Lets Take a Walk
Each morning as I’m getting ready for work, I see them out walking. The older Korean ladies come striding along with purpose. A few minutes later they are followed by two women strolling along chatting. A retired couple, engaged in conversation, often pauses at our corner before continuing on. With the weather warming up I expect we will see more of our neighbors out for an early morning walk.
I have a pair of worn leather sandals that I bring out each year at Easter. Several years ago I played one of the disciples on the road to Emmaus in the Pageant. Lorenzo and I walked along, lost in casual conversation. Stopped by a stranger, we spent some time walking with him. Later in the drama, we “asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” ( Luke 24:31)
The other evening during Bible study, the topic of our One Life campaign came up. As we discussed some of the details of the program, the question arose: what is a “spiritual journey”? I thought back to those Easter performances for an example to share. And I thought of something we have been challenged with recently. If we really do believe that “The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” (Psalm 24:1), then it starts to make sense to ask the Owner what He wants us to do with what He has entrusted to us.
Have you set out on a spiritual journey? This week, I would encourage you to look around in your closet and slip on a pair of worn leather sandals; go for a walk with Jesus. Talk with Him. What better way to find out what is on His heart that to spend some time with Him.
Ron Hilbig
Communications Director
Immanuel Bible Church