Help

You may have heard me talk about a quote from Anne Lamott in which she says that there really are just two prayers we need: "Help" and "Thanks"....  Today on my run, my hamstring really started hurting and felt really tight. I was discouraged that there was quite a bit of pain and did not want to make it worse so I just took it slowly, and then I began to pray "Help" through each step. 

I read that the average person's stride length is approximately 2.5 feet long. That means it takes just over 2,000 steps to walk one mile. For the marathon, I will have close to 52,000 steps covered.  

Today my loop took me just around 4 miles so I had 8000 steps that did not feel that great.  Rather than focus on the pain and just say "Ouch!," I tried to use each step as simple reminders to pray for those who need help....  (prayers for you, Cazden, Colter, Taylor, Jim, Daddy, me, our neighbor down the street with cancer (Cyd), and others who are struggling came to mind. )  

When pain comes your way, may God give you perspective and may he be your help in time of need...