Gosh!

(Excuse my French.)

I just lost my place in the Guinness Book of Records as the only person in the world who never made a mistake.

I made one last week.

I said Mr. Morton H. Meyerson played football for Poly. It was actually Paschal—and he was proud of it.

Mr. Meyerson died recently at the age of 87. He once told me that, as a Jewish kid, he always felt a bit left out. But that all changed when he made the football team.

It was football that brought Morton to church a few times. The coach would sometimes take the whole team. I doubt anyone asked the Jewish kid if he wanted to go to church. The team went. So, Morton went.

On one occasion, the preacher asked everyone who wanted to give their life to Christ to stand up. As a joke, the boys on each side of Morton pushed his legs together, forcing him to stand.

The boys got a laugh out of it, but so did Morton. And he stuck with his own faith. When we met, it was the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, and Morton brought me a loaf of bread—a symbol of the Jewish New Year.

There is something Christians need to know: we are all going to the same heaven.

So, why am I a Christian?

Because I know that Jesus was right. He is raised from the dead, and he is Lord.

But Jesus told us it is all about love. And we are all loved by God equally. We are all equally forgiven. And God works with and for all of us, all the time. Whatever our religion.

Live with it.

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