While athletics divide us, our love for [insert sport] unites us. Yes, I might be cheering hard for my Gamecocks while you are cheering on the Tigers or the Buckeyes but we are united in our love for the sport. Remember that.

While athletics divide us, our love for America unites us. Trust me; I know you hate Texas A&M, FSU, and those Gator fans. But, when hurricanes struck our borders we were quick to help out everyone, no matter the type of fan, in need. Some of us gave money, some of us prayed, and some of us gave up our vacations to go down and physically help rescue victims and help wherever possible. Why did we do this? Because united we stand and divided we fall. When one state goes down, something inside of us breaks because that is a part of our country, our nation, our people.

While athletics divide us, our love for the Lord unites us eternally. We often are "booing" each other on Saturday night but on Sunday morning we are sitting by each other in church pews. We may mention our team’s win, but we mention more how great our Father is for sending his only son to die for us. Us! He died for you, me, that Bulldog fan, even those that cheer for Clemson. Guess what? He died for those guys on the field too. You know, those boys that you cheer on religiously and get so upset at when they don’t get you a win, even though their game has no eternal value? Yeah, Jesus died for them too. So those of us who are athletic-loving believers unite in our love for the Lord, to glorify him in all we do, to share His love with others so that we all will be united as the family of God for all of eternity.

So when athletics divide us, remember something stronger will always keep us united.