Wow - can we ever relate to Armando Galarraga right now. The Detroit Tigers pitcher could have.... no, SHOULD have had a perfect game Wednesday night. But with only one out to go, the first-base umpire ruled a Cleveland batter safe on a close play. TV replays show the umpire was wrong, the batter was out and Galarraga should have been perfect.
After what happened to us Monday night with cracked "quad Queens," we want to swap stories with Galarraga. And we'd want to commend him for how he handled the moment -- with a smile and forgiveness, as opposed to anger and frustration.
Has there ever been a "perfect game" in a poker tournament -- where someone wins every single hand, and rolls over the competition. If there was, please let us know. But we doubt it. The way cards are dealt, the odds of perfection are too astronomical to contemplate.
So perhaps some Christians are intimidated by these words of Jesus: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). Other people who are thinking about following Jesus might read those words, declare it impossible and walk away.
But in a way, perfection is possible. Not in the way we might humanly think of it, though. We posted a Bible study on the topic a couple of years ago, which might help you understand.
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