A Super Bowl Blessing

    Well it is true that my Niner's blew it in the big game and I am now ready for the onslaught of jibes and jeers! But before the game ever started I received a blessing that NO football game could ever give me. There I was all alone in my living room ready for the Kick-off when they introduced the Elementary school Choir from Newtown, Connecticut. These children did a fantastic rendition of "America", while this 55 year old man stood in his living room blubbering the entire time with his hand over his heart. If that were not blessing enough the Color Guard then walked out onto the field bearing the colors of each of the armed services. And just as Alicia Keyes began to sing our National Anthem, the camera cut away to our men and women serving in Kabul, Afghanistan. Tears rolled even harder now, just as they are as I write these words today! When all was said and done, I stood there awestruck. All of a sudden the game itself was just that a game! We are a blessed people to live where we do. And on that Super Bowl night I was reminded of just that. Thank God for resilient children,  for men and women who protect us faithfully and for the gift of music to move and motivate us! Love You All, Pastor Rick Koch - Dutchtown Church