Amber’s Adventures
As told by women’s volleyball outside Amber Brown
Have you ever earnestly prayed, “God can you please let me win, just this one time?” Every time I pray this prayer I lose. Therefore, I do not pray it anymore. I figure that if I am praying this prayer then I am being completely selfish, plus it doesn’t work. Well I have to admit I prayed the “God let me win” prayer our final game against Regina when the score was 14 to 12 for them in the fifth set. I thought we were going to come back and win it, I mean this game was our last ticket to nationals. God did not answer my egocentric prayer, we lost 15 to 12.
It has been a week since the huge disappointment and not a day goes by that I don’t ask God, “why are we not there? Why did we not win?” I know that God has a purpose for this, I truly believe this, however it still hurts. I am glad I feel hurt because I know I would rather work towards a goal with all my heart and not succeed than to not try and feel nothing. I am going to use this loss as motivation for next year because I know we will get there again.
I want to make a shout out to both my seniors, Kim Klassen and Carmen Dyck, who will not get another chance but who gave it everything they had. To Kim, I want to thank you for your perseverance, faith, and humility. To Carmen, I want to thank you for your encouragement, selflessness, and love of God. To my team, I want to thank you for your commitment, passion, and determination. Finally to my coaches, I want to commend you for your leadership, guidance, and heart. Thank you for the great year. Lata.
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