This morning I thought a lot about the importance of warm-ups. I thought about this in relation to baseball but I also thought about it in relation to all human endeavors including prayer. I thought about how one should learn some one liners that can be used to focus the mind and incrementally build up the prayer contact.

Last night we had a baseball game at 6 pm and I never got to do my review. The game went well but I can't remember anything else about yesterday.'

This morning we had another baseball game at 9 am. I was worried that I would be late if I had to take care of the kids when they woke up. Last night I told my wife that she needed to get up and help me and I immediately felt guilty for making this demand. I tried to let go of my expectation.

My wife woke up with me and all went well. It was a great baseball game in which my son got to pitch the first two innings. My son went home with my dad and I drove home by myself. On the drive home I was filled with gratitude and I was giving God many thanks when I realized that we hadn't even won the game.

Thanks be to God.