The Grand Canyon. Mount Kilimanjaro. The Fjords of Norway. The endless dunes of the Sahara.

Our planet is filled with places that invoke a sense of awe; areas that are beautiful, majestic, and terrifying all at once.

Humanity has felt awe since time began - however, awe has only recently been acknowledged by our contemporary world as an emotion.

It's not just any emotion either - awe has been shown to enhance our well-being. Awe is good for us.

Awe adjusts our perspective, and helps us get "outside" of ourselves. It puts us in our place, in relation to something bigger, something more wonderful.

Awe can be anywhere. Awe can be anything. And the Christain scriptures tell us we can get close up and personal with the ultimate source of awe - the God of all creation - on a daily basis.

What are we waiting for?

"You care for the land and water it;
 you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
 to provide the people with grain,
 for so you have ordained it.
You drench its furrows and level its ridges;

 you soften it with showers and bless its crops.

You crown the year with your bounty,

and your carts overflow with abundance.
The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;

 the hills are clothed with gladness.
The meadows are covered with flocks

 And the valleys are mantled with grain;
 they shout for joy and sing."

Psalm 65: 9-13

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Walking feels good for us because it is good for us.

It's not just a luxury, but a necessity for our well-being. This was never more apparent than during the lockdowns of 2020-2021.

Walking is mundane but beneficial - both physically, but also for our connection to the world.

No matter how momentary or trivial it may seem, bumping into someone on the street and talking to them does us a world of good.

With societal loneliness at an all-time high, getting out for a walk is now more important than ever.

Research is increasingly showing that walking helps improve strength, emotional well-being, and even memory.

It's no surprise that the Christain scriptures hold walking as the greatest importance.

Christians are encouraged to walk in the light, walk in the truth, and yield to God in every step of every walk.

Because a walk with the Father is where the deepest connection, and truest health, can be found.

"For You have delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living." Pslam 56:13

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