Pastor Tim told us in church this morning that if the Colts make it to the Super Bowl, we are all supposed to come to church on Super Bowl Sunday clad in Colts garb. So…looks like that’s what we’ll be doing.

Both owner Jim Irsay and Coach Tony Dungy, in the post-game interviews, gave God credit for the win. I’m glad God is so deeply interested in football that he would engineer a victory for the Colts. I would hate to require that the Colts win on talent alone, without divine help. It’s also reassuring that God is discerning enough to know that he should get behind the Colts, and that he should make sure the Patriots (despite their Religious Right approved name) don’t win. Indiana is, after all, a solid Republican state, and a stark contrast to those liberals in Massachusetts. Football is one of the few things in the world that is so important that it requires divine intervention. We should all give it more prayer attention.

I’m wondering who God will favor in the Super Bowl. Will he once again intervene on behalf of the Colts, or will he allow evil to prevail in this fallen world? We’ll know in two weeks.