Rudy: Run and Not Grow Weary (Isaiah 40:31)
In Rudy, Daniel Ruettiger has no athletic gifts—too small, too slow, not smart enough for Notre Dame. But he has something else: he refuses to...
This is movie analogies on perseverance and waiting, drawing on Isaiah 40:31, Hebrews 12:1 and Galatians 6:9.
In Rudy, Daniel Ruettiger has no athletic gifts—too small, too slow, not smart enough for Notre Dame. But he has something else: he refuses to quit. After years of rejection, he dresses for one game, gets in for one play, makes one tackle. Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength; they will run and not grow weary.…
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