A Runner’s Thoughts: “You can run full speed into a door that is closed or you can pull back just a little and go through the open door.” (John Bingham) So let God help you find that open door… Feel the touch of God in your life today…
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A Runner's Thoughts: “Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy” (Thomas Merton).
A Runner’s Thoughts: In the first reading (Isaiah 40: 25-31) from today’s mass Isaiah writes, “They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint ….” As I read these words this morning, I could not help but think about my own running. I believe that every runner when starting out on a training run or a race utters Isaiah’s words to him or herself in some way. May be not exactly as Isaiah has written them, but in some fashion every runner begins with the hope that they will run and not grow weary. It is the vision of every runner to run strong and to finish.
It is the hope of every person of faith to live life to the fullest, to remain strong and faithful and to finish. St. Paul tells us to run life focused on the finish line. We need to always look ahead not behind. Pope Francis during this Holy Year of Mercy invited us looking ahead and challenged us not to grow weary in our service as a Church to the poor, the homeless and the hungry. I know that not everyone likes to run or can run. But for me, running is a wonderful metaphor for life. When I run, I am reminded of the challenges of life but also the gifts of life. As Isaiah says, “They that hope in the Lord, will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings; they will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.” Running is about having hope, being a person of faith is about having hope and, in each case, hope leads us at times to making the impossible – possible! A Runner's Thoughts: "Mary does not lose herself in logical arguments, she does not place obstacles in the Lord's way, but she promptly entrusts herself and leaves room for the action of the Holy Spirit." (Pope Francis)
A Runner's Thoughts: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.” (Isaiah 2:4)
A Runner's Thoughts: “Loving God, send your light and your fidelity, that they may be our guide.” (Adapted from Psalm 43)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Shift from thinking to feeling–feel yourself accomplishing your goal. Take that feeling out of your head and put it into your heart. Embrace it as the reality.” (Erin Taylor) So to in the spiritual life…Take your faith out of your head and put it in your heart!
A Runner’s Thoughts: The human body can only do so much. Then the heart and spirit must take over. (Sohn Kee-chung) May our heart and spirit lead us to the healing presence of God this day.
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: “And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic – [the miracle] of beginnings.” (Meister Eckhart)
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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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