{"id":11207,"date":"2023-01-19T14:41:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/?p=11207"},"modified":"2023-01-19T14:41:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T19:41:45","slug":"who-are-you-pulling-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/?p=11207","title":{"rendered":"Who Are You Pulling For?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MrT.webp\" alt=\"Who Are You Pulling For?\" class=\"wp-image-11208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MrT.webp 500w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MrT-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MrT-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MrT-24x24.webp 24w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I listen to the NPR podcast \u201cPop Culture Happy Hour\u201d quite regularly. In one of this week\u2019s episodes, the hosts discussed the people they are \u201cpulling for\u201d this year. They chose people in pop culture for whom they are especially hoping to do well in their career or in their personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One host is hoping that Mr. T (Remember the <em>A-team<\/em>? How about <em>Rocky III<\/em>?) has a comeback. Mr. T has been known for his encouraging words to youth with some admittedly-corny videos with such titles as \u201cBe Somebody or Be Somebody\u2019s Fool.\u201d Sadly, he was replaced in the sequel to a voice role he had in the kids\u2019 movie <em>Cloudy and the Chance of Meatballs<\/em>. Although I\u2019m admittedly biased (my mother <em>loved<\/em> Mr. T), now that I think about it, I\u2019d like to see him again too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another host is hoping that rap star Megan Thee Stallion takes some time off for her own well-being after a horrendous year in her personal life (including being shot by a former partner and then not believed as she told her story) and makes a glorious comeback. The host is hopeful Megan can overcome these obstacles and live into her potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third host wants to see more of the actress Keyla Monterroso Mejia who was a guest on the TV show <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em> and recently had a guest role in the new hit comedy about public school teachers called <em>Abbott Elementary<\/em>. Mejia is a talented actor who hasn\u2019t quite \u201cmade it\u201d yet. I\u2019m rooting for her too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It struck me that it could be a powerful practice to think about (and pray for) the people \u2013 even strangers &#8211; for whom we wish the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who are you pulling for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Jen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I listen to the NPR podcast \u201cPop Culture Happy Hour\u201d quite regularly. In one of this week\u2019s episodes, the hosts discussed the people they are \u201cpulling for\u201d this year. They chose people in pop culture for whom they are especially hoping to do well in their career or in their personal lives. 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