God of love,
Some days, I feel like I am running with the wind behind me. It feels like my prayers are answered, my work fruitful, my relationships easy and comfortable, the future bright, and the road ahead smooth. But there are other times too when each step feels heavy and prayers seem empty when work seems to yield only thorns and thistles (Gen 3:17), and relationships seem strained and difficult. There are days when I simply wonder what tomorrow will bring.
And yet, it is those “other times” that I find myself more often in the Chapel on my knees. It makes me wonder if that is the whole point. I want you to tell me that you will make my life easier, but you simply tell me you will make it abundant and eternal if I will allow you to have my life for your purposes.
So I will continue to run, with the wind or in the face of headwinds. I will “be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable.” (2 Tim 4:2) And I will trust you for the victory.
Thank you, God, for being with me, whether I am running like the wind or trudging in weariness. Together, we will finish the race. Amen.