THE SCENE: Clear skies, temp in 50s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
20 Side-Straddle Hops, 10 Plank Jacks, 10 Windmills, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward and Backward.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Southern Parking Lot close to the soccer fields. We will go counterclockwise around the parking lot, stopping at each corner. The following shows the exercises we do at each corner and how we get to the next corner:
- Corner 1: 20 Merkins. Bernie Sanders to Corner 2.
- Corner 2: 20 Hello Dollies, 4 count. Run to Corner 3
- Corner 3: 20 Big Boy Sit-ups. Bernie Sanders to Corner 4
- Corner 4: 20 Flutter Kicks, 4 count. Run to Corner 1.
- Rinse and Repeat but Skip instead of Bernie.
We will Mosey to the perimeter trail where it goes by the pavilion close to the Southern Parking Lot. We will run for 10 lights. Those rabbits getting there first will come back and meet the six. Then we will do the first of the exercises listed below. Next we will run another 10 lights. Those rabbits getting there first will come back and meet the six again. Then we will do the second of the listed exercises. We will do this until we hit the serpentine sidewalk. The exercises are:
- 20 Dive Bombers
- 20 Squat Jumps
- 20 Bicycle Kicks (4 ct)
- 20 Iron Mikes (2 ct)
At the Serpentine Sidewalk we will hop forward for one light, then run for four lights. We will repeat the pattern until we hit the end of the Serpentine Sidewalk. Then we will return back on the Serpentine Sidewalk by lunging forward for one light and running for four lights until we hit the perimeter trail.
Mosey to the base of Cardiac. We will Bernie for two lights and run for two lights, repeating this pattern until we reach the roadway.
Mosey to the AO.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 men, no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What If?
What if the stock market crashes before I turn 70 and all the savings I have been relying on to retire plummets?
What if I get sued for malpractice and my reputation as a therapist takes a nose dive?
What if there is so much fighting within our country that it reaches a point where it is no longer the pillar of strength and beacon of hope for so many people?
What if my legs start to give out so much that I can no longer work out with my brothers in F3?
What if that lady in charge of the Lakeshore Park Conservancy, who has told us to stop writing on sidewalks and keep out of the ballpark area when teams are playing, somehow forces F3 out of the Asylum?
What if my house falls apart due to some kind of reason that my home insurance policy doesn’t cover?
Here’s two sentences from Philippians 4: 6-7:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Let me give you a few more “what if” questions. Think about these questions, dwell on them a bit.
What if there truly is a God who watches over us and loves us?
What if God takes delight in us, not for the riches we make but for the good we do for others?
What if God will take care of us through the greatest of losses, even our possessions?
What if Jesus really did die for our sins and arose three days later?
What if God truly does hear us when we pray?
What if there is a heaven and God will be with us, even when we die?
I’ll end this message with some verses from the song, We Will Feast in the House of Zion by Sandra McCracken
We will not be burned by the fire
He is the Lord, our God
We are not consumed by the flood
Upheld, protected, gathered up
We will feast in the house of Zion
We will sing with our hearts restored
He has done great things, we will say together
We will feast and weep no more
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Thunderstruck’s mother, who has cancer and for Operation and his wife as they try for pregnancy.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at the Asylum on February 26, 6:30 am to 9 am. Chance for F3 men to serve for RAMUSA.org. This is a clinic that provides medical and dental services for free to people in the community. The clinic will be in Knoxville on June 24 to 26. Our brother, Cat Gut, needs to know by March 1 if you can help. Let him know if you can.