SO WE TOO, SINCE WE ARE SURROUNDED BY SUCH A LARGE CLOUD OF WITNESSES, REJECT ALL BURDENS AND THE SIN THAT SO EASILY ENVELOPS US, AND RUN WITH PERSEVERANCE THROUGH THE TRIAL THAT IS BEFORE US. LET US DO SO BY KEEPING OUR EYES ON JESUS, WHO GIVES BIRTH TO FAITH AND LEADS IT TO PERFECTION. IN EXCHANGE FOR THE JOY THAT WAS RESERVED FOR HIM, HE SUFFERED THE CROSS BY DESPISING THE SHAME THAT WAS ATTACHED TO IT AND SAT AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD’S THRONE (HEBREWS 12:1