let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles...
Today, I threw off something that hindered and entangled me, a fact I only realized very recently...
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us...
Now I need to get back on the track... running a race that's marked --but how do I see the markings? Do I even see them? I know arough sense of direction I should be running in, but where are thelines to guide? How do I pace myself in a race where I don't knowwhere the end is?
So, with that in mind... welcome to Year 2 in Shanghai. Thefirst year was just about getting acquainted with the field and thefellow contestants. Now comes a time where I'm going to try andfind some of those markings on a grand competition being held on thetrack that is this wild and crazy city and country...
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