This is one of my favorite books-- not only is it about running, it's about an amazing woman named Wilma Rudolph who had a remarkable tenacious spirit and who set Olympic records.
I love this page because it shouts the story of the underdog
and of the unexpected grace that shows up.
There are times that I have felt like this even in this training for this race.
Perhaps no one expected much.... BUT most people did not have what I have-- a friend who has run alongside me and has coached me, a family who has cheered me on and supported me, friends who have prayed for me, a PT who has some magic up her sleeve and whose optimism spurred me on, and the gift of the Holy Spirit to bring me God's presence through every mile.
I heard this question posed in church the other day:
"Do you feel that the task before you is greater than the resources you have?"
When we feel that way, we can be assured that we have God's spirit in our ordinary lives doing extraordinary things.
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