It’s that time of the year again! High school football season is in the air!

Coaches, players, parents and fans are anxiously awaiting their team’s first game. Coaches are hoping to win a championship; players are getting in shape wishing to make the starting lineup; parents are having visions of their sons becoming the next superstars; and fans just wanting to be part of the action.

If each player concentrates on the following prayer, everyone will have a successful season:

THE GAME OF FOOTBALL

Dear God: Help me to be a good sport in this little game of football. I don’t ask for any special place in the lineup. Give the coach wisdom to play me where needed. I only ask that I can give you 100 percent of everything I have, and in doing so, the coach will be satisfied. If all the hard drives come my way, I thank you for the compliment. Help me to remember that you never send a player any more than he can handle.

And, help me, Lord, to accept the bad breaks as part of the game. May I always play on the square, no matter what the others do. Help make me thankful for me.

Finally, God, if fate seems to be unfair to me during the season, and I’m benched for any reason, help me not to whimper or squeal that the game was a frame-up or that I got a raw deal. But when the season is over, and the banquet is held, I don’t need any special recognition. I just want to feel that I’ve been a team player not only on the football team but also in the most important game – the game of life. My only desire is to please you, and in doing so, I’ll please my coaches and will be an influence to my teammates.

And when the final game is played, all I want to hear is, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

**** INDIVIDUALS WIN GAMES – TEAMS WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS ****

If you have any questions or comments, please write to Get High on Life, P.O. Drawer U, Reserve, LA 70084, call (985) 652-8477, or e-mail: hkeller@comcast,net.