August 30, 2019

Running a Good Race

Sue Carloni (Wisconsin, USA)

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Paul wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” - 2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV)

My husband, Kurt, and I used to walk a mile each day on the indoor track at the YMCA. Besides getting exercise, we enjoyed lively conversation and simply being together. But after Kurt passed away, I stopped taking walks. It simply wasn’t enjoyable walking alone. When I finally convinced myself...

Today's Prayer

Lord God, thank you for sending Jesus to walk through life with us so that we are never truly alone. Help us to keep our faith strong until the very end. Amen.

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Today's Reading

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Thought for the Day

I may feel lonely, but in Christ I’m never alone.

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Someone whose spouse has died

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Emmaus helped me laugh again, and it brought joy back to my life after the loss of my child. I am now stronger than ever in my walk with the Lord. And to this day, I continue to sponsor pilgrims to The Walk to Emmaus. In my local church, I have led our discipleship team and have had the opportunity to start new Sunday school classes and various women’s ministries. ¡De Colores!”

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—Susie Gilley attended her Walk to Emmaus in 1993 with the Chattanooga-Lafayette Community. She is now in seminary, seeking to be ordained as a pastor in the Church of the Nazarene.