. What those teams gain are usually several young players who are "prospects" in need of developing. Anyone who casually follows the sport knows that a certain team in New York is always getting whoever they desire. For our team and not the one in New York to get perhaps the best pitcher in baseball is a shock. No one saw this deal coming.

There are lots more issues involved in this business side of baseball. In the end our team takes a risk on gaining a great player while giving up those prospects. Maybe the point is all about risk taking. Baseball history is full of trades that went very badly for one team or another. That's one of the reasons why you can talk about the game so much. It's one of the things that keeps the fan interested in every move. Even between seasons it is referred to as the "Hot Stove League." We keep up to see what our team does to improve over last season. Risk is one of the ingredients in doing that.

Faith is a risk. It is also not a game. Real life stuff is made up of faith and risk. We trust God based on our heart knowledge of His character. We open His word risking that He may challenge us or even bring comfort to a weary soul. We reach out to others in the risk of being resisted, ignored or even ridiculed. The list could go on endlessly. But never forget that our very faith is based on a risk that we did not take. God sent His son into the world because of His love. Scripture does not say He takes that chance because we will always be appreciative or accepting. God just risks being resisted, ignored or even ridiculed because He loves us. Wow, that is amazing. When we risk faith then He trades all of our yukkiness for all of His greatness. That one is truly a one sided trade.

Bro. Trey