Life is full of casual observers. People who would rather stand still and never have to face a new horizon, than to join the race and risk being trampled. They are the living sidelines, wishing for a chance to feel the wind in their faces, but fearing that the same wind will keep them from pressing on.

Not all of us dare to run, because when you run, there's a chance that you'll fall. But the joy of the Christian life is this: when you fall, you can fall on your knees and ask for the strength to carry on. Jesus died so that you could run.