Seams and stitches
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Bobby Worthington
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Bobby Worthington
Seams and Sitches.
The way pitchers change the type of pitch they throw is by changing the way they place their fingers on the stitches of the baseball. There are 108 stitches on the ball and only one continuous seam, though it looks like two.
If you rip the seam and stitches on a baseball and take it apart it forms a cross.
I’ve had this picture of my dad on my camera roll since 2012. It’s a picture of him holding an unraveled baseball formed as a cross. With a scripture reading “I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength.” Phil 4:13
I think this is an amazing illustration visually and spiritually of coach’s recent cancer journey.
He has plenty of old and now new seams and stitchings on his body. Much like baseball seams his scars are raised and tough. But when you unravel the exterior what do you see?? You see the cross. Coach lives a life that is always pointing others to the cross.
I know you are eager for me to skip the commercial break and get back to the regularly scheduled program… the game stats.
Yesterday 9/18 coach had scans at the Mayo Clinic. Today 9/19 he met with his head Doctor to go over the results.
Scanxiety is a real thing. Even as a Christian. We know God is in control. We believe He has a perfect plan. And we trust He is going to perform a miracle. But the waiting game is tough!
“Ok guys. It WAS a Grand Slam! No signs of cancer ANYWHERE. The ‘suspicious tissue’ area is still there. They met with entire surgical and radiology team and believe the tissue is NOT cancer, and will leave it alone for now and observe. He is very pleased with the scans and told me to go enjoy next 3 months and that we will believe in a ‘cancer free’ result while being aware that these things can come back at any time. That is why they will continue to scan every 3 months to watch it very closely and be ready to act if reoccurrence presents. But this was everything we could hope for at this juncture. God is and has been so very good to me, and all glory to Him. Love you ALL!!!”
Bear
This is the point in the game when the fans get rowdy….they all stand in unison, hold hands, and do the wave.
This is where we as Christians get rowdy… let’s all together give all the glory and praise to Jesus Christ.
Psalm 96:12 says “let the field be joyful and all that is in it.” I don’t know about you but I’ll never look at a baseball field, a ball, or a baseball game the same again.
Coach is excited to have three months in the off season. No shots, no lab work, no appointments, and no chemo. 3 months of just living in the hope and believe of being cancer free.
In 3 months he will return to the Mayo Clinic for another round of scans. And that will be the program for the foreseeable future.
We are overwhelmed and overjoyed. Thank you for being the greatest fans in the stands. Thank you for loving coach and the entire team Worthington so well. It was easy to keep playing ball, regardless of which team was favored according to statistics, simply because we had YOU cheering us along and believing that the angels in the outfield really would pull us through to victory.
And since we know that the game is never over until the greatest Coach of all calls us HOME….
We will continue to keep playing ball and praising the Lord.
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