A
video clip has been going around showing a fan at a Miami Heat basketball game
making a half court shot to win $75,000. The fun part, though, is to watch what
happens afterward. Lebron James immediately runs onto the court and tackles him
out of sheer joy. It was an unusual reversal: the fan acted like the superstar;
the superstar acted like the fan.
I’m
reminded of Paul’s words in Rom. 12:15, “Rejoice
with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” (NIV 1984.) If ever
anyone modeled rejoicing with those who rejoice, it was Lebron.
Some
of us, I think, struggle more with rejoicing with those who rejoice than
weeping with those who weep. We should take a page out of Lebron’s book: even
though God has blessed him greatly, he did not obsess over those blessings or himself. Otherwise, he
would have missed the chance to truly forget about himself and focus on someone
else.
I’m
sure the fan, Michael Drysch, will remember winning $75,000 with satisfaction.
I dare say he will look back upon Lebron’s spontaneous hug with even more joy
and pleasure.
(Here’s a link to the
video: http://mashable.com/2013/01/26/lebron-tackles-fan/
)
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