A Runner’s Thoughts: “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” (Oscar Wilde)
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A Runner’s Thoughts: “Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach.” (George Sheehan) We might say that prayer is the sweat of the spiritual life and it too cleanses from within and it touches places no rituals can reach. So, if we take the time to pray each day we can cleanses our total self!
A Runner’s Thoughts: “When we truly love, we simply love, regardless of the worthiness or value of the object. No wonder that we speak of being “in love,” because it is a state of being more than an occasional, deliberate action. It will often feel like wonder, and our eyes will temporarily wide open and receptive.” (Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” (Meister Eckhart)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
(Mark Twain) A Runner’s Thoughts: “But with any obstacle in our lives, there are those moments, despite the setbacks, where there is a glimmer of hope.” (Rebekah Gregory) And we live in the light of that hope…
A Runner’s Thoughts: A prayer to live by – “father, creator of unfailing light, give that same light to those who call to you. May our lips praise you; our lives proclaim your goodness; our works give you honor, and our voices celebrate you forever.” (Psalm Prayer for Sunday Morning Prayer Week I)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on.” (Deena Kastor) And so to in the spiritual life…As people of faith we have our ups and downs and unfortunately you cannot pick the days they come on. All you can do is be faithful and keep on the journey of life!
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Crossing the starting line may be an act of courage but crossing the finish line is an act of faith.” (John Bingham) So remember entering the race of life each day along with prayer makes you feel powerful, and if you keep trying, you can reach any goal and be a true friend of God!
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude, [prayer]--they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit, as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before a race.” (Herb Elliott) And we might add after “a race” and “in the living of life!”
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Fr. Paul R. Fagan, C.P. "Preacher on the Run!"A thought from time to time about Running and Life! Archives
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