“ A Cloud of Witnesses ” Thinking of the ‘ great cloud of witnesses ’ can have what effect on us? The ‘ great cloud of witnesses ’ were no mere spectators or bystanders, as it were, who were there only to watch the race or to see their favorite athlete or team win.
لِذلِكَ ،‏ بَعْدَ أَنْ عَدَّدَ بُولُسُ أَعْمَالَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱلَّتِي قَامَ بِهَا هؤُلَاءِ ٱلْأَوْلِيَاءُ فِي ٱلْمَاضِي ،‏ ٱسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَقُولَ :‏ « إِذْ لَنَا سَحَابَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ جِدًّا مِنَ ٱلشُّهُودِ مُحِيطَةٌ بِنَا ،‏ لِنَخْلَعْ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا كُلَّ ثِقْلٍ وَٱلْخَطِيَّةَ ٱلَّتِي تُوقِعُنَا فِي حِبَالَتِهَا بِسُهُولَةٍ ،‏ وَلْنَرْكُضْ بِٱحْتِمَالٍ فِي ٱلسِّبَاقِ ٱلْمَوْضُوعِ أَمَامَنَا » .‏ —‏ عب ١٢ :‏ ١‏ .‏