One of my favorite things to do in the fall was to play football. That’s right. I said ‘play’ not ‘watch’. On a Sunday afternoon, well after church and a sit-down-together family meal, the kids in the neighborhood would gather for a game of football – the tackling (the opponent), passing, kicking (field goals) kind of football …cheering for one another no matter which side of the ball we were standing. Those were the days. We laughed – and cried from laughing – and had fun. We were dirty, sweating or freezing depending on the fall weather, and sometimes slightly hurt. Come late afternoon, we all shook hands and headed to our homes. It was a simpler time, but a good time.
St. Thomas UCC, Bethlehem – worship audio 102024:
In plain sight 