tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854502799052315534.post7159934324882100738..comments2012-09-05T23:33:56.175-04:00Comments on Gregg's blog with no name: Tough Day on a Long RunAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529448778627337295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854502799052315534.post-20075037643400020292010-10-19T21:34:11.518-04:002010-10-19T21:34:11.518-04:00AM church...Good for you. yesterday was the feast ...AM church...Good for you. yesterday was the feast day of St. luke.. I found this & want to share it w/u<br /><br />I ran a half-marathon this morning. Had a very strong run; a run I hadn’t expected to have because my training over the past few months has been sporadic and inconsistent as I’ve battled a wet and cold Midwestern winter and spring.<br /><br />But on one of my final training runs this week, I realized that I was dwelling on all of the miles I hadn’t run, instead of the miles I had run. And that is when I realized that I couldn’t do a darn thing about the miles missed; it was too late to make them up four days away from a race. What I could do was focus on the miles I did put in and use them as the springboard for a good race.<br /><br />And I couldn’t help but think; that is what Christ wants us to do in life. He wants us to forget about the mistakes made and the opportunities missed; and focus instead on the things we do right and the future ahead. We can either let the faults of the past weigh us down and keep us from doing his will; or we can ask for and accept his forgiveness and mercy and use him as the impetus for being the disciples we are supposed to be. It’s why Christ gave us the Sacrament of Reconciliation; to accept and atone for what we did wrong and then to move on.<br /><br />I also thoughts of two things in my race today. The first is that the course passed three Catholic churches. I said a little prayer and made the sign of the Cross as I passed each of them; thinking of Christ inside on this blessed Sunday morning. I then noticed that I started running a lot faster; as if the Holy Spirit was giving me a little push. The other thing I noticed is that I couldn’t think of a patron saint for runners; so I think I am going to start a movement to have St. Peter and St. John named as such because of their foot race to Christ’s tomb on Easter morning.<br /><br />Keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com