I had my last bill hearing of the session today.

I didn’t read my testimony, but it took a minute (It seemed much longer) before I saw that look of recognition on the chair’s face.

I had successfully summarized what the bill would do.

For my bills that have already passed the Senate, the next step is to “make sure the legislation gets implemented,” as I said to an advocate on the phone.

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I could very well be on the House floor when the first pitch is thrown at Camden Yards Friday afternoon.

However, I will begin the session with this prayer:

Baseball as a Road to God is the title of a new book written by the President of New York University, John Sexton. 

It “uses the secular sport of baseball to explore subjects ordinarily associated with religion—prayers, altars, sacred space, faith, doubt, conversion, miracles, blessings, curses, saints and sinners,” wrote Doris Kearns Goodwin in her review.

Baseball is also analogous to the legislative process.  There’s someone at every base ready to tag your bill out, trying to prevent your legislation from reaching home, returned passed to its house of origin.  

Whatever your faith, hope springs eternal at the home opener.  This year, for the first time in many years, with justification for Orioles fans. 

Tribute will be paid to Earl Weaver before today’s first pitch. 

Religion was not on Earl’s mind on Opening Day.  His focus was on bringing the best 25 players north from Florida. 

But one season, Pat Kelly informed his skipper that there would be a prayer service in the clubhouse on Sunday mornings. 

“Join us and walk with the Lord,” Kelly urged his skipper.

Weaver replied, “I’d rather have you walk with the bases loaded.”