Book excerpt: “Let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us. Keep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor …” —Hebrews 12:1–2 (TLB) Did you know that you are in a race? We are all in a race that was started over two thousand years ago by Jesus Christ, our leader and instructor. No one can make you run this race; it’s a calling that’s entirely up to you. What is this race? It’s the call to prepare the way of the Lord! Just as John the Baptist was called to prepare the way for the Lord’s first coming, we are called to prepare the way for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.