I doubt any player or coach, or even fan, for all that it matters, went to the Super Boal or yelled in front of the TV was apathetic, lackluster, or uninvolved. On the contrary. There are many euphemisms for the passion, the energy, the “revved-up” attitude, or the enthusiasm displayed yesterday. Whatever their motivation, actual interest or going along with the crowd and happy to be “up” about anything following a week of dismay, worries, questions, and apprehension, people yesterday left their inhibitions behind and allowed themselves to act as children with yelps, cheers, groans, and either joy and elation or utter despair.
Of course, I see it all with spiritual eyes. I’m reading Revelation, the last book in the Bible right now, and reading about a church which lost its passion, another that was indifferent, another that was so socially conscious that the culture was more important than God’s message. We’ve all been chastened this week by a massive earthquake, suspicious things floating–guided or drifting–above our heads. Tension is high. Maybe that’s an explanation for the nationalism and patriotism exhibited at the beginning of the game. We want to believe in something positive. It’s a want and a need.
Perhaps, whether you’re religious or not, you can, and sometimes do, wonder how the end times will look. Will we be hunkered down in our homes, wondering where the next meal will come from, wondering what hostile takeovers might look like, or whether a huge Armageddon battle will be fought like the one in Ukraine.
We need to be about the business of doing the best we can at what we do to try to improve things in the world we live in. But we may want to do that in the name of Christ who makes our work and lives meaningful. This verse from Matthew 10 is just as appropriate today as when Jesus said it before His death on the cross, His redeeming sacrifice given so we have meaningful lives here and in eternity. “Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Hal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast our demons. Give as freely as you have received. 
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