Life is Spicy

This is a marathon
Not a sprint
This is a long time competition that requires endurance
Not speed
Consistency
Perseverance
Determination
Now I more and more understand
What St. Paul meant by saying "“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7)
It means that he has finished a long weary race, a competition.
This is the Bible verse we put (I chose) on Mom's gravestone [peace be with upon her]. Why? Because I think, she has finished her race on Earth as well. She endured all the years of agony, being betrayed, being faithful to the unfaithful spouse, being dedicated to her children, the congregation and her students and the poor and the needy ones.  She did it. She endured life. She was able to did it all, because she believed in Jesus. Until her last breath, she mentioned Jesus' name. What a beautiful thing to know that she held onto that name, that very Name, name upon all names.
Now I remember her, and recall, that I too must follow her example. Living in faith

ODB today (13-04-2017, Good Friday eve)

"Jesus faced the agony of the garden without the comfort of a hand to hold. But because He bore that pain, we can be confident that God will never leave or forsake us (Heb. 13:5). Jesus suffered so that we will never have to experience separation from the love of God (Rom. 8:39). His companionship makes anything we endure more bearable."


“Lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2).