Which Race are we Running?

So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Jesus to the life above - Philippians 3:14

The Parade for the Fourth of July was a wet one. In years past, when it rained, we left. But this rain was light enough to see most of the 140 entries without getting too wet. The hard rain started coming down after float number 89. I wanted to leave along with everyone else, but Joey wanted to stay. There we sat, two chairs, and one umbrella. As we watched the parade, everyone coming down the street would walk up and push candy and gum under the umbrella. There were not too many people to choose from. It was fun and memorable in a way.

The very end of the Parade was a marching band from the South Shore Drill Team. Maybe about 60 Dancers, followed by a huge music cart. The cart had three generators, 4 huge speakers, and a CD player. It took three or four athletic young men to push the cart. It was covered with plastic to protect the electronic equipment from the weather.

When we saw them, music was blasting out of the speakers and the entire crew was performing their routine as if there was no rain. They still had 1 1/2 miles to go, but the were focused on what they had to do.

It was there that I felt the Holy Spirit walking down the street with them. It is this type of dedication that keeps us all connected as Christians in the family of Christ.

Sometimes it rains, sometimes it does not, but regardless of how we feel and the conditions that we are faced with, we need to stay focused on the goal.

Grace & Peace

Tim