We just returned from watching one of Collin's track meets. This was only the second meet he had run in the longer races. He had been running shorter sprints early in the season and it was discovered, by accident, during a phy ed physical fitness test that he was better at running the longer distances. Today he ran a mile in 5 minutes 56 seconds, 21 seconds faster than the previous meet on Thursday. He also ran in the half mile and improved his time on that one as well. He ran that somewhere in the 2 1/2 minute range. Collin has a long stride. It is fun to watch him run as he starts out at the back of the pack, then as everyone tires toward the end he picks up the pace and starts passing the others.
Does anyone else see the lesson in Christianity here? That we need to be in for the long-haul. Sprinting isn't where it's at. We need to be able to maintain our pace through our entire lives, keeping our faith strong and reaching out to others until the end. I am reminded of my great-grandmother. In her last few years on earth-she lived into her 100s-she had wondered about her purpose. As she had been to so many friends' and family members' funerals, she wanted to be in heaven too. Why, she asked, was God leaving her behind. We encouraged her to know that He had a purpose for her, on earth until the end. Maybe there was a family member or a caregiver in the nursing home still to be reached by seeing her daily lifestyle of Christianity. Keep the faith, through all circumstances, staying strong until the end.
Oh, and "Go Collin!" There is still one last meet on Monday.
"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." Hebrews 12:1
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