THE SCENE: Partly cloudy, low 80’s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side-straddle Hops, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Bottle Openers, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Baby to Wide Arm Circles Forward, 10 Baby to Wide Arm Circles Backward
THA-THANG:
Mosey toward stop sign on northeast side of Admin Bldg. Stop at brick wall on left of road. 25 Bench raises.
Mosey to big coniferous tree just north of stop sign. 20 American Hammers.
Mosey on perimeter trail to area north of Roadshow Run. 20 Hello Dollies. Then run to top of Roadshow Run and back. Those who arrive back first do Baby Crunches until everyone is back.
Mosey to bottom of Mt. Everest. 20 Flutter Kicks. Run to large tree half way up Mt. Everest and run back. Those arriving first do baby crunches until everyone is back.
Mosey on perimeter trail to shaded area north of utilities bldg. 25 Carolina Dry Docks.
Mosey on perimeter trail to Northshore Entryway Gate. Mosey east up road to shady area south of utilities building. 15 Tempo Merkins.
Mosey east on roadway to where there is downhill slope toward soccer fields. Go down hill. We will do sevens with Bicycle Kicks at bottom of hill and Burpees on top.
Mosey to stop sign on Southeast Corner of Admin Bldg. 25 Diamond Merkins.
Mosey to boulder pile. Do 20 each of the following exercises:
- Overhead Presses
- Curls
- Triceps
- Rows
- Squats
Mosey to AO.
MARY:
Standing stretches with legs together and legs apart; leg raises while lying down on six; arm and leg raises from plank position; Boat canoe.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Eleven men, no FNG’s.pi
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
THE DESCENDING GOD
In Philippians, Chapter 2: 6-8 we read about: “Christ Jesus,a 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,b 7but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,c being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross”
As Henri Nouwen states, our God is a descending God. Jesus, who was born in a manger, chose the descending way continually. He lived with his parents up to his 30th year in an disrespected town of Nazareth. Although full of divine power, he equated power and popularity with temptation. His disciples were simple men, not popular, wealthy, or religious leaders of the day. His miracles were performed out of compassion, not to impress. Often he even tells those whom he has cured not to tell others about it. And, as he his life continues he becomes increasingly aware that he must fulfill his mission by sacrificing himself on a cross. God is spat on and tortured, not lifted up in greatness.
Quoting Henri Nouwen in his “Letters to Mark” he states “God has willed to show his love for the world by descending more and more deeply into human frailty.” And when Jesus reaches the utmost in poverty, pain lowliness and loneliness, nailed as a criminal to a cross, it is then that “we know how far God has gone to show us his love. For it is then that Jesus has not only reached his utmost poverty, but also has shown God’s utmost love.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F at Outlook on August 11 at 8:30 am. Talk to Pele or Lillydipper about signing up for the Fake Gloom Kickball team for a great tourney on Saturday, August 18.