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"Doddie's Dream..."

15/3/2023

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Doddie Weir was retiring from Rugby when I started paying an interest in it. He's been more on my radar since he retired and since his MND diagnosis than he was before.

The tune of "Doddie's Dream" apparently was written without him in mind, but thinking about hope in 2020, and that we all needed a little hope. Doddie was someone who was bringing people hope through his charity and so it was later given his name.
I wonder if "hope" is what springs to mind when you listen to it?

Two more observations before I leave you with three videos to watch:

1. Doddie was an attractive character and all his friends speak highly of him. He was larger than life in stature and character and used that to his advantage in fundraising and seeking a cure for MND. That legacy will continue even without him being alive.
How could we use our character to champion a cause?

2. Rugby is amazing. Not just as a sport, but in the community it creates, as evidenced by the respect and support from the Rugby World towards Doddie and his cause.
I would say that I have found the true meaning of church in two communities that aren't in themselves a church. One is the IASYM (International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry) which still maintains a faith focus, but the other is the community I was part of when I was briefly a player at Chesham Stags.
On and off the pitch rugby is about family. It is about sharing life together, knowing that people are there for you as you get smashed by your opposite number and as you journey through life. You need to have trust on the pitch and off it. A club like Stags is the epitome of welcome and belonging, from young to old, player or relative, cross genders and beyond.
Sadly I've found less of that in many churches I've encountered.
What could churches learn from the Rugby community?
3 videos:
1. Doddie and Rugby;
2. Doddie's Dream - The charity song
3. Doddies' Dream - An acoustic version... Does this make you feel any different?
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