Egg-stracted

They were off! The egg and spoon race had begun.

Reception class from the local primary school started

their race, pacing timidly over the clearly marked athletics

track, each fiercely clutching their egg and spoon in one hand, whilst concentrating on the race ahead.

Engrossed in the task they strode, determined, whilst their doting families egged them on. Three girls were strong contenders to win, leading neck and neck, until suddenly, their chances changed.

One girl couldn’t resist wondering how far she was from the start, so she twisted to look back over her shoulder. Taking her eyes off the ball, and looking back, the egg tumbled and fell from her spoon, causing her a huge setback.

Another girl was doing well, out in the lead, until suddenly she saw her mum in the crowd of spectators. That’s when she broke into a broad smile, raised her hand, and waved frantically at her mum. Distracted and losing her focus, the forgotten egg launched erratically from her spoon, losing her the race.

The third girl, however, fixed her eyes on the egg and spoon. Nothing was going to distract her from the task in hand, she stared intently at the wobbly egg and resisted all distractions, making it to the end, completing the race, victorious.

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus Heb 12:1
Today, let’s not look back but look forward.    Let’s not take our eyes off the ball, and let’s run the race without distraction.      May neither the past, nor even family, deter us from the track laid before us by Jesus Christ himself. Keep focussed. Keep going!    

With Love,      Rev Gill x    

Run in such a way as to get the prize. 1 Cor 9:24