The Two Runners

The true story of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, two British sprinters who qualified for the 1924 Olympic Games, illustrates two contrasting approaches to life and identity. Abrahams was driven by the need to prove himself; life was a race, with everything revolving around what he accomplished and how others viewed him. In contrast, Liddell, a devoted Christian, saw running as a reflection of who he was in God. In the movie Chariots of Fire, he tells his sister, “I believe that God…