Time For A Walk

They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze. — Genesis 3:8.

Readers of the Pew know the above is one of my favorite images, and that in a sense Lent is a forty day walk with God. People walked a lot more in biblical days, so naturally there are lot of images of walking with God and Jesus in biblical texts. But just because you now drive a Tesla doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t enjoy the pleasure of a daily walk with God. He/she has a lot to tell us, and is also a welcoming ear for what we have to say. God wants to know our questions.

I have a bad knee(one has already been replaced) and my ankles aren’t so hot (Football is not good for the joints in old age), but when I slow down and God matches my pace. We have lots of images of God, but one of my favorite is that God is my “companion” on a forty day journey. He/she never utters a harsh word, judges, or gets testy.

God is the perfect companion. Time for a walk.

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.