Of roaming tracks . . . no, tracks that roam . . . hm, tracks of Rome? Roman tracks. Tracks and Romans!

• An essay on tracks:
  
  Everybody desires to stay in shape. To do this, some people go run. As they tune their iPods to their favorite music and stretch, they think, “Where shall I run?” Their next question may be, “Where should I run?” A track is a great place to run.
  
  “A track?” contemplates the runner, “Who wants to use a boring track?” Boring seems to be the description of choice. Fortunately, many people have iPods or MP3 players. Any boredom associated with land-based fitness effectively ended the moment iPods and MP3 players arrived on the market.
  
  A track shows the runner where he is and how far he has to go. Lines, lanes, and numbers help runners trace their exact location and distance. By using a track, the runner has the resources for knowing location and distance without purchasing an odometer or some other gadget.
  
  Both literally and psychologically, a track is prime running material. Tracks lack bumps, rocks, sticks, potholes, and other obstacles. Durable, traction-consistent running surface defines a track. Hand-in-hand with a track's design is the motivation it inspires. The official air of the track, coupled with knowing location and distance, motivates the runner to push himself. It is an exclusive spot for competitions to occur. The track is designed for running and, as such, provides incentive for pushing harder and faster.
  
  Knowing how far he has gone, where he has to go, and what he is running on are all good reasons for a runner to use a track. Decisions about life should be approached in a similar manner. Everyone has goals. From there, he must choose which routes he will take; however, he should note that there are many paths but only a few great ones.
  
  
• Romans 8:35-37: [35] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? [36] As it is written:
  
  "For Your sake we are killed all day long;
  We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."
  
  [37] Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
  
  What will separate us? Nothing. The love of Christ will always be there--for us, for you, for me. But it is our choice to accept this love. We can either turn our back on it, or we can embrace the Creator of this love and trust Him to guide us in His ways. When we are guided by Him, no thing can do permanently harm to us. The perceived strength of evil pales in the face of God's grace and Christ's sacrifice. Tough situations are powerless. Pain of mind is powerless. Destruction of life and property is powerless. Starvation is powerless. Exposure and shame is powerless. Danger is powerless. Violence and death is powerless. The Triune Being, the God of the universe, is the only power because from Him all power comes.