This past year Mary Lou and I have attempted to walk 2 miles a day which gives us a little exercise and a time to catch up from the activities of the day. Some weeks we do very well, others have been a little more difficult but we've kept at it. It's been good and it's got to a point that I miss it if we don't get our daily walk.
The same holds true for our walk with the Lord. Just as it takes discipline to walk 2 miles per day, so it takes discipline to spend time each day in prayer and reading and meditating upon Scripture. It doesn't just happen even if the intentions are good. You must actually set aside time each day or the day will be gone and you'll soon be spiritually flabby, even if you started out in good spiritual shape.
On Thursday of this week I head to Wichita to be on the "Walk to Emmaus" team. I am heading the music team and will be working with about 20 others who are seeking to assist about 25 men grow in their walk with the Lord. For some, this will be a totally new experience and will be quite a challenge. For others it will be a return to a walk that they might have once had with the Lord, but have either stopped walking or have turned and gone in the other direction. No matter the situation, it will be modeled after the passage in Luke 24 where 2 men encounter Jesus in a way they least expected and their lives were transformed. That is our prayer for the men who will be participating this weekend.
I invite you to read that passage and pray for the team leaders (of which I am one) and for the "pilgrims" who will be participating. Pray that God would stir their hearts and that they too would encounter Jesus in a most unexpected way. Who knows, as you read the passage, you too might experience Christ in a new way. If so, you can be sure your walk will turn into a run. Nothing like being in shape for Jesus, huh?
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Again, I want to thank the Leoti Congregation for sharing your pastor with others. This time through his music ministry with his brother, Rod, and his childhood friend, Kevin. WOW!! The Walk to Emmmaus is one of the most powerful tools available for renewing and refreshing the spirit and building church leaders. Only 72 hours long but the men are gently moved closer to Christ. This week about 35 women will gather along with 25 team members to experience the same kind of weekend. Pray for each one that they may experience that Luke 2 passage is a new way. Check out www.breadoflifecommunity.com and learn just what "Walk to Emmaus" is about.
Anxious to hear how the weekend went. We'll be expecting to hear some of that music........
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