Pastor Rick Wright's Update

The Tour De France is one of my family's favorite sporting events of the year. Hundreds of cyclists take on thousands of miles of the Pyrenees and the Alps mountains over 21 stage races over 3 weeks with no other propulsion system than the muscles in their legs. One of the most fascinating stages that takes place during the Tour is the individual time trial. Your standard race stage is simple; the first person to cross the finish line wins. An individual time trial is different. Instead of all racers being on the course at the same time, they start one at a time and their start times are staggered. A rider can finish his race and have to wait hours for everyone else to finish to know if his time was the fastest. Conversely, a rider could have the fastest time all day and be beaten by the last rider on the course!

In a time trial, waiting for everyone to finish is the hardest part. A rider needs to have the fastest time in order to win, but must wait until all riders are finished to know his final standing. This week, we will learn from Psalm 130 and explore themes such as our greatest need and waiting on the Lord.