March Madness

Well, it's that time of the year again. For all of you "non-basketball" fans, it's March Madness. The biggest basketball tournament in the world. For the next 3 weeks men and women from all over the globe will be glued to their TV's on Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday to watch 64 college basketball teams play a total of 63 games that will culminate in the national championship game on April 2nd.

One of the most successful college basketball coaches in NCAA history is John Wooden. He led UCLA to 10 National Championships in his last 12 years of coaching. During his 27 seasons as the head coach at UCLA he won 665 games including 4 perfect seasons of 30-0.

John Wooden lived by a 7-point creed that was given to him by his father, the day John graduated from Grammar School.

1. Be true to yourself
2. Make each day your masterpiece
3. Help others
4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible
5. Make friendship a fine art
6. Build a shelter against a rainy day
7. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day
   

John once said, "You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."

I don't know where John will spend eternity and I don't know where John's dad got these 7 points. What I do know is that if Christ Followers all over the world would live by these same 7 points and live out the "Perfect Day" quote our lives and our world would be very different.