What's really important?

As some of you already know, I am a huge sports fan, especially all things Canadian. I, like many of others, watched as the Vancouver Canucks fell flat in Canada's hopes of returning the greatest trophy, the Stanley Cup, to it'r rightful home of the True North Strong and Free. I cheered them on since the opening round, as they were one of only two Canadian teams to make the post season (and I do realize that even the American teams skate mostly Canadian boys, but it still would have been nice to see the Cup return to Canadian soil). But it just wasn't meant to be as the Canucks lack luster performance against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins led to another year of the Cup living in a city to the south.
However it wasn't long after the game that the baseness of humanity and it's inherent sinfulness that has been passed down from the time of Adam and Eve reared it's ugly head. A minority of disgruntled fans (if they can even call themselves that) began to display the reality of human kind's best. Immediately after the last horn sounded to end the game, these fools began to turn over cars, set them on fire, smash in windows and ransack any store they could get into, not to mention the fighting and rioting. Now I want to give credit where it's due, like those true fans who stood arm in arm to protect as many store fronts as they could and condemned the actions of these tools who think that any reason is a good one to vandalize and destroy private and public property. But as I resolved to remind myself, it's just a game. It's JUST A GAME!!! The fianl outcome didn't effect the economy, homelessness, the rampant and rising abortion rate in Canada and the States, the amoral behavior that is being preached to our young people in public institutions or the real issue of human trafficking. It's just a game people!! Sure I was as heart broken as the next fan, but once we put it in perspective, it's really an insignificant thing. What are our real priorities, especially as followers of Christ. As those who stood arm in arm to protect those things which fade away and are victim to moth and rust (Matthew 6:19-20), so should we. We must stand to protect those things that are precious to Christ, like the family, the unborn child, and the widow and orphan. These are the things that should be important and cause us to rise to our feet and take a stand. Shall we again take up arms and battle the forces of this world, after all people's souls are at stake. And as much as I love the Stanley Cup and would like to see it again in a Canadian city, I am more concerned with seeing a lost soul come to the Savior and see them in glory at the end of all things. That is a true victory that has eternal value.