Our 14 year old granddaughter played in a recent basketball tournament. Her team won their first three games then won the gold medal game with about twice as many points as their opponents, a team from a Christian school. I was told that school only has 28 girls in it. That half of them made the last game in a tournament was a real accomplishment in itself.
When the medals were handed out, the silvers were first. Everyone clapped. Then the gold medal winners were called forward one-by-one for their medals. The team from the Christian school, the losing team, dropped to the floor and began pounding with feet and hands and cheering loudly for each player.
Do other sport teams ever counter defeat by rejoicing for the winners? Their example in applying Romans 12:15 blessed, convicted and motivated me more clearly than a sermon!
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