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Hebrews 12:1-2 · WEB
1Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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St. John Chrysostom on Surrounded by Saints - Orthodox (Hebrews 12:1-2)
"The icons of saints surround us in worship—the cloud of witnesses made visible. They have finished the race; their example inspires. We run toward theosis, toward becoming what Christ is. Looking to
Jon Sobrino on Martyrs' Cloud - Liberation (Hebrews 12:1-2)
"The cloud of witnesses includes the martyrs of Latin America—Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran martyrs, all who gave their lives for justice. They ran the race of faith confronting oppression. Jesus endur