Hebrews 12:1-2

Do you know what I mean by “starting blocks”?You would if you ran track in high school– blocks are placed on a track provide stable brace for the runners’ feet• Olympic athletes spend time at the blocks, testing and adjusting them◦ because that first push-off is critical to a fast start• part of their workout is practicing their starts– the writer of Hebrews is not telling us to settle into the starting blocks• instead, the race has already begun• like a good coach, he is telling us how to run the race