Evening games are always a pretty intense activity at Camp Phillip, but Monday night's game far surpassed the usual intensity level we see around these parts.
Paul Ball, short for Paul Bunyan's Basketball, is a game routinely played at Camp Phillip. It is played exactly like basketball, except the ball used is GIGANTIC! In Triad Paul Ball, there are three teams competing in a triangle-like fashion. Each team can only score in one hoop and only needs to defend their own hoop. With the large number of campers here this week, this matchup was looking promising. The teams were the Brason Brawlers (dressed in blue), the Rojo Rambos (green and black) and Laurrine Lightning (yellow and white). We were set to play in the disc golf fields by Malachi (a big tree by a campfire pit we often use in the evenings). We had three large inflatable hoops set up. Kids were getting pumped. Face paint was involved.
Then.
Well...
Once the dust settled, there was no contest as to who was the winner. The Rojo Rambos had scored 135 points. The Brason Brawlers had scored 90. And Laurrine Lightning?
23 points.
WOW!
Even though there was a huge discrepancy in the points, the fighting was fierce and the game was great - it was exactly what an evening game should be!
Our passage for Monday comes from Isaiah 30:21:
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Even though we may get slaughtered on the Paul Ball court and not know which way to turn, it is hugely helpful to note that God is always with us. He guides us in everything we do and when we get frustrated about what course we should take in life, He is always there, ready and waiting with answers to all our troubles! This passage doesn't mean that you'll hear an actual metaphysical voice in your ear, but instead that God will guide us, even when we don't know where to turn.
Maybe we'll have a Triad Paul Ball re-match?! LAURRINE LIGHTNING WILL PREVAIL SOMEDAY!!
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