Former major league baseball player Danny Litwhiler recently died at the age of 95. He played from 1940-51, was an All-Star in 1942 with the Phillies and a member of the Cardinals’ 1944 championship team.

Mr. Litwhiler had a solid career as a baseball player. He had good offensive statistics, but he was renowned for his defensive abilities. The two-time Gold Glove winner was the first major league player to play an entire season without committing an error. Litwhiler played in 151 games in 1942 and did not make any errors.

This is a remarkable statistic for me. I can rarely make it past my morning coffee without doing something wrong!

The Bible says that we all sin and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). We are all sinners in desperate need of a Savior. So God, in his wonderful love and mercy, sent his Son Jesus into the world to save us. Unlike the rest of us, Jesus was perfect. He never committed a sin of any kind. And then he willingly laid down his sinless life as the atonement for our sinful lives.

“He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”—1 John 2:2.