16 Nov, 2011
Walking Forward
Illustrator Live-Sketched New York City Marathon While Running
It takes skilled man to paint while running. Especially during the insanity that is the New York City marathon. But famed New York Times cartoonist Christoph Niemann managed to pull double duty as both marathoner and artist Sunday.
Fully engrossed in his mission to “live-draw” the marathon, Niemann didn’t break any race records (that honor was reserved for the, but he did manage to complete the race at 4:08 p.m. He may have been out of breath, but he was certainly not out of inspiration as he crossed the Central Park finish line.
Starting off with his trusty markers in hand – though he did lose a cap to his pink marker somewhere around mile 9 – Niemann chronicled his voyage to the starting line, his running troubles, and the inspirational runners he met during the race. His drawings were a mix of humor and humility: he portrayed himself as a quickly discharged battery around mile 3.2. Expectedly (and not unlike the rest of our daily tweeting) he created a number of sketches about his hunger pangs during the race. But he somehow found the juice to keep going and keep drawing, and in the last mile and a half, he broke out the paintbrushes to chronicle his final steps of the race.
Matthew 5: 3-10
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
What does God's Story Scripture teach us about walking forward?
Fun fact: "Be Happy" is the greek word for "blessed" in matthew. Jesus is telling us that we need not be sad about the road this world has us on. Jesus is telling us to be HAPPY, because God rejoices in you, no matter the situation you are in right now, he wants to give you the blessed, the kinddom of heaven, comfort, your inheritance of the earth, you will be filled not hungry, shown mercy, you children of God, because the kingdom of heaven is yours!
So as Blessed people what are we to do? Fun fact part B: "Blessed'', in Hebrew means "To go, walking, straight, make progress" in essence Walk forward, with your God!
How can we connect today's God story scripture to our lives?
Showing that you can overcome things in life, means you have to make a choice to walk forward. Take a look at where God has you or your family:
- Are you walking forward in life?
- Are you happy where God has you?
- Have you taken the time to be
Get real about God in your life, Get real about letting his blessing be a part of your life.
How can we connect today's God Story Scripture to our lives?
- Pray that your friends might be "joined to the name of God"
- Pray that they will be happy
- Pray that they will be Makarios
- Give your friends the grace to walk forward
- Pray for their journey to find God's Road in thier life
- Pray for your wishlists
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