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I played football a couple of days ago. It is a long time since I did. It is even longer since my thighs felt the way they do now; as if they are hanging on to my torso by just a thread. It’s not that I am unfit; but no amount of long distance running or stretching can pepare you for the short, intense bursts of effort needed for football. I should have known because I’ve been rejecting many offers to start playing squash simply because I know my “fast twitch” muscle mass has simply wasted away over the years through non-use. Having said this, I enjoyed it and I will be back as often as I can with my own personal philosophy of gamemanship :if you can’t catch ‘em then trip ‘em.

The streets were strangely deserted on Wednesday evening as many stayed in to watch Arsenal play Barcelona in the final of the Champions League. It was a great match to watch but ended up with the mighty Spanish side outclassing the weary and depleted London club. All the grumbling & groaning of Arsenal’s manager and players after the game and their insistence that “we was robbed by the ref”, didn’t alter the fact that everyone has known for a while that Barcelona are the best team in Europe. I guess we all know what its like to have our hopes dashed and can forgive Arsenal for their initial sour reactions.

A life without hope is a dreadful thing. Better to have your hope dashed at the end of a journey though than to never have hoped at all. Hope carried a decent English club to the biggest stage in Europe. What do you hope for? A secure future? Success?

God says in the Bible, “I have plans to prosper you & not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future”. If you place your trust in God through Jesus you can be assured of having hopes that will never be dashed. Visit a bible-believing church this weekend and ask for some of this hope.

Unlike Arsenal strikers – Jesus will never let you down