LIFE IS A MARATHON

WITNESS LIFE IS A MARATHON When I was younger One of my goals In my life Was to run And complete the marathon I got hit With my illness When I was 22 And have never had The energy to do it What I found out was That I am still running a marathon Just a different kind of marathon ---a spiritual marathon A marathon---in which We are to find God Both in others And in ourselves “But those who hope In the Lord Will renew their strength They will soar on wings like eagles They will run And not grow weary They will walk and not be faint” For those of you Who actually do run marathons---physically How great would that be But ALL of us Are on a spiritual journey through life Age and illness wear us down Financial struggles leave us breathing hard Difficult relationships and people Sometimes leave us feeling empty “They will run And not grow weary They will walk and not be faint” Are you serious Lord How can that be Love God and love others “And as for you, brother, Never tire of doing what is right” 2 Thessalonians 3:13 I believe If we really and truly do this Always do---or at least try to do--- What is right We will Finish the race We will complete this marathon We call life “I have fought The good fight I have finished the race I have kept the FAITH” 2 Timothy 4:7 With the help and grace of GOD I’ll see you At the finish line Robert P. Wallman 7-27-11 Ps My thoughts and prayers are going out to the victims of the Boston Marathon Spiritual BLESSINGS to you all WITNESS 4-20-13 Ps “I have seen something else under the sun The RACE is NOT to the swift-or the battle to the strong Nor does food come to the wise-or wealth to the brilliant Or favor to the learned But time and chance happen to them all” Ecclesiastes 9:11 “I have fought the good fight-I have finished the RACE-I have KEPT the faith” 2 Timothy 4:7 “Therefore-since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of WITNESSES Let us throw off everything that hinders the sin so easily entangled And let us run with perseverance-the RACE marked out for us” God BLESS the city of BOSTON and the Boston marathoners MISC WITNESS 5-29-14 9-27-14 & 7-31-16