Guided Practice: Walking

Each week during our Lent series ‘Tables in the Wilderness,’ we are actively engaging spiritual practices. This week Rev Melissa takes on a journey with a guided prayer walk. If you’re isolating at home, unwell, or have mobility issues – do not fear. This meditation aims to build our awareness of God’s presence with us in our bodies and creation. While it’s designed for walking, we’ve put it together to allow you to engage it in your home if you need to. So we can still do this together; it just might look a little different. But we encourage you, if you are able, to put on your walking shoes. And get ready to go on a journey. The meditation will take about 15 minutes, but you can go for much longer if you would like to. It includes an exercise to help you prepare for walking, a walking meditation guide, and a reflection exercise at the end. There will be opportunities for you to pause the audio or video while you respond and then hit play again when you’re ready to move to the next section of the meditation. So the total length of time you take is in your hands. Episode Outline: 0:00 Introduction to Guided Practices 2:30 Meditation Part One: Preparing to Walk 5:29 Meditation Part Two: Walking 17:27 Meditation Part Three: Reflection on Walking