At the beginning of a new year it's good to be reminded that life is a journey – a road on which we walk and a direction in which we travel. But more than that, life is a running race, as the writer of Hebrews reminds us. And because it's a race it has a start and a finish; it requires training and discipline; and it has spectators and supporters. But none of these things are the focus. The focus is Jesus, who runs (and wins) the race before (and for) us, who is our prize at the finish line, and who is with us every step of the way. Through his grace in the past and his glory in the future, we have all we need to focus on him in the present.
