{"id":13811,"date":"2024-03-13T07:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T02:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/darryl-strawberry-praises-god-for-grace-after-heart-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T07:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T02:22:03","slug":"darryl-strawberry-praises-god-for-grace-after-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/darryl-strawberry-praises-god-for-grace-after-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Darryl Strawberry praises God for ‘grace’ after heart attack"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\n
By Leah MarieAnn Klett<\/a>, Assistant Editor \"Twitter\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
\"Former<\/source><\/picture>
Former New York Mets Darryl Strawberry gestures before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field on July 26, 2022 in New York City. <\/span> | Adam Hunger\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former MLB All-Star right fielder Darryl Strawberry said he\u2019s \u201cpraising God for His amazing grace and loving mercy\u201d after surviving a heart attack in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, and asked supporters for continued prayers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a social media post <\/a>on Monday, the 62-year-old shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed and opened up about the health scare.<\/p>\n

\u201cPraising God for His amazing grace and loving mercy in saving my life this evening from a heart attack,\u201d Strawberry captioned the photo. \u201cI am so happy and honored to report that all is well. So thankful for the medical team and staff at St. Joseph West in Lake St. Louis for responding so quickly and bringing me through a stent-procedure that has brought my heart to total restoration!!! Your prayers are so absolutely appreciated as I continue to recover, in Jesus Name!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\/<\/p>\n
\n

Get Our Latest News for FREE<\/h2>\n

Subscribe to get daily\/weekly email with the top stories (plus special offers!) from The Christian Post. Be the first to know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Tuesday that Strawberry was stricken Monday, a day before his 62nd birthday, and is now resting comfortably, the AP reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

Strawberry is one of the most celebrated sluggers in baseball. He\u2019s an eight-time all-star and four-time World Series Champion who played for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees over 17 years.<\/p>\n

The athlete, who has survived cancer twice, has also been open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol and how his experiences led him to Christ. Today, he leads Strawberry Ministries<\/a> with his wife, Tracy, which exists to \u201clead people to Jesus, teach them how to grow in their faith, and experience freedom in Christ through step-by-step resources and daily encouragement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been privileged my whole life to live behind community gates in [million dollar] homes and everything. But at the end of the day, I was empty on the inside. I didn\u2019t have what I needed on the inside,\u201d Strawberry said during an appearance<\/a> at Greg Laurie\u2019s 30th annual Southern California Harvest Crusade in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can accumulate all these great things but if you don\u2019t have Jesus on the inside of you, you are not going to be well as a person. It doesn\u2019t matter what another kind of material stuff we have. I have searched for so long to have such a relationship with God myself, but I didn\u2019t know him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strawberry explained that he got to a place in his life where he didn\u2019t want to be a \u201chypocrite\u201d any longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know Jesus. I just knew His name and everything. When you truly know Him, you become a true follower of Jesus, [and] the Lord allows you to be a vessel for Him, [and] to be able to do great Kingdom work,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is never about us. It is always about leading other people to the Cross so they can get saved and set free from the bondage and [experience] the change in their life.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, the athlete told those in the audience who are dealing with addiction that \u201cwhatever is killing you, Jesus already killed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI get a chance to stand on platforms that I could never imagine because of what Romans 8:28 talks about. It says, \u2018And we know all things work together for the good of them who love the Lord through those called according to His purpose,\u2019\u201d Strawberry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we know that we are called according to God\u2019s purpose and His great plan, He is going to exalt you and put you in a place that you are not qualified to do. People, tonight, if you hear, just say yes to Jesus. It is a three-letter word. Y-E-S. You enjoy salvation, you get to be set free forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mets will\u00a0retire Strawberry\u2019s No. 18<\/a> on June 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking forward to Straw\u2019s speedy recovery and welcoming him for his number retirement ceremony on June 1,\u201d Mets owner Steven Cohen and wife Alex said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n

Leah M. Klett is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: leah.klett@christianpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n