I’ve been running since second grade. I love pushing my body farther distances at faster speeds.

My legs move in rhythm to my music. My lungs fill with air. My eyes survey nature’s artistry. Endorphins cause a smile to form on my sweaty face. I’m sure I’m running slow as a turtle, but the steady pavement-pounding of my feet makes me feel like I’m flying. I’m free.

In 2011 I developed Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), which makes the outside of my left knee and hip shoot with pain if I run too fast or far. The pain sometimes flares up when I’m sitting, standing, or lying in bed. It used to keep me from running for months at a time, but I’m now able to run weekly (though slowly and for much shorter distances) with the help of my sports chiropractor.

I’m thankful to run while I still can, because I know one day my aging body won’t be able to. Well, that’s not entirely true. I will be able to run in the future. And I’ll be faster, stronger, and no longer constricted by ITBS.

This is just one of the many benefits of resurrection.

Read the rest of my post at The Gospel Coalition.

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon is an author, editor, and spoken word artist residing in Orlando, FL, with her husband and daughter. Over the past 10+ years, Quina has worked as a digital content writer, copy editor, and book author, covering topics in art, culture, life issues, faith, advocacy, and more. She is the author of the children's book trilogy, Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can, which poetically retells Scripture's story through a Trinitarian lens of love. She is also the author of Love Has a Story: 100 Meditations on the Enduring Love of God, which invites you to explore God’s love as it has existed and moved throughout (and before) time, and how it intends to transform your own life story. She has helped create projects through her writing, editing, offering creative vision, and/or performing for clients like Christianity Today, Vū Virtual Production Studios, YouVersion Bible App, The Gospel Coalition, The Good Book Company, Harvest House, Bethany House Publishers, Risen Motherhood, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Training Leaders International, and many more.

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