Hold Your Line!

2 Mar
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It has been a few years, but I’ve ridden in cycling groups (Pelatons) like this one in a recent Oro Valley race. It can be just a little scary, elbow to elbow with another rider who wants to get up to the front and who wants to move over into your space. One shouted phrase you’ll often hear in a big group like this one is: “Hold your line!” And that means, don’t swerve or invade someone else’s space because the result would be a catastrophic crash. In a group like this one, when one rider goes down, many riders go down. And just because someone did not hold their line. Hitting the asphalt at 25 miles-per-hour is not something you want to experience.

It occurs to me that “hold your line” is not a bad phrase for the spiritual adventure, too. Be faithful, press on, stay the course, don’t give up…”hold your line.” Faith’s admonition to stay strong is underwritten by the promise: “I will be with you always.” I pray that today, when decisions come or doubt arises, each of us will “hold your line”, stay strong, don’t quit, pedal on!

One Response to “Hold Your Line!”

  1. gz's avatar
    gz March 2, 2025 at 7:42 am #

    ‘Pedal on’ is good but I still like ‘press on’ best.

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