Tag: The Lord’s Prayer

My Marathon Sermon 2026

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Each year I serve as the Co-Chaplain for the Religious Services start of the New York City Marathon.

I no longer run the race. (I ran NYC 12 times and completed 27 marathons in my running “career.”) Still, I return to Staten Island to be present at the start to to share God’s love, and to talk and pray with the runners who attend our services.

This morning I helped to officiate five different services. I miss the big race. It still holds a special place in my heart, but I am also glad to be able to inspire the runners before they embark on their own 26.2 mile journeys.

The following is my sermon from this year:

NYC Marathon Sermon 2026

Today is a glorious day, one of the best of the entire year, we are at the start of the greatest race and were are in the greatest city in the world. 

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Random & Important Thoughts

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I have a bunch of scattered thoughts to share. These will come in no particular order.

My treadmill is basically broken. I can run on it in a pinch, but it skips a bit and makes a loud bang every few steps making it very hard to maintain any type of pace or focus. I have had this treadmill for at least a decade. I have run thousands and thousands (I’m thinking at least 10,000) miles on it. It owes me nothing. I wanted to run today, but it’s cold and snowing… so I went outside anyway.

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A Simple (but profound) Prayer

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A long time ago, while the disciples were sitting with Jesus, they asked him how to pray.  Jesus answered them.  He first told them that God already knew what was in their hearts.  He then shared with them some simple words to be used for prayer.  These are words that have profound meaning.  We know these words as The Lord’s Prayer.

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