THE SCENE: 36 degree F., 93% humidity, partly cloudy skies.
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WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Inch Worm Stretch, Cherry Pickers, Baby Arm Circles
THA-THANG:
Indian Run on the way to Alcoa Elementary and stop at First Baptist Church to do 20 squats, 20 SSH, and 20 dry docks.
Continue to Alcoa Elementary and perform the first set of 11’s. WWII sit-ups and flutter kicks at the basketball court. Traverse the court with Bear Crawls
Second set of 11’s performed at the school soccer field. Box jumps and burpees and Bernie across the field.
Third set of 11’s performed at Mt Suckmore. Box cutters and merkins were the exercises between runs up and down Mt Suckmore.
Mosey back to the AO with a quick stop at First Baptist Church to do squats, SSH, and dry docks.
Perform 5 reps of each of the 6 exercises in the three sets of 11’s
MARY:
ABC’s and Little Baby Crunches to cash out.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs including Fins who joined us after an 8 mile run.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today we commemorated Armistice Day (Veterans Day in the USA). The fighting during WWI ceased with this truce signed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. This brought and end to the conflict that took the lives of 9 million soldiers and well over 5 million civilians. We performed 3 sets of 11’s in remembrance.
The conflict started as a result of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1915 by a Serbian patriot. Various treaties that existed in Europe combined with forms of aggression of one nation toward another led to the involvement of major players like Russia, Germany, France, Belgium, England, and the United States. The 14+ million dead and 22 million wounded were basically the result of people believing and following the positions taken by their leaders. Certainly patriotism was a major driving force but leaders of nations and principalities brought it to their citizens. The leaders believed that enemies of the State must be crushed but when it comes to ordinary citizens of the state it is summed up by the line in poem The Charge of the Light Brigade, “Ours is not to reason why; ours is to do and die.”
So most of us may not have influence or impact over the conflicts between nations but the Bible gives us clear direction on how we are to treat those that we fight with, those we count as enemies. Here are two good passages:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.” (NIV, Matthew 5:38-45)
“Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (NAS, Romans 12:17-21)
As Christians, we are sent into our world with the expectations found in Holy Scripture.
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