Dr. Mohler posted to his blog yesterday about The Metaphysical and Geopolitical Meaning of Soccer. I love that title. In the post, he lifts quotes from a couple key books on the game of soccer, and assembles them to help us appreciate the significance of soccer around the world. One of the quotes that stood out to me:

And at the grand finale on July 9, as many as a billion people - one-sixth of humanity - are expected to watch 22 men, adept at propelling a piece of leather around, compete for the ultimate victory in team sports.

It amazes me that so many will devote so much attention and adulation to so few for so long. Ultimately, there is only One who will command the enduring attention of the world’s population:

“And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” Revelation 5:13

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