Run…
Run like the wind
Never give up
Never give in
Heart pumping
Legs burning
Can’t wait till the race is done
But for now, just run
The fear of not finishing
Drives you to move
Just keep going
Don’t let pain defeat you
Others run along side
Fighting too
You’re not alone
They’re just like you
It wasn’t meant to be easy
It never will
But stay on course
Fight those hills
Run your race
Persevere
The battle is fierce
But the victory is clear
Run to Jesus
With open arms He waits
For you to reach the finish
Heaven’s glorious gates
The pain will end
No more tears
No more suffering
Or consuming fears
Can’t wait to reach Heaven
To finally catch my breath
To cross that finish line
And find eternal rest
So I can raise my hands in victory
For in Jesus, I have won
Someday I’ll reach the finish
But for now, just gotta run.
Written: 11/8/2010
Hebrews 12: 1 & 2: “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
This poem was born as I was running down a gravel road in Iowa, preparing for a season of cross country. Anyone who has participated in this sport knows how tough it really is. I was never exceptional at it, always falling in the middle when finishing. But there was something satisfying about it, and it reminded me so much of what our earthly sojourn is like.
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