They see us, they laugh, they turn their backs. <br />They mock the cross and cut us no slack. <br />With cold cruel eyes and hearts like stone. <br />The world is dark with no love shown. <br /> <br />It's not an easy race, but it's worth the run. <br />It's a long wait but soon we'll be done. <br />Sometimes we stop and sometimes we fall <br />But with our Coach, we'll learn to stand tall. <br /> <br />It's a steady pace and it takes a while <br />But with a God like mine you could run for miles. <br />It's a race for the quick, it's a race for the bold <br />And that trophy is worth more than silver and gold. <br /> <br />Throughout all time that prize will last <br />But you have to be strong, you have to be fast. <br />You must know your path and know you goal <br />With all you heart and all your soul. <br /> <br />And the world, they trip us and take us off course <br />They cheat and they lie with a brutal force. <br />But to win that race, to touch that prize <br />You have to know where that gold relies. <br /> <br />The gold in loving that awesome race <br />The gold in seeking God's love and his face. <br />The joy in taking step by step <br />Where heroes have walked and winners have wept. <br /> <br />It's not an easy race but it's worth the run. <br />It's a challenging race not many have won. <br />It's a dream worth dreaming, it's a fight worth fighting. <br />It's a goal worth chasing, it's a story worth writing. <br /> <br />It's the life worth living, it's the picture worth drawing. <br />The true step of faith, it is the calling. <br /> <br />It's not an easy race but it's a race worth running <br />And the prize is knowing that Jesus is coming.<br /><br />Payyton Egerstaffer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-long-worthy-race/
