Rain

Rain can be fun to run in...Usually I don't like to get out in it but once I do,I love it...providing the wind isn't too bad. Once I ran the LA marathon in the pouring rain and the wind was blowing hard on top of it. You would think it would be a totally miserable marathon...and at times it was NOT FUN!...BUT there was something very inspiring about seeing all those people stay committed to their goals and refuse to quit because of the weather. I remember one guy yelling defiantly as we turned a corner into the pelting rain and wind...”Oh! Yeah! Bring it ON!” When he did that those of us running around him laughed, bent our heads into the rain and wind and determined to finish...you could almost feel the determination push you forward from everyone following responding the same way. It occurred to me that everyone deciding to finish together, made it easier for us as individuals to keep persevering. Likewise, we as Christians need to do that for each other...inspire and encourage each other to push forward, meet our trials head on and keep running towards our heavenly goal. For "Behold, we count them happy which endure." James 5:12