Prayer Ministry

From The Prayer Corner:   A Challenge for April 2024

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The Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church published a 2024 Christian Discipleship Calendar: “12 Small Monthly Steps to Christian Discipleship.”  Last month in March the suggestion was to “Prayer Walk”.  It said:

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“If you already walk daily, add prayer, if you don’t, time to take a walk and pray!  If weather is a factor where you live, bundle up, or even try to adopt a physical activity that will help you focus on prayer in motion for the obvious health benefits.”

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Did you try that suggestion out?  If not, maybe consider doing it this month.  April is a much better month to be out walking anyways – the temperature is normally much warmer than March, the leaves on the trees begin unfurling, more flowers are blooming, the grass is greening up, the birds are returning from their southern migration – so much in God’s grand creation is changing almost daily, so there are new things to watch for and see all the time.

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Prayer walking is the easiest thing to do – nothing extra needed.  A location to walk in is about it.  Perhaps your neighborhood needs prayed for and you could walk up and down your street and pray for each family inside each house.  Silently pray for each person and for their specific needs if you know them.  Or just pray for God’s truth and love and blessing for each person in each house.  Perhaps the cares of the world have weighted you down so a walk out in the woods might help you clear your mind and better concentrate on praying for those things and lift your spirits as well.  Perhaps the ministries of your church need lifted up so you could walk around inside or outside the church any time and pray for them. Perhaps you are burdened with many worries for family or friends or co-workers and praying for them while you walk your dog each day at the park would help turn those things over to God. You don’t need to carry a Bible, pray out loud, or tell everyone what you’re doing. Just quietly pray as you walk.

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And guess what?  You are not limited to just a “Prayer Walk” – you can do Prayer Lawn Mowing, and Prayer Car Washing, and Prayer Pulling Weeds!!  Just Pray!!

 

“Remember that you can pray anytime, anywhere. Washing dishes, digging ditches, working in the office, in the shop, on the athletic field, even in prison - you can pray and know God hears!” – Billy Graham