Showing posts with label Seen On My Run. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seen On My Run. Show all posts

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Rainbows and Unicorns

One of the best things about running with God is those moments when He shows up in a way that is so unmistakably...Him.

On one of my runs this week, I got to run through a set of sprinklers. If you have ever run in the heat of the summer in Texas, you know that this alone feels like a shower from heaven. But these were at just the right height, and with the sun at just the right angle, they made a bunch of tiny rainbows. I got to run through rainbows!  I remembered that rainbows are a sign that God keeps His promises and heard Him whisper, "I always keep my promises. All of them." 

There was another phrase that popped into my head: rainbows and unicorns. Usually something folks say sarcastically when something seems to good to be true.  But the blessing of God is like that. 

Perhaps because I'd spent a good part of the run praying about Boston, all of a sudden, it clicked. Unicorns. 


Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Impossible Run

Seeking a spiritual retreat, I booked a Caribbean cruise, hoping to find God in the vastness and majesty of the ocean and on the beautiful beaches in the Bahamas. Tuesday was our day at sea, so I took advantage of the track on deck to get my run in. 



It was a run unlike any other.  The track was a tenth of a mile, and I ran 10 laps at an easy pace. But the movement of the ship turned my easy effort into a 10-minute 5K!  


As I saw the 3:10 pace on my Garmin, I reflected on this: when we rely on God's power and let Him carry us, we can accomplish far greater things than we are capable of in our own strength--even the impossible.