We’ve all been there.
With the game on the line and you team needs a comeback to win the game, some fans, players and coaches will do some crazy things (i.e rally caps, pray, etc) in hopes their team will come out with a victory.
Last year, BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall was caught with what appeared to be a little prayer before freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum threw his second consecutive game-winning Hail Mary to give the Cougars a win over then-No. 20 Boise State.
Did anybody else notice the obvious prayer from @Bronco_BYU right before that touchdown? #BYUvsBSU #blessed pic.twitter.com/4SrpFNNmUP
— Brandon Hassler (@BrandonHassler) September 13, 2015
Well… it worked.
A plethora of Cubs fans were likely in the same boat during Game 7 of the World Series in which Chicago defeated the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, in a title-winning, drought-breaking, impossible-to-believe game.
In a very funny way, the Springfield Central Baptist Church posted a meme that has since gone viral.
The meme reads, ““FYI, if you made any promises at the bottom of the 9th, service starts at 10:45 Sunday morning.”
Well played, Central Baptist Church. pic.twitter.com/4visl9ve9g
— Nick Begley (@nickbegley) November 4, 2016
Robert Reynolds, the worship arts director for the church, was the one who came up with the idea after watching the nail-biting game with other Cubs fans.
“When things were tied up, a lot of people were praying and started making promises,” he told the State Journal-Register. “I thought it would be funny … to passive-aggressively call out a few people.”
Whether or not it has an impact on attendance, Sabo is just glad it’s giving the church some positive publicity.
So far the post has been shared more than 22,000 times with more than 250 comments.
Here is some of our favorites:
- Sorry, already promised my soul to the devil to get the Giants to beat the Patriots in super bowl XLII.
- Not a religious guy, but that’s smart advertising!
- What if my promise depending on the Indians winning? Do I still have to go?
- And don’t forget that clocks turn back an hour on Sunday.
- And here I thought the joke was going to church for forgiveness for drinking… shoot, maybe I need Jesus.
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