Going for a (prayer) walk

Dear Friends in Christ -

The goal: getting to really know the needs and glories, the regularities and changes of the town God has given us to minister in. The method: going for a prayer walk all the way around it.

Estimated time of departure: September.

What's happening between now and then: preparation! For all of us, that means praying some kind of prayer every day for our town. For some of us, that means preparing to walk all or part of the 31 miles it takes to "beat the bounds" all around the town. For me, that means I have to get my walking shoes on, because I've never done anything like this before!

With training schedule in hand, I'm getting on the move. Today, I walked farther than I think I ever have before in my life: 7.5 miles. All the time I was walking, I was just noticing things that I haven't noticed before in driving around here - the texture of the land, the sound pattern of the rain as it increased and decreased, where various businesses are located.

By the time I was done, I was exhausted, a little sore, and humbled to realize that this was only about 1/4 of the distance I need to eventually travel. But it's onward and upward, one day at a time, one step at a time.

Faithfully,
Janet+