Hope to see you at the Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00 P.M. tomorrow night. Sue Furland will be singing "Via Dolarosa" and Ron Rieckmann will be playing a Saxophone Solo.
Have a blessed day, Pastor Ken
March 31, 2010
Run to Win
Excerpt from Hebrews 12:1-3
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us."
Reflection by Ron Buford
Having grown up in the city, the thrill of driving across the country at my own pace was a blast! Crossing Desert Mountains at night, I looked up through my car's moon roof at what at first appeared to be a strange cloud cover. Opening the roof, I gasped and immediately wept, "Oh my God, that's no cloud cover. It's the Milky Way!"
Having only seen the Milky Way in books, I stopped almost every mile to get out in the freezing night to store up another look. And I thought of this text, imagining each star as a saint gone before us, looking down from the heavens as if above the ancient coliseum of our life's race . . . cheering us on.
So stop managing decline in your life, love, family, business, or organization. It is not God's will for you. It is not the high purpose for which you were born. Decide today to fix your eyes on the prize, the dream you share with God, and win today. Forget the past. Saints gone before us also endured great struggle without giving in to decline and mediocrity. Any idiot can manage decline. Life's great races run through momentary failure to success. Keep going.
Look to Jesus, the greatest runner of all time, "who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame" . . . to win . . . for us all.
Prayer
Gracious God, grant me the wisdom, insight, strength, endurance and comrades to win the gold for my life, family, church, and the world, giving greater glory to you, running hard and smart to bring healing, nourishment, caring, and progress to humanity, the environment, and the spiritual life. Amen.
Run to Win
Excerpt from Hebrews 12:1-3
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us."
Reflection by Ron Buford
Having grown up in the city, the thrill of driving across the country at my own pace was a blast! Crossing Desert Mountains at night, I looked up through my car's moon roof at what at first appeared to be a strange cloud cover. Opening the roof, I gasped and immediately wept, "Oh my God, that's no cloud cover. It's the Milky Way!"
Having only seen the Milky Way in books, I stopped almost every mile to get out in the freezing night to store up another look. And I thought of this text, imagining each star as a saint gone before us, looking down from the heavens as if above the ancient coliseum of our life's race . . . cheering us on.
So stop managing decline in your life, love, family, business, or organization. It is not God's will for you. It is not the high purpose for which you were born. Decide today to fix your eyes on the prize, the dream you share with God, and win today. Forget the past. Saints gone before us also endured great struggle without giving in to decline and mediocrity. Any idiot can manage decline. Life's great races run through momentary failure to success. Keep going.
Look to Jesus, the greatest runner of all time, "who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame" . . . to win . . . for us all.
Prayer
Gracious God, grant me the wisdom, insight, strength, endurance and comrades to win the gold for my life, family, church, and the world, giving greater glory to you, running hard and smart to bring healing, nourishment, caring, and progress to humanity, the environment, and the spiritual life. Amen.
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