Therefore since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
          let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,
          and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
          looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.

started me thinking about the faces you might post as your answer to the questions raised in the title. Who appears in your gallery of people who impress you the most? Who is your idol of the moment?

When all your answers appear on a wall or door or electronic device, might there be faces who are your personal spiritual mentors, companions, wellsprings of inspirations, who lived in times past; who are as close as email or Facebook? Who is your secret friend whose belief in God, whose modeling of Jesus, whose prayer life is so vibrant and genuine that he or she keeps you from giving up believing or sets you to searching for your own reasons to live as they live, focused on Jesus?

My personal gallery keeps growing with faces from the Scriptures as I let the Bible read itself into me, and then I see people in following centuries, plus those who are around me. But I am far more interested in YOUR gallery. Might you share those names with me? I.d be honored to hear from you at   kriebel1@verizon.net or on Facebook, or what is even better . seeing you in church when you are home from school.