Choosing Sides

As the Super Bowl kickoff was getting nearer, I heard my phone beep from the kitchen island counter. I walked over to it and responded to my dad's text that simply read, "Packers or Steelers?" That was the question rolling around in people's minds across the planet. Egypt is imploding. There are deadly storms in Australia. But what was the biggest concern? Was it going to be Rogers or Roethlisberger who would prevail today?

The Packers and Steelers each claim two of the most loyal fan bases in football. Their supporters love to express their support for their teams in radical, unpredictable ways.

But here's a prediction that could have been bet on and WON: at a critical game-changing moment during the Super Bowl, television cameras were bound to flash on some extreme green-painted or black-painted fan (occasionally even on some of the players), hands clinched in a pose, eyes closed, and face intensely crunched muttering a "prayer" ...asking the Creator of the Universe to take sides in the game...

Does God take sides in the Super Bowl? Is it fair to pray for one team over another? Many believe God answers prayers, all prayers. So how does he handle sticky situations like this? Does God care about sporting prayers?