In This Race Called Life

There is a race that we are all running; It’s called Life In this race called Life everyone runs, Some rushing and whizzing by Others jogging, strutting, or taking it slow On this Track everyone runs The smart The wealthy The destitute Every single person has a jersey on Grandma with her walker Little girls and boys hot and sweaty The teen in her prom dress The new mom stroking her baby’s soft hair In this race called Life there are some hurdles In some cases we jump flawlessly over, soaring high Other times we will fall and come crashing to the ground We’re injured and hurt, bleeding and broken Then someone comes along stretches out His hand and picks us back up In this race called Life we have a running partner Someone who comes alongside us and stays for a while Encouraging us and bandaging our wounds Staying at your side to go through the hurdles, the sprints, and the jogs People placed by the One who made the race In this race called Life we have a coach taking us every step of the way Showing us where to place our feet What turns we should make and the way we should go He is trustworthy because he both designed this race and ran it too His name is Jesus Christ guiding us and leading us This race called Life can be hard and long, but it is full of joy and triumph with each step and new adventure.