Last week I decided to try something new, which I'm naming #placewalkers. I went to my church on Tuesday after work and began to walk the parking lot. I was alone, but not. I started at the 80 ft cross and began walking and thinking. I prayed for what I was doing and if it was something I should do. I observed things around the church campus that I had never before noticed. After 30 minutes, I arrived back at the cross to complete the lap.
I invited a few people to join me, but walked alone again on Thursday. I listened to the new "Repurposing Podcast" from Christ Place Church. [It was very insightful, having men tell their stories of faith.] Last night and today I invited people from my church small group to join me on my walks. I'm going to give it a little more time to see if this is really something that I should be doing to help build groups and bridge gaps between church and our community.
I began these walks the Tuesday after Easter. It reminds me of the two followers of Jesus who were walking on the road to Emmaus after the crucifixion (Luke 24:13-35), because it's possible that walking and sharing with others could be just what some people need so that Jesus is made known to them.
Luke 24:13,35 Now behold, two of them were traveling the same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven mile from Jerusalem...And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.