From Worst to First!~

My best friend wrote this and sent it to me in an email.  I thought it was worthy of printing in my journal.

 

Blessings!~

 

Susan

 

FROM WORST TO FIRST

THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ARE IN THE PLAYOFF LIME LIGHT!!!!

 

 

It has been 40 years since the birth of the New Orleans Saints football team.  Forty years of trials and tribulations......40 years of going through the wilderness.  But.....not any more!!!  On January 13, 2007, in an electrifying game in the Superdome against the Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints won 27-24 in the second round NFC playoff games!!!!  A true victory for the Saints and their affiliates, the committed adoring fans, the city and the surrounding Gulf Coast area.

 

I know that not everyone follows pro football and could care less as to what the New Orleans Saints have accomplished.  You even have some people who think there should be less emphasis on the Saints and more on helping the Katrina victims.  But, for those of us who do follow the Saints from the sideline..........what an awesome win!!!!!! Victory is ours!!!!  The Saints are no longer the underdogs in the NFL.  Others used to mock them; now they fear them.  They are a force to be reckoned with!!

 

I'm not trying to make light of other people's feelings.  Everyone lives in their own little world having to deal with their own highs and lows.  Katrina victims are still going through hardships trying to piece their lives back together.  I know

firsthand.  My momma, two aunts, and an uncle have been living together in a two bedroom apartment in River Ridge, Louisiana for the last year and a half, waiting anxiously to move back into their homes in New Orleans east.  They have had their share of trials and tribulations, just like many of my other family members and friends who had their world turned upside down because of Hurricane Katrina, but I thank God they have survived their ordeal!!  God has protected them!  Through the love of God, they are hopeful, not hopeless!!!

 

As I told you in my last letter, God has not forgotten the city of New Orleans.  Through the devastation the city has encountered, God's love is shinning through.  People from all across the nation are still giving a helping hand.  You see it in the new construction and reconstruction taking place around the city and the Gulf Coast area.  Yes, I know there are many areas that remain desolate and still looks like a war zone.  It is going to take years to truly clean up those areas.  But you have to start somewhere.....and it is happening right now.

 

The New Orleans Saints had a wonderful winning season this year, 11 and 5 and have won the second round of the NFC playoff games.  They have boosted the moral of so, so many people.  The Saints have given people a sense of purpose in their lives.  It is the beginning of a new chapter in their lives that is good; they are not going to be beaten down over and over again.  It is a wonderful feeling to be on top and not the underdog!!

 

God is faithful and He wants us to be happy and prosper.  Through catastrophes, we sometimes go through the wilderness before we see the light at the end of the tunnel.  And when you finally can breathe a sigh of relief, I hope you see that God has been with you the whole time.   He is your inner strength to get you through anything.  The Holy Spirit is a force to be reckoned with!!

 

Thank you, Saints, for lifting our spirits!!!  May the Lord bless you and give you the strength to take us to the Super Bowl!!!!

 

T.L. Vickers

© Copywrite 2007 T.L. Vickers

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While the Saints didn't make it to the superbowl, the message in this letter is something we all need to read and let it sink in.  There is still work to be done!~

 

SMJR