As we run this finite race of life <br />To the finish line in swiftness of soul, <br /> <br />We undress ourselves of the baggage of strife <br />Take love in our steps to reach our goal. <br /> <br />Forgetting whatever lies behind <br />We set our hearts on the eternal price <br /> <br />Fixing our eyes on Jesus we find <br />His strength and power in us will arise. <br /> <br />As we number our days like fleeting mist <br />And our frailty of body declaring <br /> <br />The end line maybe right here in our midst <br />Our life may be in for a proper accounting. <br /> <br />For Death like a Thief always comes uninvited <br />And will cut through the race with his sickle <br /> <br />The call may come quick and be quite unexpected <br />Taking us suddenly out of the hurdle. <br /> <br />So let go of all sin and feelings of hate, <br />Be free of desires for material things, <br /> <br />Release and forgive before it's too late <br />The hourglass of life goes on emptying. <br /> <br />For the brevity of life is but a single breath <br />And we all will take flight as a bird <br /> <br />A destiny set for men to meet Death <br />Running only on the promise of God's Word. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />'Show me, O Lord, my life's end <br />and the number of my days; <br />let me know how fleeting is my life. <br /> <br />You have made my days a mere handbreath; <br />the span of my years mean nothing to You. <br /> <br />Each man's life is but a breath.' <br /> <br />Psalm 39: 4-5 <br />---------------- <br />Copyright Cynthia Buhain-Baello <br />Tralac City Philippines 2008<br /><br />Cynthia BuhainBaello<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/running-the-race-of-life/
