I Went For A Walk Today.

I went for a walk today.
I felt the warm sunshine on my face.
I felt the cool breeze on my bare arms.
I heard the birds singing and the leaves rustling on the trees.
Somewhere in the distance I heard children laughing on a playground.

I didnt get out my phone.
I didnt play music or a podcast.
I didnt record an encouraging message to share with others.

I just walked.

I used to walk this path every day for 2 years as long as the weather permitted.

But then I had to walk a different path.
One less familiar.
A path that at first seemed predictable until it wasn’t.
A path that had clear end up ahead.
Without a clear time of arrival.

At the end of that path, another path appeared.
With all my bravery in enduring the previous path, this one is much much more scary.
Its dark.
There is a deep valley.
There are things hovering on the edges threatening to take me out. Threatening to destroy me.
The me that I was yesterday.
The me that I am clinging to today.
Standing in front of me, between the path and myself
Is a man with holes in His hands and feet.
One hand stretched out between us.
Asking me to walk this dark, dangerous, and scary path with Him.
Today, Im not ready.
Hopefully soon.
Because I’m growing weary of where I am right now.
Not fully living.
Not fully grieving.
Barely existing.

But today I went for a walk.
An impulsive and deliberate move to get closer to Him.
The One who promises to never leave or forsake me.
The One who tells me not to fear, for He is with me.
I didn’t grab His out stretched hand.
Not yet.
But I took a small step closer.
💜

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