Wanting
our children to be inspired by Christian athletes we hung Walt Huntley's poem, "God's
Hall of Fame", on our wall for more
than a decade. Bobby Richardson had autographed it to Coach Wonderful.
God's Hall of Fame
Walt Huntley
Your name may not appear down here
In this world's Hall of Fame.
In fact, you may be so unknown
That no one knows your name;
The headlines here may pass you by,
The neon lights of blue,
But if you love and serve the Lord,
Then I have news for you.
*
This Hall of Fame is only good
As long as time shall be;
But keep in mind, God's Hall of Fame
Is for eternity.
This crowd on earth they soon forget
The heroes of the past.
They cheer like mad until you fail
and that's how long you last.
But in God's Hall of Fame
By just believing on His Son
Inscribed you'll find your name.
*
I tell you, friend, I wouldn't trade
My name, however small,
That's written there beyond the stars
In that Celestial Hall,
For any famous name on earth,
Or glory that it shares;
I'd rather be an unknown here
And have my name up there.
Bobby Richardson played second base for the NY Yankees during the late 50's & early 60's. He was nominated as MVP of the American League nine times. He played in seven All-star Games. He won five Gold Glove Awards. And he was the only man in baseball history to ever win the World Series MVP Award while playing for the losing team. In the later years of Bobby Richardson's career, he coached the baseball team atLiberty University
God's Hall of Fame
Walt Huntley
Your name may not appear down here
In this world's Hall of Fame.
In fact, you may be so unknown
That no one knows your name;
The headlines here may pass you by,
The neon lights of blue,
But if you love and serve the Lord,
Then I have news for you.
*
This Hall of Fame is only good
As long as time shall be;
But keep in mind, God's Hall of Fame
Is for eternity.
This crowd on earth they soon forget
The heroes of the past.
They cheer like mad until you fail
and that's how long you last.
But in God's Hall of Fame
By just believing on His Son
Inscribed you'll find your name.
*
I tell you, friend, I wouldn't trade
My name, however small,
That's written there beyond the stars
In that Celestial Hall,
For any famous name on earth,
Or glory that it shares;
I'd rather be an unknown here
And have my name up there.
Bobby Richardson played second base for the NY Yankees during the late 50's & early 60's. He was nominated as MVP of the American League nine times. He played in seven All-star Games. He won five Gold Glove Awards. And he was the only man in baseball history to ever win the World Series MVP Award while playing for the losing team. In the later years of Bobby Richardson's career, he coached the baseball team at
A
pearl to string: We are living in perilous times and are witness to the
heart of mankind growing cold. We seem
to seek that which will make ourselves famous and rich rather than do for the
good of others in every day living. The exception would be in catastrophic
events across this world where we see love reaching out a helping hand to our
fellow man. It touches my heart to see
God's love in action. To see the many
ministries in churches across this land reach out to help and bless others. Oz
Hillman said, "One of the great
tragedies of the Christian life is that if we fail to enter into a relationship
with God that is born of the Holy Spirit, we are left with a religion, not a
relationship".
People
need the Lord
Know
that God loves you,
Lyndi
During a speech at a meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bobby Richardson was called upon to pray and here is his prayer:
"Dear God, Your will, nothing more, nothing less, nothing else. Amen."
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