The Crowd On The Side Of The Road

 

Therefore,

since we are surrounded

by so great a cloud

               of witnesses,

...let us run with endurance

the race that is set before us,

         looking to Jesus...

           Hebrews 12. 1-2

(No matter what we are doing

      or not doing,

whether we are aware or not,

others are

     constantly watching us,

not to see if we are perfect

   but how we respond

   when life is not.

They desperately want to know

   if this God of ours is real.

And if our eyes are on Jesus,

          that shows.)

O LORD,

Help us to keep our eyes on You

and our hearts aligned

                    with Yours

that we would know and see

   the difference You have made

and that evidence is obvious

   to everyone around us,

believers, seekers,

             and even to us.

May we be faithful

  to what You have set

            before us

and to run it with joy

 and endurance.