General MacArthur once asked of God,
"Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory."
One month ago I had written a post called "Athletes Lives Matter", and within that story I shared about Josh Hamilton, a baseball player who was shunned from his team for having a sobriety relapse. Josh was sent packing from the Anaheim Angels back to his former team the Texas Rangers, where he was an all-star at one time. The Rangers had been there for Josh like family as he battled through both drug and alcohol addictions. Once they heard he was having problems again with his addictions they took him back, acknowledging he not only needed help, he needed a family to stick by his side.
Today Josh Hamilton is having a resurgence as a ball player with his team, helping them win a bunch of games this past week with his timely hitting. He won one game by hitting not one, but two home runs. And his team has a winning record for the month of May. Returning to his home team is paying dividends for Josh.
"He's been good since he got back home and saw the fans behind him. He's gotten more confidence and that's all he needed", says one teammate.
In reference to MacArthur asking God for young men who are not just honorable but humble, this is who MacArthur wanted on his team. There is strength in unity when everyone is on the same page.
In the film Love and Honor, a team of young men are doing battle in the Vietnam War, but for one soldier the only thing he is worried about is himself staying alive for his girl back home. Although I am pretty sure that is on the mind of all the men who were fighting that war, and the wars of today, there is something built within these men to fight for each other to stay alive, I believe it's called honor and commitment.
When this particular unit is given a week of R&R, and upon the lovestruck soldier getting a letter that his girl is dumping him, he illegally goes back home to win her back. The soldier's best friend decides to go back with him, just to make sure he does return to the war so he is not sent to Leavenworth Prison for being a deserter.
Back home things don't go as planned and the soldier decides he doesn't want to go back to the war, he would rather retreat to Canada. After hearing one of the men in their unit died from his injuries saving them, things begin to really change and the words honor and commitment come into play.
I find it ironic that after the Anaheim Angels got rid of Josh Hamilton for his relapse, they began a losing streak, while Josh got his life back in order and the team that stuck by his side is now winning.
Where there is unity there is victory.
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