On the way to work today I started thinking about baseball. While not a big fan of America’s past time, I do appreciate it. There is something about having a hot dog and a coke at a baseball game that just feels right. Anyway, I was thinking of the different types of pitchers and their roles in the game. (The starter, the relief and the closer.) The starter begins the game and usually has the endurance to last for the majority of the game, but many times near the end of the game the starter gets replaced with the relief pitcher. This may happen for a variety of reasons. The relief pitchers are usually very good, but do not normally have the endurance to last a whole game at the performance level they need to. A relief pitcher who pitches for the last inning is called a “Closer”. A closer specializes in closing games, usually games that are on the line. They are chosen by not only their pitching ability but also for their ability to maintain their composure in high-pressure situations.
We wear many hats and play different roles in life. Sometimes we are like the starter pitcher and have endurance to keep up the day to day tasks when everything is going okay. Sometimes we are a regular relief pitcher and we only need to dig in a little to get over the hump. The hump being when things are not all together but we know if we just get this and that done it will be okay. Often though, we need to rise up and become a “closer” and maintain our composure and our faith in God in a high-pressure or stressful situation. Remain steady and let him steer the boat for he is faithful to do what he said he would do. When you are a “closer” you know the game is just about over and if you do well the reward will be great.
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