Reflecting while running is innate. Have a problem? just go out for a run and 90% chance you will end that run with some type of solution and with a much better outlook than when you began. Today, I ran most of my 5 miles in prayer. I was shaken up by a story I read about the night before about Benjamin Sauer of New York . Ben was a 4-year-old who just this week lost his life to a brain tumor. As a mother of two I cannot think of anything more painful an devastating to experience than watching your little one get worse and worse and then pass away and not being able to do anything about it. As I faced the glorious rising sun in a hazy, foggy, yet, beautiful DC morning I felt such sadness for this family and this sweet little boy who will never grow up to be a dad, or get married, or graduate from high school. When I got home I gave both my kids a huge hug and made sure to tell them I loved them so much.
Who do you pray for when you run? Most days I pray for Mya. She is a 5-year-old I run for and whom I met online. Well, I met her mom online via a Facebook page called 'I Run For Michael'. The site matches runners to children who are unable to walk or run. Aside from little Mya, I also pray for those I pass on my run who have trouble walking or who can't walk. Running has changed my life so drastically and has made me enjoy every day so much more than ever, my heart goes out for those who don't have the ability to tap into this amazing gift. I also pray for all the homeless people I pass by daily. There are about 7 of them I see regularly, most of the time they are sleeping, seeing as I run at 6am most mornings.
So again I ask, who do you pray for when you run?
