We've all seen it in the movies or on TV....one person says to another: "Walk with me". Have you ever been on either end of that dramatic verbal invitation? What was it like? (Walking your dog, doesn't count)
Conversation seems to flow more freely if done while walking, even at the slower pace I take these days as I’ve gotten older. I remember when walking with my father as he got older that I had to hold back to match his pace. He would tell me to slow a little and now I say it.
Walk with me - a devotional "I watch as my neighbors walk by. The elderly woman holds onto the young girl’s arm. Very slowly they make their way down our street, enjoying the tranquility of the early morning hours. This tender and age-worn woman suffered a stroke a few years back and now requires help with the simplest of tasks. The younger girl, with arms strong as steel, provides such patient confidence for her ailing grandmother. There is no rushing, frustration, or annoyance in this girl’s demeanor. Only gentle patience for the one who needs her."
"Walk With Me" "Walk with me," I heard him say, "Walk with me awhile today." "Talk with me," I heard him speak, "Talk with me of the things you think." Share with me the things you feel, Share with me so you can heal. Cry with me through your heartbreaks, Cry with me when your soul aches. Look with me, a new sunrise! Look with me through opened eyes. See with me the world anew, See with me my point of view. Laugh with me in pure delight, Laugh with me it's all alright! Sing with me as we stroll along, Sing with me I love your song. Learn with me your wondrous story, Learn with me your prior glory. Know with me just who you are, Know with me we've traveled far. Create with me and dreams come true, Create with me I create through you! Walk with me on Heaven's shore, Walk with me forever more!" GREG OLSEN - 2007
We were designed to travel at the speed of life. When we leave our air-line and automobile travel behind us for awhile, to simple take a walk, our brain slows down to that speed of life sync with real time. We experience life at its natural speed. So when we add the joy of the companionship of a friend or loved one, we both experience the reset that takes place in our relationship.