THE SCENE: Temps in 50’s, cloudy, we finished right before the rainstorm.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side-straddle Hops, 10 Plank Jacks, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Windmills, Michael Phelps, Little of This and That
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Dragon Tail. We will do Route 66 up the Dragon Tail with the following exercises:
- Burpees
- Box Cutters
- Bobby Hurleys
Mosey to parking lot that is south of northern ball fields. We will have cones set up in the parking lot with exercises listed at each cone:
- Cone 1: 20 Merkins. Bear Crawl to Cone 2.
- Cone 2: 20 Squat Jumps. Bernie Sanders to Cone3.
- Cone 3: 20 Imperial Walkers (each leg). Sprint to Cone 4.
- Cone 4. 20 Big Boy Sit Ups. Bear Crawl to Cone 5.
- Cone 5. 20 Carolina Drydocks. Lunge to Cone 6.
- Cone 6. 20 Hello Dollies. Sprint to Cone 1. Rinse and Repeat.
Mosey to pavilion at northern baseball fields. We will do following exercises:
- 20 Bench jumps.
- 20 Bench raises.
- 20 Picnic table pull-ups.
- 20 Decline merkins.
- One minute squat at wall.
Mosey to AO.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Seven men, no FNG’s.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My ideas for today’s message come from an article by Stephen Cave, Chief Ministry Officer with Biblica, a website of the International Bible Society. He quotes from Psalms 33:5 “The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” In his article Cave comments that our human definition of justice is often narrow. We may think of 1) someone committing a crime getting their proper punishment, or, at a little less narrow level, 2) justice for those being treated unfairly by those in positions of power. Cave points out that the bible’s definition goes much deeper. In the bible, God equates justice with righteousness. This justice, this righteousness, is a Godly foundation by which all other things should be measured. As HIM’s, we can measure ourselves by this standard. Are we living up to God’s standard of justice, God’s standard of what he wants for us and our world? This is a standard of compassion that calls for us to put things right in our relationship with others. Are we being fair and loving in our relationships? Are we hearing the cries of our brothers and sisters and helping them when they are in need? Are we taking interest in those around us and not getting too caught up with our own issues? Are we joining in on God’s compassionate fight to end poverty, corruption, disease, racism, and emotional, physical and sexual abuse? I myself find it easy to point the finger and say “HE, SHE, or THEY are being unjust.” I think I can do more good if I spend more time doing what Jesus did: living the Word, being loving, being just.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quickcrete Memorial Workouts this Saturday. Polar Bear Plunge on January 1.