Released with Purpose

Here we run. We’re Cairn XC

Yesterday, today and, well, whenever. You see,

Running’s not for little girls, or even little boys.

It’s for those who have a will to endure through pain and joy.

It’s not just for the strong and gifted

Who seem to fly with untouchable ease,

Yet who have their reward just handed to them

Unless they try for more.

Running’s not just for winners

Who are glad when they reach 1st place.

When all is won and over

They will lose if they stay in place.

But competition creates good and better.

Lazy humans need confrontation

To work their best and discover later

Much more than just compensation.

Running’s not just for the experienced

Who stand so calm and collected,

Looking for any opponent unprepared.

No. Running is a test.

It’s a test to grow perseverance;

It betrays motivations at the core.

We find what’s worth fighting against

And more importantly what’s worth fighting for.

So maybe you’re one of these:

Gifted, winning, with plenty of experience.

But runners need not be one of these;

At the very least they need purpose.

“What is the end of running?” you ask,

“Why should I go through pain?”

It’s the way God designed us to grow

–––So think about that. Then suck it up, let’s go.

Grow in your endurance physically,

Let it reflect your faith spiritually,

Build the team, stay focused on the why.

And guess what? We’ve already won.