What is a Prayer Walk? It is exactly what it sounds like. You pray for your neighborhood as you walk around it. Maybe you take a walk for exercise daily. It's a perfect time to bring yourself and your prayers to God.
As you start out, commit your walk to God and to seeing what God wants you to see and to praying God's will on all you see and meet.
On your walk, pray for the people in the homes you pass-whether you know them or not. If you do know them you can pray with more intentionality, but you can hold each household up to God as you walk past their home. Look for and give thanks for the beautiful things you see and offer blessings on each person along your route. If you pass a school or fire station or other business, prayer for them with intention. When you return to your own home, thank God for the privilege of being God's presence (quiet and unknown) in the neighborhood.
You can do this same sort of Prayer Walk around your workplace or church. Offer prayers and thanksgivings for your co-workers and fellow members of the congregation. You can even pray for the workers and shoppers as you walk around a store or mall. Some places and people have organized Prayer Walks for specific causes, but having your own Prayer Walk can be a way to make a praying difference where you are, as part of your daily routine.
Think of the possibilities. Maybe you are inspired to form a group that can walk and pray with you. What if each neighborhood in your city had people willing to do a Prayer Walk regularly...think of the difference if could make! Even one person taking a Prayer Walk can make a difference, though.
If you think of other ways and places you could do a Prayer Walk, feel free to share them here for all of us.