Practicing Everyday Pilgrimage

Originally published here - Vibrant Faith Articles.
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I get a little restless at the first signs of spring. I want to hike. I want to plan a road trip. I want to take a drive, windows down, music blaring. And I start lengthening my walks. My goal for April is 100 miles. Walking is a simple practice that can also be a spiritual one. Philosophers, authors, and theologians have all had something to say about walking. Hippocrates said walking is man’s best medicine. Nietzsche said, “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” John Muir—author, naturalist, and mountaineer—said, “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” I agree with them. Walking renews me. I think I may be most open to God’s voice calling me when I am on a long walk.

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