We’re Running a Marathon By Steve Beckow

[Manuel Tavares]

We’re Running a Marathon
By Steve Beckow
https://ascensionflame.blogspot.com/2022/12/were-running-marathon.html

Unlike most sports events, a marathon is not about winning for most people, but about finishing.

And that’s a little like life.

We’re all of us running a marathon, from here to reunion with the One.

This marathon is laid on. Everyone has to run it – spiritually, not physically.

Since everyone is going to run it and it doesn’t matter when we complete it, it doesn’t matter that some are at Mile 51 and others at Mile 136. Soon we’ll be at Mile 136 too … but they’ll be at Mile 210.

It won’t work for us to look at those behind us and scorn them. We were once where they were.

Ramakrishna put the general matter this way: All will get fed. Some in the morning. Some at midday. Some in the evening. But none will go without. (1)

Seeing the matter this way takes away all grounds for making the journey competitive. Today I’m here. Tomorrow I’ll be there. Today you’re....+ https://rayviolet.blogspot.com/2022/12/were-running-marathon.html