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I wish I could have been in Boston on Monday. <\/strong>36,000 people participated in the Boston Marathon. I got a sense that this was going to be a special race like no other.\u00a0 I would have loved to be there.\u00a0 But, like many of you, I caught glimpses on Social Media.\u00a0 There are so many touching and amazing stories emerging from event. Whether its the stories of amputees returning to race in Boston or folks running in memory of their fallen loved ones or participants carrying exhausted strangers toward the finish; we learn something about who we are. It is an encouragement<\/a> to see others finishing the race.<\/em><\/p>\n

Having personally participated<\/strong> in several very mentally and physically grueling endurance races, I can only imagine what it felt like to cross that line. It must have been so bitter-sweet and joy-filled words can’t describe it.<\/p>\n

We have a choice:<\/strong>
\nWhen an event or loss devastates our lives, we are left with a choice. Whether it is the loss of a spouse or job, health issues, or broken dreams\u2026 We have a choice. We can linger in the bondage of that dark time or we can press on and finish the race.<\/p>\n

Redeeming the experience<\/strong>
\nThe tough and dark times are rich with value that can be redeemed. Maybe not immediately, but at some point in the future. When the participants crossed the finish line on Monday in Boston, they redeemed something of transcendent value that cannot be measured. The word ‘priceless’ seems like a cheap description of it. As onlookers, we sense it and feel it as we see and hear the stories pouring out from the race.<\/p>\n

Pressing on: Finishing the Race<\/strong>
\nWe all experience trials in life. Most we cannot escape. We must endure it. Personally, I believe that pain and suffering have a purpose and have a much higher value than pleasure. If I can encourage you to do one thing. I encourage you to press on and finish the race<\/strong><\/em>. There will come a time when you will be able to redeem it and bring forth more good than you ever expected. Plant those roots good and deep. When the heat and trials come, you will endure. And when the quenching rains come you will burst forth with the good fruit of life that has transcendent value. There will be folks cheering you on as you finish your race. It is yours to run. Who knows, maybe you’ll have the privilege of carrying someone else toward the finish line with you.<\/p>\n

Encouragement from the Bible:<\/strong>
\n“Do you not know? Have you not heard?<\/em>
\n The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.<\/em>
\n He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.<\/em>
\n He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.<\/em>
\n Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;<\/em>
\n but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.<\/em>
\n They will soar on wings like eagles;<\/em>
\n they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isa 40:28-31)<\/em><\/p>\n

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” (Gal 6:9)<\/em><\/p>\n

Press on….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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