Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
A high school cross country race is 5 kilometers long. That is about 3 miles.
It is a tough long race. It takes endurance. The days have been hot this fall and it has made the runs difficult.
Sometimes you run in the middle of the pack
Sometimes you forge out ahead.
What counts is how you finish the race. The guy on the right is Matthew he passed all those guys in the last few feet of this race. The writer of Hebrews says let us run with endurance the race marked out for us. Sometimes it is easy and we can run with the pack. Sometimes it is difficult and conditions make for lousy running. Sometimes we are called to run in the lead and show the way. If we want to finish well the race called life, it will only be if we run this race by loving our neighbors as ourselves. As you run this race called life, you can at times show love with everyone else. At other times it is tough and you have to love those who are unlovable. Sometimes you are called to lead the way and show love when others want to be judgmental or self centered. Throw off everything that hinders you and the sin that so easily entangles and race to the finish.
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