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Finding Jesus in a Bad Race
By: The Rev. Margie Baker, Associate Rector at St. John's, West Hartford
A few Mondays ago, I joined thousands of other runners at the starting line of the Boston Marathon. It wasn’t my first Boston (it was my fourth), but I was underprepared and poorly rested. I was nervous about the heat and sun. The race began and my legs settled into just under goal pace. My breathing felt relaxed, I wasn’t overdressed, and my music was on point.
This lasted for approximately seven miles, but then the sun and heat began to do their work. There’s no shade on the course, and, despite a hat, sunglasses, and SPF 50, I felt myself baking.
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