A Runner's Thoughts: Remember God does not wait at home or at the finish line, God is constantly with us in all things and all people. As we run, walk or move through life another way, as we live, our task is simply to recognize that fact and hold it with us and move with God!
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A Runner's Thoughts: As we run, walk or move through life another way today let us look purposefully for signs of God's presence and give praise and be thankful. During our run, walk or movement through life another way let us become one of the many voices in nature that give thanks and praise!
A Runner's Thoughts: As we run, walk or move through life another way today let us find the grace and strength to choose the narrow road, the steep uphill climb, the rocky trail, the muddy path because these choices are made by few and these choices can at times make all the difference!
A Runner's Thoughts: As we run, walk, or move through life another way today let us think of our breathing as inhaling God and exhaling extraneous thoughts, ideas and struggles. Let us allow all those thoughts that are buzzing about in our heads to move through our bodies and be expelled through our breath so that God has more space to be within us!
A Runner's Thoughts: Perhaps as we run, walk or move through life another way today we too should choose the road less traveled: the road of awareness, the road of revelation, the road of intention, the road of mindfulness, the road of imagination, the road of silence, the road of prayer. Today let's pick a road we have not traveled lately and let it make a difference in our life today!
A Runner's Thoughts: "Run, [walk or move through life another way] in the present moment, not from something and not to something. Strive for a grace-filled as well as a graceful run, [walk or movement through life another way]." ...Roger Joslin
A Runner’s Thoughts: “I run because if I didn't, I'd be sluggish and glum and spend too much time on the couch. I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. I run… to savor the trip along the way. Life becomes a little more vibrant, a little more intense. I like that.” (Dean Karnazes) So to even when we walk or move through life another way…
A Runner’s Thoughts: “You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.” (Steve Prefontaine) This is also true if you are a walker or someone who moves through life another way…In fact however we go through life this is good advice!
A Runner’s Thoughts: Let us try to make our runs, walks and movements through life another way spiritual, remembering as we run, walk or move through life another way God is our strength, God is the breath we take, God is our footpath, and God is our finish line!
A Runner’s Thoughts: You only ever grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone. (Percy Cerutty) So to in the spiritual 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
April 2024
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