Congratulations to all Olympic Athletes. Our Holy Church has always honored and supported amateur athletics as an expression of the Lord’s blessing to humanity. We see this during our youth events like KURS and CONVO, the annual YMSofR Track and Field Meet, and our annual Bowling Tournament.

In John 3:16 we read that God loved His creation so much He sent His Son to bring redemption and the offer of salvation through his death. In Genesis 1:31 God pronounces His creation “very good.” St. Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 4:4: “everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.”

Let us give thanks for all who compete honestly and faithfully at every level.

Credit R.J. Rolak.