Cultivating Faithfulness
Walking in Faith
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
- Matthew 22:37
Each Wednesday during Lent, we will explore a contemplative spiritual practice to help integrate and deepen our journey. These practices, which can also be found in the back of this devotional on pp. 80-84, offer ways to embody and express the fruit of the Spirit we’re cultivating each week.
The practice of walking meditation has deep roots in many spiritual traditions. Just as a path forms gradually with each footstep, faithfulness grows through consistent practice and steady presence.
Choose a place where you can walk slowly and intentionally for a brief time, perhaps a garden path, a quiet street, or even a room in your home. If walking isn’t accessible for you, find a comfortable place to sit and focus on the inner walk of faith.
Before you begin, select a question about faithfulness to hold gently in your heart, such as “How am I being called to deepen my faithfulness?” or “Where do I see God’s faithfulness in my life?”
As you walk (or sit), notice how your body moves, how your breath flows, how your senses engage with your surroundings. Pay attention to what emerges—thoughts, feelings, memories, or plans. There’s no wrong way to practice—the key is to remain present to your experience.
This practice can open us to wisdom about faithfulness in all dimensions of our lives. Like the small acts of faithfulness we reflected on yesterday, each step becomes a tiny act of devotion.
Making it Personal: When might you set aside time for this walking practice? What question about faithfulness would you like to hold as you walk, or sit? How might a regular contemplative practice help cultivate the soil of faithfulness in your life?
Listen To Our Lent Podcast Episodes
We also invite you to listen to the Living Compass Spirituality and Wellness Podcast hosted by Scott Stoner. This is a year-round, weekly podcast; however, during Lent, there will be two new episodes each week to enrich your experience of our Lenten readings on Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit.
You can listen to the podcast on our website by clicking HERE. You can also find this podcast in your favorite podcast listening app (Apple, Google, Spotify, etc.)—just search for Living Compass Spirituality and Wellness