A Super Bowl Sermon

The Life of the Party

This is a talk I gave on February 13, 2022 at Unity Lincoln in Nebraska.

The Life of the Party

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. This is the first time it’s this late in the year, and that’s because the NFL added a 17th game to the season.

I’m reminded of an ESPN commercial where Chris Berman says, “Because too much is never enough.”

But I don’t mind the additional week. We could use a party in mid-February. The Christmas holidays were several weeks ago, and springtime and warm weather are several weeks away. Super Bowl Sunday is a perfect time to have fun just for fun’s sake. We don’t have special obligations of an additional church service. We don’t have to participate in a patriotic parade or civic ceremony. We don’t have to volunteer for anything. We’re not really adding anything to our busy schedule. We don’t have to travel to see family. We don’t have to put up special decorations. We don’t even have to dress up.

We don’t use it as a time for personal reflection and resolutions, as with birthdays and New Years. Some holidays like Christmas or tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day might trigger depression, but people who don’t like football don’t feel “left out” on Super Bowl Sunday, they just treat it like any other Sunday. It’s the most “come as you are”…