Article May 30, 2011 Issue

Sports—and drawing closer to Spirit

By James Spencer

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee....Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.

—Frances Havergal, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 324

Is there a link between football, Jesus, and Christian Science? The answer to that question has had a great deal to do with my spiritual development over the years. 

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James Spencer is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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