Allen
1. READ about Allen’s moment of gratitude
“I watched my daughter run her last 3200 meter race of her high school track and field career. She absolutely poured her soul into the final 400 meters to beat her personal best time. Then after the event, I watched her wistfully look around the stadium. It was dark. And she was one of the last few people to leave. I felt so blessed to be an eyewitness to this precious moment in her life.”
2. REFLECT on a special moment you are grateful for
Can you recall a “last time” moment that you can look back on now with gratitude?
3. LISTEN To “Run Free (Mt Soledad Sunrise)” by Jon Foreman
This was Allen's theme song for a trail run in the Olympic Mountains!
4. PRAY God’s life-giving words over your special moments and memories
Father, give us our daily “bread” of happy memories with family and friends. You said in your Word that “there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens - a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1,4). As we reflect on “last” moments with people we love, may our grief turn to gratitude. Amen.
5. Before you go…ENJOY this fun fact about runners!
Tanzanian Olympic runner John Stephen Akhwari limped across the marathon finish line over an hour after the winner due to injury. When asked why he didn’t quit, he said: “My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race. They sent me to finish the race.”
