Running the race.

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Running the race

Warming up

Running hard

Injured

Officials

Supporters

‘…run the race that is before us and never give up.’ Hebrews 12:1 ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.’ 2 Timothy 4:7

Warming up

Running hard

Injured

Officials

Supporters

Where are you in the race?

Where would you like to be?

What are you going to do about it?

Are there any other positions to the race that you can think of Are there any other positions to the race that you can think of? What would be the evidence that someone is ‘running hard’? What sort of things cause injury? Is it really possible to be an ‘official’ – involved but not running?