Of Baseball and Heaven

I just watched quite an amazing baseball game. Watching Paul Konerko smash a grand slam to put the White Sox up two runs only to watch it brought back to a tie and then... the most unlikeliest of heroes, Mr Scott Podsednik comes to bat. This man didn't hit a homerun all year and had his first in the playoff series against Boston. He steps up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth against one of the best closers in baseball, Brad Lidge, and smashes a walk-off homerun into the right center stands. UNBELIEVABLE!! I shouted, I leapt for joy, I hugged my fiancee, I hugged my roomate. I was overjoyed. It was a wonderful night. And yet, I sit here at my computer listening to a praise and worship album called "Hymns Ancient and Modern" where older hymns are set to comtemporary music and I'm pondering the joy that will come into being at the coming of Christ and the ushering in of His eternal kingdom. UNBELIEVABLE! And it will be! I long to live my life in expectation and in joyous hope of Christ's victory being proclaimed across all the world and in every language and by every people young and old. To see the old world pass away and the new Heaven and new Earth descend from the clouds with trumpets blaring and angels straining their voices in praise will greatly and infinitely surpass the passing joy of a baseball victory. Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ!

p.s. Go White Sox! ;-)