The other day I saw something remarkable captured on a home video shown on a TV program. It was a raw amateur golfer hitting a hole in one. It made me remember my golfing days, when both my back and my wallet allowed me to dig divots all around the Chicago area. A hole in one was something you dreamed about, but in my case never got.
Golf is a holey game.
If you don t believe me, go out and listen at a water hole or near a sand trap. All kidding aside, golf does resemble our life as Christians. We are not playing against others but against ourselves. Golf is one of the few sports where you are not expected to play defense, to try to make it harder for another to get the ball in the hole. We do not, like children, need to compete for God s love.