Running is a kind of therapy for me. It's a great stress reliever and helps to clear my head. I try to run three miles a day but I have a couple of rules: I don't do hills and I don't run with anyone - not a team sport, running.For a runner, nothing can compare to the feeling of being stretched, spent, drenched with sweat and running on empty. It's not the work I enjoy so much as the sense of accomplishment I have at the end when I've gone the distance. Maybe that's why running is such a great metaphor for life. Paul testifies, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith... one thing I do, I press on toward the goal to win the prize..."
Finishing is a virtue in itself, its own prize. It carries you through to the next start and helps you press on to the end. Not a bad lesson for those of us working in ministry, or marriage or parenting.
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