My friend posted a beautiful picture of the sunrise on Facebook today. I immediately thought of this song. Do you know the songwriter?

Some Golden Daybreak

Some glorious morning sorrow will cease

Some glorious morning all will be peace

Heartaches all ended, school days all done

Heaven will open–Jesus will come

Some golden daybreak Jesus will come

Some golden daybreak, battles all won

He’ll shout the victory, break through the blue

Some golden daybreak, for me, for you.

Sad hearts will gladden, all shall be bright

Goodbye forever to earth’s dark night

Changed in a moment, like Him to be

Oh, glorious daybreak, Jesus I’ll see

Some golden daybreak Jesus will come

Some golden daybreak, battles all won

He’ll shout the victory, break through the blue

Some golden daybreak, for me, for you.

Oh, what a meeting, there in the skies

No tears nor crying shall dim our eyes

Loved ones united eternally

Oh, what a daybreak that morning will be

Some golden daybreak Jesus will come

Some golden daybreak, battles all won

He’ll shout the victory, break through the blue

Some golden daybreak, for me, for you.

Do you see a relation to Paul’s words to the church at Thessalonica?

1 Thessalonians 4:¹³ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. ¹⁴For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. ¹⁵For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. ¹⁶For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: ¹⁷Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. ¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Our focus – Hebrews 12:¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Our challenge – Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you with an everlasting, unconditional love; has uniquely designed and created only one you; has a good plan for your life; runs with you; and will accomplish His purposes for you and through you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with your focus on His mission: to conform you to the image of Jesus Christ!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti