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Vacant
lot, Saturday morning. Neighborhood football score is tied.
The
last-picked man says he’s got a plan.
Doubt
moves through the huddle, but there’s nothing left to try.
There’s
a wall of a kid that they can’t get by.
The
quarterback moves behind the center,
His
palms are sweating and his throat is tight.
The
ball is snapped, and he rolls back.
He
turns to see his receivers all covered on the right,
But
there’s no target in sight.
Just
then, the architect of this desperate plan,
A
‘David’ among ‘Goliaths’ whose time is now at hand,
Moves
the opposite direction to the other side of the lot.
Ignored
and alone, he’s the quarterback’s one and only shot.
The
big defender turns to see the winning pass hit the spot!
After
the celebrations, the quarterback asks, “Where’d you get that play?”
The
little hero says, “Last Sunday,
My
pastor preaching on avoiding danger said,
“If
the world is moving to the right, break left!”
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