In 1981, Andrea Jaeger was the world's second-ranked female tennis player at the tender age of 16. Now, Jaeger claims to have been "relieved" when a shoulder injury ended her tennis career shortly after the 1983 Wimbledon finals. Why?
"I thought, 'Finally I can go and be me,'" she says, as reported in the February 2, 2007 issue of THE WEEK (pg. 8). What that looks like for her is serving the Lord as an Episcopal nun. She further explained her joy: "God gave me a gift to play tennis, but it wasn't my right to say whether I had it for 5 years or 50 years. It was his right."
This illustration could be useful for several sermon themes: calling, gifting, God's sovereignty, witness. Other ideas?
Brittany Tarr is assistant editor of preaching resources at Christianity Today, International.
Posted by Brittany Tarr at 2:02 PM on March 26, 2007
