Anyone who loves college football probably knows about Lou Holtz. He’s the former coach of places like Notre Dame and South Carolina, and we watch him on the weekends with Mark May and Reece Davis on ESPN. During the Virginia Tech-Miami game on a recent Thursday night, Coach Holtz told of a pre-game dinner prayer the Notre Dame players would say. It was so great, I thought I would repeat it here. I don’t have an original author, and forgive me if all the words aren’t correct. But this is the gist:
This is the beginning of a new day
God has given me this day to use as I will
I can waste it or use it for good
What I do today is important because
I’m exchanging a day out of my life for it
When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever
Leaving in its place that which I have traded
I want it to be gain, not loss
Good, not evil
Success, not failure
In order that I should not regret the price I paid for it
Because the future is just a whole string of nows
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May we all enjoy the value of today, and choose accordingly. Have a great day.
Thank you for posting this. I saw the espn broadcast when talked about this
Amazin, I’m glad someone els was inspired.
This actually goes back much further. It was the first page of our high school playbook and was attributed to Lou Holtz, Head Coach, University of Arkansas (which was a long time ago!)