When olympic runners race, they compete fiercely  to be the first to cross the finish line.  However, though they are the best-trained runners in the world, even they are drained of nearly everything in them by the time they have crossed the finish line.  As Christians, we should approach the life of faith in the same way that olympic atheletes run races - namely, by striving to live in service to God.  Today's message from the book of Hebrews will encourage us to run with endurance toward our finish line - eternal life with Jesus.