Forgiveness

Now this could potentially come off a blasphemous....but I was inspired.

Reading one of the email devotionals I receive everyday, I came across the following verse: "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."~ Luke 6:37, NLT

It got me to thinking about the whole Green Bay Packers/Brett Favre saga...and a comment my lovely wife made this morning "Mia (my 9 year old daughter) is sounding like you with the whole Brett Favre thing and it doesn't sound cute"

Here is my final take on this situation (as it stands)

Brett, I forgive you for not being able to decide what you want to do. I know it's hard when you make millions of dollars a year and people treat you like a hero. You love the game, love the accolades, love the spotlight and it's hard to walk away from it all. I will not condemn you for retiring, then 2 weeks later un-retiring, then going back and forth two more times. I will not judge you for putting you priorities before the organization that gave you the opportunity to become a superstar (remember, when Ron Wolf got you, you were a 3rd string QB for Atlanta that was not going to see any playing time)

Ted (Thompson), I forgive you for making some of the decisions you have made concerning Brett Favre. You are in a tough spot, having to watch out for the future of the organization while trying to make the millions of Green & Gold faithful happy.
Ted...I will not condemn you for dedicating so much time turning the whole QB situation into a circus, while letting Ryan Grant sit with no contract (thankfully that is done)

Mike McCarthy...I forgive you for not making a definitive decision in this matter and for towing the company line. I will not condemn you for announcing Aaron Rodgers as your #1 quarterback, then being open to the idea of Favre competing for his old job.

Mark Murphy...I forgive you for letting this situation get to the point that it has. I will not condemn you for offering Favre a $20 million "personal service" contract while your #1 RB sat without a contract until a few days ago. I will not judge you for allowing the team that you are President for turn into the laughing stock of not just the NFL but professional sports in general.

To Packer fans (whether pro or con-Favre)...I forgive you for putting the Brett vs Packers story above all else in your lives, starting websites, having rallies with 3 dozen people. I will not condemn you for being more vocal about an aging QB and a football team than you are about gas prices, crime and the Presidential election. I will not judge you for being blind sheep, letting one guy from Kiln, Mississippi control your lives and thinking.

God...forgive me for wasting 5 minutes of my life that I could have spent praying, reading your Word, helping others or just loving on my family...but instead writing this.
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Ok in all seriousness...I am ready for this to be done....but something tells me the story is just beginning.

With the Olympics just a couple of days away...my focus turning to Beijing China and if the USA can bring home boat loads of gold.