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A Runner's Thoughts: “Friends, what good is it to profess faith without practicing it? Such faith has no power to save one has it? If a sister or brother has nothing to wear and no food for the day, and you say to them, “Good-bye and good luck! Keep warm and well fed,” but do not meet their bodily needs, what good is that? So it is with faith that does nothing in practice. It is thoroughly lifeless.” (James 2: 13-17)
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A Runner’s Thoughts: “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” (Arthur Ashe)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 14:11)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “It takes practice and perseverance, but as long as I hold on to my dreams, I know they'll become a reality.” (Florence Griffith Joyner) So to in the spiritual life…prayer takes practice and perseverance and if we hold on to the dream the Kingdom will become a reality in our life!
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Every one of us will have to give an account of ourselves before God. Therefore, we must no longer pass judgment on one another. Instead, we should resolve to put no stumbling block or hindrance in our sister or brother’s way. The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of justice, peace, and the joy that is given by the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves Christ in this way pleases God and wins the esteem of humankind. Let us, then make it our aim to work for peace and to strengthen one another.” (From St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans 14:12-13; 17-19)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” (St. John XXIII)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.” (Meister Eckhart)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.” (Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Not the good of the world, but God. Not riches, but God. Not honors, but God. Not distinctions, but God. Not dignities, but God. Not advancement, but God. God always and in everything. (St. Vincent Pallotti)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.” (St. John Paul II)
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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
February 2023
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