A Running Prayer

This testimony by my new friend Callie Skokos made my day.

I awake to my alarm at 6:15 a.m. and realize that today is Thanksgiving. This fact doesn’t really change things – well, except that having a day off during the week in late November allows me to run in daylight when it’s not quite as frigid. For that, I am thankful. But to be perfectly truthful, I’m thankful for every day I wake up. I’m thankful for every day I can stand and walk and run. In a weird way, I feel like it’s my responsibility to run – to run for those who cannot.

As I’m heading up the first hill on Titan Road, I look to the east and wish the the sun wasn’t being so shy today. Her rays are slowly peeking out from the cloud-scattered horizon and with each ray that the clouds randomly release, I feel a little warmer and a little lighter. I think about how incredible it is that the sun rises every day to brighten and warm our lives. For the first time in 10 years, I think about God.

Read the rest of her powerful story here.