Although I’m interested in baseball only enough to have watched a couple innings of World Series Game One, I read an article yesterday in the New York Times about Yankee short stop, Derek Jeter, that caught my attention.

Sports writer, Jack Curry, described some of the mental characteristics that have made Jeter (team captain since ’03), a force in the Yankee line up and locker room.

“Jeter,” according to Curry, “is adept at reducing the clutter… He is a master at keeping things simple in his world. He is strong-willed enough to disregard things that do not concern him or to wait to address them until they do concern him.”

As incidental as sport might seem to those of us who are struggling with more important things, even the games we play—or use as a diversion—can remind us of what it takes to win at life.

With consideration for what matters, Jesus said to a follower who had lost perspective on details and fairness issues, “There is really only one thing worth being concerned about” (Luke 10:42).

Best I can tell is that what the Teacher was saying is that, ultimately, the only thing that matters is learning from him how to approach everyone and everything in life, with his grace and coaching…

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