This document encourages perseverance and faith by using running as a metaphor for living according to God's will. It advises fixing one's eyes ahead on Jesus, who has already won the race and leads others to victory. Looking to the examples of others who came before and endured hardship can inspire running the race of faith with endurance to the finish line for God's glory.

1. Stay strong you are not lost
Come on and fix your eyes ahead

2. Let the faith of others who
have already crossed the
finish line inspire you.

3. Therefore, since we
are surrounded by
such a great cloud
of witnesses

4. Run for God’s glory.

5. Let us lay aside
every weight

6. And the sin that so easily
entangles us

7. All of us need the Lord.

8. And let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us.

9. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the
author and perfector of our faith

10. Jesus has gone before us
to lead us home.

11. Who for the joy set before him
endured the cross scorning its
shame and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God.

12. This race can be won.

13. Let us consider him
who endured such
opposition from
sinful men so that
we do not grow
weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3