"But I tell you that anyone who is angry with is brother will be subject to judgment." - Matthew 5:22
Yesterday, I had a two-hour lunch - one of the perks of substitute teaching. That game me just enough time to go over to Abuelo's house and watch a good portion of the interviews for Bears / Packers. I saw Jay Cuter (he really does come off as arrogant), Lance Briggs, Lovie Smith and Matt Forte.
At one point, they asked Forte, "Do you hate the Packers?" And I loved his answer....kind of.
He said, "That's more for the fans."
Basically, he went on to say that he was preparing to play his best to win the game, but there wasn't any hatred toward this team. I like that! He's going to go out and do his best! He's not going to try and humilitate the Packers. He's not going to go out to put the Packers down. He's not going to try and ruin the Packers day. He's going to do his best!
Wouldn't life be a lot better if everyone just did their best and didn't worry about revenge? Wouldn't life be a whole lot better if we didn't even think about "getting even"? Wouldn't life be better if we didn't use anger for our brother to motivate us?
I think Matt Forte had it right. For football players, anger can't be your motivation. But, let's aim a little higher. That's not for the fans either. C'mon Bear fans, anger isn't the answer. Let's not get angry with our brothers from the north or anyone else - let's just do our best and try to "win the game" (aka - build the kingdom!)
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