Is this Prayer appropriate? ... Don't answer that question.

I usually don't

PRAY over Baseball.
Somehow I've thought The Lord wouldn't find it appropriate.
However, I've changed my mind.

Last week we played Ben Lomond.
We won... but it was sad.
The score was 29-1

Don't be mad at us.
Our team was doing everything in it's power to stop the carnage. They were moving one base at a time and didn't advance on errors. Our fans were actually cheering when Ben Lomond made a play. We only played 5 of the 7 innings.

You may or may not have ever looked at a baseball scorebook but I have to post mine. For, I've NEVER had (or seen) a scorebook look like this (Have a ball player look at it. He'll be in shock and awe).

So after watching the boys from Ben Lomond hang in there and finish a humiliating game, I decided a little praying was in order.

I did it on my way to the game in Bear River (I like to pray in the car). I prayed that ALL the teams playing that day would play to the best of their ability.

Oh... HUGE MISTAKE!!
The poor girls on the softball field (Ranked #1 in the state) went 0-0 in extra innings! Both teams definitely had their best ability going.

And for the boys... it was the most pain-staking game I've ever sat through. EVERY player had an excellent day and only 1 error was made in the entire game. The Cowboys ended up pulling it out with a, way to tight, score of 3-0 and so did the girls.

However, I have to confess that I ended up praying all through the game. All the while, realizing that The Lord really does hear and ANSWER prayers... and why in the heck did I said that prayer in the first place.

Now we are headed to Logan.
We are playing for the
REGION
CHAMPIONSHIP.

Am I nervous?

Let me tell you how nervous I am... On Sunday, I asked all the Relief Society sisters to pray for our team (Oh, I know you are laughing! STOP IT!). Notice I said, "OUR" Team. That was probably wrong of me, wasn't it? But they didn't know the whole story! It was probably still wrong.

Fortunately or unfortunately, I don't think the 4 players in our ward are as nervous as I am. Jeff told me that no one spoke up and asked for any extra prayers in priesthood. Well, obviously they don't realize that The Lord watches baseball!

So, if you feel it is appropriate...
Will you pray for our team today?
Don't pray that they will WIN (I do know better than that),
just that they can play their best.

I think it's an appropriate prayer.
After all, I'm sure the folks in Logan are praying too.
(I hope they know better than to pray to win).