There was an article in the newspaper this past weekend that chronicled one man's passion. He was a 55 year old man who has spent over $300,000 over a period of years running full marathons. While that in itself is pretty mind boggling, what is even more so is the fact that he has run a full marathon in each of the 50 states and the Capital. That is a lot of running by any one's measure...especially since he wasn't just showing up to run, he ran them all in under 4 hours.....quite an accomplishment.
We are all runners, though, are we not? Each and every one of us. All of us make one run....a run at life. Our course is a bit different than that of the marathon runners. Ours is much more difficult
course as we run our narrow road from birth to death. While the marathon runner is concerned about crowd size (and therefore obstructions), it really is pretty much a straight shot on level ground from one end to the other of the 26.2 mile course.
Our runs last a life time, and we are exposed to many obstacles, some of which we never see coming, and many of which we have had little or no experience in handling. When we meet those obstacles, as men, fathers, and husbands we are taught to rely on faith, friendship, and the Word to get us through those them to overcome them.
The prize for the marathon runner discussed above is a medal and a piece of paper stating his accomplishment. And, I'm sure there is a lot of personal satisfaction involved. The prize for the marathon we all run, the one from birth to death, is heaven. Our goal during our run is to get to know Christ, and when we reach that goal, our prize is assured. Our run isn't any set distance. None of us know when our marathon will end...we only know that it will, and that it could be tomorrow.
It behooves each man striving to be a better man, father, and husband, to maintain a constant training schedule during our run simply because there is no greater prize awaiting at the end of any marathon than that of the marathon of life...heaven.
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