Team of teams: How miracles happen.
Their coach was a driven man, obsessed with winning. How did Coach Brooks expect an amateur team
of USA collegiate hockey players from different Universities to defeat a
seasoned professional team from the Soviet Union? The Soviet’s had won six of the seven
previous Olympic games and were considered invincible and unbeatable. The 1980
Olympics would be no different.
It would take a miracle.
That miracle happened during a gruesome practice with the coach
demanding yet another round of sprints.
After each sprint, the Coach shouted out, “Rob, who do you play
for?” Rob replied, “The University of
Minnesota!” The sprints continued. “Dave, who do you play for?” Dave retorted,
“Boston University, Coach!” The team
was ready to collapse from exhaustion, yet the coach continued. “Mike, who do you play for?” Finally, the team captain shouted out, “Team
USA coach, that’s who we play for!” The sprints stopped and the beginning of their “Miracle on Ice” began. Team USA beat the Soviet team in a moment of history that Sports Illustrated magazine called the top sports’ moment of the 20th Century. Team USA took down their invincible opponents. The victory started when they became a team.
Teams. They are a biblical concept. Philippians 1:3-5 (NIV) puts it this way, “I thank my God every time I remember you…I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.”
Miracles happen when we fully realized who we are and Who we
serve. Whether you serve in a smaller
ministry team or a large one, we’re still part of a team of teams with a Divine
Call of God on your lives. Let’s live
up to our identity and believe God for even greater miracles this year.
