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Prayer Before Race Day
God, please give me the strength and will
 Help me run my best
 Please help me climb this mental hill
 Tonight please give me rest
 
 I’ll give it all my body has
 And all that my heart has too
 I run because I love it
 And I’ll run because of You
 
 Father, please forgive me 
 For things that I’ve done wrong
 And Father please support me
 When I’m trying to be strong
 
 
 I run because I love it
 Even though there’s pain
 I want to do my best and win
 But I’ll take a loss the same
 
 Father, please be with me
 When I’m standing at the start
 And when I’m racing hard
 I’ll feel you in my heart
 
 Please be with our team tomorrow
 Help us do our best
 Please give us the energy
 And we will do the rest
 
 We run because we love it
 We all know that is true
 We do it to get stronger
 We run because of you.
 
 Amen.

 
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