Marathon

I'm loving Tuesday mornings with our Goodfellas at Metro these last few weeks as we've been gathering for morning prayer at 6:00 AM. Seeing the hunger in the guys is a sure sign to what God is doing in our hearts as He's drawing us closer and closer to Him. But, it's just the beginning to what we feel God is calling us to do.

After our time together, a few of the guys head off to work while a few others get together for breakfast. These last couple of weeks, I've made it my goal to get out and get in a good walk to stay on track to so that I can be FIT2BFree. This week as I headed out for my cardio stroll, it wasn't long before I was passed by a few of our guys who were jogging the 3 miles instead of walking. Of course, I couldn't be outdone, so off I went after them in full, slow jog mode, and before I knew it a little conversation went off in my head between my body, mind and heart. I couldn't believe the things they were saying to each other, and with each stride the conversation became more intense. It boiled down to the legs saying to the mind, "I'm done. I want to stop", and the mind saying to the legs, "you're not going to stop. You need to stay up with the group", while the heart was demanding, "you will not stop because you're a man." Well, after a while they called it a truce and settled on a cool walk/run compromise. And it was a win-win proposition, because according to my Nike iPhone app, 456 calories were burned and I finished just a few seconds off the pace of the Guerilla Group. Great! Now off to breakfast.

Tonight at Metro we begin another marathon of an experience as we launch our Worship Encounter to celebrate 14 years of Ministry. For 14 years we've been running with a vision to reach humanity for Jesus and Impact Everyday Life. It's been a great run! We've enjoyed a lot more victories than we suffered defeats. And God gets all the praise! At the same time, I'm so thankful for the many who have been running with Mary and I in this race. I wouldn't have enough room in this blog to mention you one by one, but you know who you are. Have we had a few intense conversations along the way? Yep. Have we thought about quitting? Yep again. Thankfully, though, we didn't stop running, though sometimes it was just a slow, cool walk. Good news is, we're here to celebrate the results of a Guerilla Group who just didn't stop these last 14 years, and now we're going to party together for a marathon of Worship, as we Encounter God through Engaging Worship!

On this PrayDay, know that Pastor Mary and I are so very thankful for all of you who are our Metro Family. We love having you in our lives! I'm amazed when I think of what the next 14 years are going to look like. But before that...let's party hard for the next few days together!!