"...Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith..." (Heb. 12:1-2) "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)

The snow covered the ground where three lads were playing. A man came along and said to them, "Would you like to try a race and the winner receive a prize?" The boys agreed, and the man told them that his race was to be different. He said, "I will go to the other side of the field, and when I give you the signal, you will start to run. The one whose footsteps are the straightest in the snow will be the winner."

The race commenced and the first boy kept looking at his feet to see if his steps were straight. The second lad kept looking at his companions to see what they were doing; but the third boy just ran with his eyes steadfastly fixed on the man on the other side of the field. The third lad was the winner, because his footsteps were straight in the snow. He had kept his eyes on the goal ahead of him.

Let us patiently run with our eyes centered on the Lord, the author and finisher of our faith.