My day at the PGA

So on Monday I went to a practice round for the PGA championship. We got there at 7:00am right when the gates opened. I walked over to the first hole you see when you walk into Southern Hills, and lo and behold guess who was there....

Yup, Eldrick Tiger Woods. In fact I could have reached out and touched him if I wanted to get kicked out for the rest of the day. It was interesting seeing people follow him around all day.

I began to think about our society's obsession with celebrities. People buy magazines to get the latest information about celebrity love lives. We go crazy over Oprah, Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, and many many more. I think this reflects our hunger for something bigger than ourselves. It excites us when we are able to interact with individuals that are larger than life.

It is interesting that we settle for these celebrities when we have the opportunity to be in relationship with the one who created the celebrities. I pray that more and more I and others would grasp that our need for transcendence can be satisfied in God.