Excellent Held God's Honor above His Own Eric Liddell, Runner For God by jim vecchio Share A Story In A Poem contest entry

God honors he who honors Him His chances might have been so slim Proved above sport, he loved God more In Olympics, 1924   A great runner, remembered well  Is the man named Eric Liddell With Esther, God used her beauty Eric saw running, his duty   Liddell honored God till his last For he knew that God made him fast Thoughts of himself, he would bury -His earthly work, missionary   He took a stand for God one day Refusing to run on Sunday Paris Olympics was the place Another date, he would embrace   He played rugby, studied science With his brother had alliance A famous pair is what they were At their college in Edinburgh   His true work, always in China Teaching of God, no one finer God truly made him an athlete Honoring God made him complete Author Notes The movie, "Chariots Of Fire" has the most iconic movie theme since "Gone With The Wind". It basically tells the story of the 1924 Olympics, and focuses on two individuals: Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell. Abrahams was fast, but ran for his own ego. When he won, it was a hollow victory. Liddell was fast and ran for God's glory, refusing to participate on The Lord's Day. His Victory honored God, and he joined his family as a missionary to China

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