THE SCENE: Cloudy, mild breeze that would ruffle my hair if I had more of it, mid 40s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20 IC, Cherry Pickers x 10 IC, Ankle Grabbers/hammie stretch, Baby Arm Circles Forward (x10) and Backward (x10) IC, Shoulder Tap Merkins x 10 IC
THA-THANG:
Today we revisited the events of the Brolympics that we enjoyed at the F3 anniversary a few weeks ago. We started with the long distance run first, carrying a softball bat high as the Olympic torch. Indian run from AO up Baby Everest and around running trail to parking lot, then back close to the AO, passing “torch” off as PAX gets to front.
Brolympic Redux:
Parking lot will have 6 different stations that imitate the F3 Brolympics events. We will do each station for 2 minutes, AMRAP. The stations are:
- Merkins
- BBS
- Shuttle Run / Suicides
- Burpee Broad Jumps
- 40-yd dash
- Bear Crawl around cones
This was followed by a mini Pickett’s Charge up Baby Everest. Not enough time to rinse and repeat as planned, so we each PAX member chose whatever exercise they wanted to revisit, rotating as desired, until it was time to head back to the AO.
MARY:
Flutter kicks x 25, 4-ct IC, Box Cutters x 20, 4-ct, IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 Strong!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Doing Christianity – Reverend Gretchen Sylwester at Bethel Church, Elmhurst IL
‘Author and activist Shane Claiborne writes in The Irresistible Revolution: “If you ask most people what Christians believe, they can tell you, ‘Christians believe that Jesus is God’s Son and that Jesus rose from the dead.’ But if you ask the average person how Christians live, they are struck silent. They usually say something like “Christians live pretty much like everybody else, they just sprinkle in a little Jesus along the way.”
One of the speakers at an interfaith community event at the Villa Park Islamic Center said that in her tradition, religious action is far more important than religious belief. From her perspective, how we live is far more important than what we say we believe. More recently, the tragedy in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue might make one question about what a “Christian response” to this tragedy might be.
What is essential to a Christian way of life? What are the things that we do that set us apart? If you were to describe the Christian way of life to a non-believer, what would you say? If it is not just Jesus’ sprinkles, what is it?
One place to start is by talking about generosity and grace. We share. Christians use our power and privilege to change things for others who have less. We are slow to judge and quick to forgive. We are diligent in setting aside time for prayer and meditation. We worship with others as an essential practice, something that we make room for in our lives as a “must” rather than a “maybe.” And most of all, Christians look to the future with hope, not fear.
I encourage you to consider your own action plan for being a Christian. Forget about the word “think.” Forget the word “believe.” Consider what it is that we do that makes us unique. For as the old hymn goes, in the end, “They will know that we are Christians by our love, by our love. They will know we are Christians by our love.” ‘
MOLESKIN:
The PAX shared some words of support for one of our members who is going through a difficult stretch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F coming up this Saturday at the Outlook, 8:30 a.m. Breakfast provided, $10 donation recommended.