I started the routine of a daily Rosary Walk a few months ago. I was in the middle of the 54-Day Novena and when the long days of lockdown were overwhelming my introverted senses, I would escape outside to walk “the loop” around our property. It was a game changer!
I struggle with keeping focus in prayer. The tabs in my head keep pinging and I’m constantly struggling to remember what I saying (“Sorry, where was I?”) or even what part of a prayer I am on. (“Did I already say an Our Father? I better say it again just in case.”) It often feels frustrating and defeating.
Praying outside is a completely different experience for me. It almost seems counter intuitive, but when I’m physically walking and my senses are overloaded with sights and smells and noises….I’m able to pray in a much deeper way. My head somehow clears itself of all the things and I’m left with only the task at hand. This new routine has become so important to me that I go out in almost any weather now, from sunny days to afternoons of pouring rain.
When I’m overwhelmed, I walk.
When I need to sob away from my kids, I walk.
When I’m so angry, I could burst, I walk.
When I’m frustrated and feeling helpless, I walk.
When I need to sob away from my kids, I walk.
When I’m so angry, I could burst, I walk.
When I’m frustrated and feeling helpless, I walk.
Without fail, I come away from those 15-20 minutes more at peace and interiorly calm. I rarely come home with some deeper insight and I still don’t have many of the answers I wish I knew. I can only describe it as a deep feeling of knowing that God is faithful, He hears my prayers, and He works all things for good.
Today, I thought I’d take you with me on a recent walk and show you some of the beautiful things I saw:
