God whose strength bears us up as on mighty wings: We rejoice in remembering your athlete and missionary, Eric Liddell, to whom you gave courage and resolution in contest and in captivity; and we pray that we also may run with endurance the race set before us and persevere in patient witness, until we wear that crown of victory won for us by Jesus our Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Commemorated usually on February 22, Liddell was passed on Wednesday because of the Day of Ashes. Lidell was one of the subjects of the movie Chariots of Fire. For more about Eric Liddell, click here.