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The Power Within You

Preparing for Christmas . . . Preparing Our Life In his book, The Power within You, Pat Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers tells a remarkable story. It was a hot Sunday afternoon in 1980. A young cerebral palsy victim named Cordell Brown was walking through the clubhouse of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Cordell walks with great difficulty. He talks with great difficulty. Feeding himself is a very difficult task. When people see Cordell coming, they usually turn the other way or pretend not to see him. That's what some of the Phillies were doing as Cordell made his way through the clubhouse. What was Cordell doing in the Phil's clubhouse? He had been invited there to speak to the players in a pregame chapel service. What could Cordell possibly say to stars like Steve Carleton and Mike Schmit, who were far removed from his world of pain and deformity? Some of the Phillies were asking the same thing when they sat down to listen to him. Cordell began by putting the players at ease. He said, "I know I'm different." Then, quoting 1 Corinthians 15:10, he added, "But, by God's grace I am what I am." For the next 20 minutes Cordell Brown talked about the goodness of God in his life. He concluded by answering the question, What could he say to famous superstars like Steve Carleton and Mike Schmit, who were so far removed from his world of pain and deformity? Cordell said in a loving way: "You may hit three-fifty for a lifetime and be paid a million dollars a year, but when the day comes that they close the lid on that box, you won't be any different than I am. That's one time when we'll be the same. I don't need what you have in life, but one thing's for sure: You need what I have, and that's Jesus Christ." Reading Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Pt 3:8-14: Mk 1:1-8 reminds us that Christmas Advent is a time to return to the basics and to put Jesus Christ first in our lives. Robert Louis Stevenson's prayer can be yours. "Loving Father. Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the Wise Men. Close the door of hate, and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift, and good desires with each greeting. Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clear hearts. "May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven. Amen

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