St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was the subject of a Sports Illustrated cover story a few weeks ago. In it, he responded to skeptics who discount him as just another steroid user. “I know who I am,” Pujols told SI.
Pujols is a professed follower of Jesus Christ, and that’s why he doesn’t have to worry about what his critics say. “There is something more important to me [than baseball] – my relationship with Jesus Christ and caring about others,” he said.
A two-time National League MVP, Pujols hits home runs both on and off the field. His care for others includes helping kids with Down syndrome and bringing relief to impoverished areas in his native Dominican Republic.
Pujols’ statement above is essentially a paraphrase of what Jesus said is the most important of all God’s commandments: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39).
It seems to me that Albert Pujols is a baseball hero truly worth emulating.
1 comment:
Well said, Big Al.
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