{"id":9566,"date":"2022-08-25T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2022-08-14T15:09:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T19:09:17","slug":"going-the-distance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/going-the-distance-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Going the Distance!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Going the Distance! 8\/25\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=gbrq6-129b141-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In these days of specialization, it is rare to see a professional baseball pitcher last through nine innings of a game. If he does, it is called &#8220;going the distance.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>More often than not, a pitcher will grow tired. His fastballs start to lose a little of their zip, and the curveballs are not as sharp as they were at the beginning of the game.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manager will go to the mound and signal to the bullpen for a relief pitcher. Especially in recent years the strength of a professional baseball team has many times been judged by the strength and performance of those relief pitchers who come in and complete the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In these days of selfishness and putting ourselves first, it is rare to see a love that lasts and lasts<\/strong>, that\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;goes the distance.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 More often than not, those of us who should be demonstrating this kind of love grow tired and weary as the &#8220;game&#8221; wears on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our demonstrations of love are not as caring, and the compassion grows a little less Christlike.\u00a0 <strong><em>Is it not time that we begin to love others with a love that heals, a love that goes the distance and finishes its work?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How are YOU \u201cgoing the distance\u201d with someone who is NOT a family member of YOURS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REAL LOVE MAKES YOUR SOUL CRAWL OUT FROM ITS HIDING PLACE!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In these days of specialization, it is rare to see a professional baseball pitcher last through nine innings of a game. If he does, it is called &#8220;going the distance.&#8221;&nbsp; More often than not, a pitcher will grow tired. 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