Run with Endurance

Mother and my brother, Rocky
1949

"We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy." (James 5:11 NLT)

By the time this photo was taken, my 29-years-young mother had courageously endured the Great Depression, World War II, Daddy's two-year army deployment to New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan, and a long battle with tuberculosis at the Alabama TB Sanitarium in Birmingham.

"Therefore, [beloved], since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith [generations of brave men and women before us], let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us." (Heb. 12:1)

How's that possible?

"We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne." (Heb. 12:2) 

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