I am not a football fan in all truthfulness. My favorite sports are baseball and cycling. However, if I was pinned down to choose a team it would have to be the Pittsburgh Steelers. I spent my first 18 years in a suburb of Pittsburgh. I now live near Indy so I am a Colts fan by osmosis. When I was a more rabid football fan (and I did used to be) I used to watch the clash of the titans. One of the classiest QBs to ever play the game was a man named Jim Kelly. Unfortunately, despite the fact he is a Hall of Famer, he has the dubious honor of being the only QB to go to 4 straight Super Bowls and never win.

I can remember reading about the death of his son to a fatal and rare genetic disease. He and his wife, Jill, handled that with grace and true class. Following his retirement and induction into the HoF, Jim was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer has returned and is wreaking havoc on his body.

But I am happy to say not on his soul. You see, Jim & Jill Kelly are devoted followers of Jesus.

My daughter, Tami, sent me a link to a blog post written by his daughter, Erin. It is touching and truthful. I’m not going to say any more except to ask you to take the few minutes it will take to read her post.

Such maturity-spiritual maturity-found in someone so young. My closest figuring is she is close to 17. I was moved by her post. I was grateful for her daddy’s legacy of hope. I am most grateful for my own hope of eternal life accomplished by Jesus with His death and resurrection.

Are you afraid to die? Do you have the hope Erin writes about?