Contrast and Earl Weaver

This morning Carl request that I read Psalm 18. He said it was really good. I started reading and we were having good discussions around the breakfast table. By chance I looked at my phone and saw that Earl Weaver had died. For you southern, non baseball fans, he was the manager of the Baltimore Orioles for many years. It was when the O's were good. I was shocked because Carl and I both thought he had died years ago. I did a check online and sure enough he died. I started glancing through the article while still listening in on the discussion about Psalm. I normally don't do this but this morning I was glad I did. The article fit right in with the Psalm because it was describing a man so opposite of David. Earl Weaver was know for being a loud, brash, offensive, angry man. He holds the record for being one of the top three managers to be ejected from games. He used to get in the umpires face and being only 5'6" he would either throw his cap on the ground or turn it backwards. He was just a mean man. He was also known for wanting to have nothing to do with God. He was vulgar and used foul language even to the point of cussing out an umpire who was wearing a microphone and the whole stadium heard it. I told the kids I was sad to hear he died because unless something drastic happened he was ushered into hell when he died. We were able to have an awesome discussion about the contrast between David in psalm 18 and the life of Earl Weaver. We asked the kids what kind of legacy they want to leave behind. It truly was an awesome discussion and one I will not forget for while.

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