Running blindly monologue:
(Scene opens with a runner stretching)
Oh, well hello there! You might be wondering what exactly I’m doing here? Well, I’m getting ready to run a race. You see (points) I have my running shoes, my sweat rag, water bottle and EVEN a handheld fan. (turns the fan on and points it towards his face) This really might come in handy later on. (puts fan away) Well, before I head out, I better do some more stretching. The experts say if you don’t stretch properly before exercising that you could hurt something. I don’t know about you, but I have come to like my ligaments, joints and bones! (stretches) There, now I should be all set. What’s that? (looks out towards audience) Where am I running to? Oh, I don’t know, we’ll just see where the wind leads me. (stretches again) What? (looks up towards audience) How long will I be running for? Well, (thinking) you sure are full of a lot of questions aren’t you? I don’t know, I’ll just keep following the wind until I get really tired I guess. (starts to leave and then turns back towards the audience) You have another question? Ok, that’s fine but please make it quick! I really want to get going. What’s your question this time? If I run until I’m tired, then how will I make it back? I don’t know, I’ll figure it out on the fly, maybe I will find a ride home or just camp out for the night. (shows frustration on face) The answer is no, I know you’re going to ask me if I’m going to run with camping gear and the answer is no! Look, I’m just going to blindly run and see what happens. ( starts running off the stage) I’ll see you later… or not!
(curtain)
Have you ever run a race? Perhaps it was a short one and you had to run as hard as you could and pushed yourself to the breaking point. Or maybe your race was a long distance race where you had to pace yourself. If you didn’t, you would end up fatigued and burnt out before the race was complete. In middle school and high school I was a sprinter in track and field. I loved running the 100, 200 and 4×100 meter races. However, every once in awhile my coach would need to fill the 400 meter and my name would be called. The 400 meter was not something I trained for in practice. Each time I ran the 400, I finished last or nearly last. I would do great until the 200 mark and then I would run out of steam. I didn’t know how to pace myself for such a race without practice. In a way, I was running blindly without a plan.
Unlike the gentleman in the above monologue–and myself running the 400 meter–in this thing we call life, we don’t have to run blindly by ourselves. If we have a relationship with Jesus ,we can rest assured that he knows all that lies ahead and will be with us each step of the way. When we put our trust in him, we know that he will help us to have the right pace in the race. In 1 Corinthians 9:23-25 it shows us how to run the race set before us.
“I do everything to spread the good news and share in its blessings. Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.”
The race of life is before us, will you choose to run blindly on your own? Or will you place your trust in the One that knows the pace of the race and will be there with you each step of the way?
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