Friday July 18, 2025

Matthew 12:1-8

Jesus took a walk one sabbath day through the cornfields. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them.

Do you take daily walks or do some sort of exercise if you are not able to walk? Who knew that walks or runs or daily exercise could be and should be part of our spiritual experience. Our Lord must have been so dedicated to exercising that he forgot it was sabbath and still went out. Remember the Sabbath in this culture is a strict no work, no movement day. However what if for our Lord, daily exercise is also something that brought him close to God. He connected with his Father in Heaven when he was out there in the open space.

Move your beautiful body in prayer today. At one point I would not miss going to yoga or running. Actually I got this idea from my novice master Fr Julian Black. He would start our days with yoga, connecting body and spirit. Pope John Paul II often talked about the theology of the body.

Take a walk today and remember me when you pray.

Fr Chibundi