Making meaning from Eric Lidell to Katie Cannon
a mini essay on vocation and pleasure
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I was a proud atheist in high school when I was forced to watch Chariots of Fire with my cross country team. Though much of the movie was irrelevant to me1, I remember how profoundly a particular quote illuminated my heart and my mind.
“God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.” Eric Liddell
Though God was t…