Family Prayer Walk Update

I thought I’d update you on how our first Family Prayer Walk went.

The first thing I did was write ten verses on a notecard packet a sweet friend made a long time ago. These were verses that could easily be read by our 7-year-old and are pretty straight-forward.*

I plan to reach for these each time we head out for an official walk, adding one or two new verses each time.

The walk itself probably lasted 15 minutes and was neither awe-inspiring nor a bust. We walked, prayed for neighbors’ needs, took turns reading a verse, talked to each other any time we needed to without feeling weird about it, and enjoyed ourselves.

The boys pointed out things I wouldn’t have noticed on my own and my husband’s perspective always surprises me. He is strong where I am not and we complement each other, even in prayer walks.

Thoughts thus far:

1. We want this to be a life-long thing. Because of that, we are going to stick with one prayer walk a quarter. Four a year. This is doable.

2. We have been and will continue to practice this in less structured, more spontaneous ways throughout our days. To lift up those we see as we drive along or remember our friends as we pass by their houses.

3. Whether in a remote village in Asia or around the block of our home, I love clinging to the promise that His Words we pray back to Him over a place or people will never return void.

He is a good God.

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I’d be interested to know how your family has formally or informally prayed on sight with insight. Wanna share?

* verses we chose:

Matthew 21:22

Isaiah 46:9

Jeremiah 32:27

Ezekial 18:32

Matthew 11:28

Ezekial 48:35b

Acts 4:12

John 6:44