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Category: Sports & Recreation / Topics: Current Events, News • Inspiration • Terrorism
The Boston Marathon Redefined
Posted: April 21, 2013
Attempting to make sense of the madness…
More than just the runners
"hit the wall" in Boston last Monday.
An entire city is struggling to breathe.
Their shoulders are stooped
Their legs are as heavy as lead.
The finish line is nowhere in sight.
This painful marathon of terror is far from over.
It will call for persistence and endurance
as well as determination and focus.
It will require time.
Going the distance will take years (not hours).
Yes, the Boston Marathon
has taken on a whole new meaning
as it is set against the backdrop of another race.
Sadly, the human race is marred by hate and fear
not to mention unthinkable acts
(some still manage to imagine)
that we have come to take in stride.
Ours is a race where random acts of violence
(and those maliciously premeditated)
maim, deform and kill.
It's a race that tests our ability
to survive, heal and forgive.
It's a race in which we are called to
put one foot in front of the other
one day at a time
without knowledge of what's ahead
as we lift the fallen
and carry the broken
and maintain our momentum
in a Godward direction.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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