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Prayer Walking

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I heard these words yesterday:
"You run with your heart, not your feet." 

You run with your heart, not your feet.
You run with your heart, not your feet.
You run with your heart, not your feet.
You run with your heart, not your feet.

Those words stuck with me.
It felt like they were spoken 
directly to me
I got the message.
I'll run.
(I can't run, yet.)
I'll walk.

During silent reading, 
I reread my book PrayerWalk...
That gave me inspiration to start
After school I laced up my 
purple shoes
and set out. 


I walked... 
I jogged...
I prayed...

I noticed the clouds-
I prayed
I pet a doberman-
I prayed
I smiled at a woman 
waiting for a bus-
I prayed
for fifty minutes-
I prayed.

There are no pictures of my walk.
I left everything behind.
Everything except God.
Me, my purple sneakers, and God.
I want this to be a daily practice.


To be honest,
today I'm sore.
It's a physical reminder
of my conversation 
with God.
I'll walk more today
maybe not as far, but
I'll walk
I'll jog
I'll pray...



Who wants to join me? 


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  1. CarolMarch 19, 2014 at 6:23 AM

    I love the idea of prayer walking/running. I've been doing makeup tests for our state tests this week. Ninety minutes of sitting, with nothing in front of me- no computer, no book, nothing. Yesterday, it occurred to me that it would be a good time to pray for kids and teachers…

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    1. Michelle HaseltineMarch 19, 2014 at 6:25 AM

      Oh I love that idea, Carol! I'll have to remember that for our state tests!

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  2. LoraleeMarch 19, 2014 at 6:25 AM

    This made me teary..."I left everything behind"...
    God is so good.

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  3. CindyMarch 19, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    Have you read Mark Batterson's The Circle Maker or his 40 day prayer challenge? I read the latter with my children during Lent last year. We were all challenged to pray more fervently and I began prayer walking with a purpose. I'm a fair weather runner so it's just about time to start the walk-to-run process over again like I do every spring. Thanks for your slice today.

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    1. Michelle HaseltineMarch 19, 2014 at 4:36 PM

      I haven't, Cindy. I'll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation!

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  4. Lisa KeelerMarch 19, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    This is beautiful. The format you chose for you slice works so well with your topic. I like the repeating line "I prayed."

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  5. Laura M.March 19, 2014 at 5:51 PM

    Great post! I love spending time with God as I walk or jog. Those moments when, like you said, you leave everything else behind, are just wonderful.

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  6. JudyMarch 19, 2014 at 6:55 PM

    I look at my walks as "my time with God". He's everywhere I look and it's so easy to open up to Him as I take it all in. Thanks for sharing your slice.

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