Seeing Jericho in the Relay For Life

of the season for annual Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society taking place around the same time every year. Hundreds of thousands of people from communities around the nation and the world, walk a circular path around the fields, tracks and parks to show united front to raise money and bring awareness to support research for breast and other cancers.

We walk for family members and people who never meet in person. My first walk in that case was in the middle of a beautiful afternoon in the Sunken Gardens historic parka.Sunce is shining and a cool breeze from the Pacific Ocean is the ideal atmosphere. Along the way are "frozen", which reminded us that we are not just out for a good time, but on a mission to the goal. At one point walkers were asked to sign a pledge card to do something really practical to be proactive in the fight against cancer. I signed a pledge card to get a mammogram, then a pledge card attached to the vertical pole that has become crowded with many promises. Now I am obligated to follow through this medical examination.

always on my walk has become sober, instead of talking lightly about the day I think about the reality of breast cancer and how my cousin had found a lump in my chest so unexpectedly after years of no problems. Today is a breast cancer survivor. I would avoid mamografije.Zadnji hurt and I made ​​a big excuse about how I really do not need one. But an apology is often the fear instead of faith. I was hit in the face with the reality of my life. I would get my mammogram and be able to testify to other women about the importance of facing fear and doing as soon as possible.

After the afternoon walk, I took a break and take the risk to return to walk the walk noći.Noć presented a totally different atmosphere from the footpath lit the lamp. These little white bags lit from inside with a tiny candle has created some of the walkers earlier in the evening and had names, pictures, songs and prayers of loved ones who lost their battle with cancer. Walking into the night with only the lights on the road brought a new sense of the enemy cancer. Now our walking woke up strong memories of the brave fighting loved ones gone prije.Stvarnost fear, death, courage, hope and survival is the wind that blew through our nostrils. It was a bittersweet smell of defeat and victory in the mixed one.

As I went early in the morning 0:30 to 03:00, I thought, do not walk in this big circle really mean anything? Does it really help you reach your goal? Then I thought about the story of Jericho Jericho shooting takes place in Joshua 06:01.

"Now Jericho was tightly shut because the people of Israel. No one went out and no one came in." Joshua 06:01, NIV)

Jericho was promised that the land of Israel from the Lord. As the Israelites approached Jericho to say, the army and the citizens of Jericho came down the doors of power to the people of Israel. Certainly hope victory seemed in vain. What would a bunch of Israelis who were in the wilderness for years to do to get through the barrier well-fortified city? The best had to fight the battle with the priests was their, the Lord and his faith.

As I walked around in circles in the Relay for Life, the inner part of the area that surrounds became an illustration of Jericho. Inside is a response to the problem of cancer. It has been determined and uncompromising in providing response and lijek.Najbolji we all like to have our feet, the organizers and our prayers to the Lord.

of Israel were instructed to walk around Jericho with the Ark of the Lord are priests and armed guards ispred.Ljudi said that March was quiet until the right time to move to capture the country. "Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I will tell you to shout. And Shout!" (Joshua 06:10, NIV ).

walked in circles around the city of Jericho, then returned to their camp, in six days, waiting for the right time to get instructions on how to raise their voices in the battle cry to get the victory.

Relay for Life meant walking, walking for hours, days, walking, walking for years, walking together with others from around the nation and the world against the common enemy, walking together in unity of prayer while the joy in the faith that a cure for cancer there.

as the great enemy fortified against the people's hopes, the cancer is in the middle of the battle, trying to remain an elusive enemy. But the Lord let this turn into a new vision, to make progress without a battle cry, marching without raising the voice, the marching, without saying a word, the battle is fought and the victory will come

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suddenly very clear why we were walking on our way during the day and night. It was unclear why the time provided for prayer and faithfulness to grow. It was clear that the battle is not ours but the Lord. Nothing, not even cancer has a stronghold that the Lord will not win. It is only by remaining faithful to the part of what we can do, though it seems small, it will be ready to see the victory, when the time comes.