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The
Pastor's Page
Fr. Paul Borowski, Pastor
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
Two weeks ago I drove down to Brooklyn for
meetings immediately following the Patriots victory over my home
town team of the Ravens.
I had a lot of time to think and pray as I drove down I-87.
I was sorry for throwing a football thru the big screen TV of
the family who invited me over to watch the game.
I was praying the State Police would not pull me over for
overly aggressive driving.
Like the die hard sports fan I am, I replayed the final two
minutes of that game agonizingly over and over.
Then on Tuesday morning after the game I read the following
quote from Baltimore Raven running back, Ray Rice.
He said: "I get
over wins and losses really fast.
I've had the ability to get over this one faster than people
expected me to. I will watch the Super Bowl. There are people in the
world hurting worse than the Baltimore Ravens. There are people with
cancer; people suffering from poverty, disease. There are people
battling real-life situations.”
I will still bleed purple every Sunday next football
season. I
will watch today’s Super Bowl with my mouth buttoned
(not mentioning who I will be rooting for).
But I will be thankful for a young running
back who has helped me learn a valuable lesson.
There is more to life than winning or losing.
Life is about people — it’s about reaching
out to be Jesus Christ to all our brothers and
sisters, especially to the poor, the vulnerable and
those in need.
Sports are a good distraction but may they
never take our eye off the end game:
living a life of love in the manner of a
Teacher, Jesus Christ.
So, enjoy today’s game but in the end there
are no Giant fans and no Patriot fans; we are all
children of God and members of HIS Number One Team!
Peace to you and your families,
Fr. Paul
borowski.p @ scpny.org
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