Therefore,

since we are surrounded

by so great a cloud of witnesses,

let us also lay aside

every weight and sin

     which clings so closely,

and let us run with perseverance

     the race that is set before us,

looking to Jesus...

                 Hebrews 12.1-2

(The course that is set

    before me today,

surrounded by those who are watching

    to see if God is real)