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A Stewardship Minute
from Parish Publishing

February 2009
The beloved UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, now in his nineties, began each basketball season by sitting his players on a bench and demonstrating the proper way to put on their socks before putting on their basketball shoes! Coach Wooden knew that if the socks were smooth and tight on their feet it would prevent them from getting blisters and probably not be able to play as they became worse. One of Coach Wooden’s mottos was: “Little things make big things happen.” Another of his quotes is “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” He believed that being disciplined in one’s life, habits and daily practices is the key to living a successful and worthy life. Is it any wonder that his UCLA teams won National Championships 10 times? What the coach was teaching was that to be a good steward of the life God has given us, one must be disciplined in all things: one’s body, mind, spirit, talents, ... Read More