I try to walk a few days a week. Sometimes I walk with a friend, but most often by myself. I listen to books a lot when I walk, and occasionally a podcast. The steady step after step helps me concentrate.

But sometimes I like to walk with nothing in my ears and no agenda on my mind. After writing about the goodness of the Lord and his enduring love, one psalmist ended with this bit of wisdom:

Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

I know of no better way to ponder—to give thought to something—than to take a walk. Something about the physicality of moving settles my mind and cracks open my soul.

We’re encouraged to muse, ponder, and reflect on the ways of the Lord. For me, it works best when I take a walk.

Psalm 107 in Through the Bible in 2024

Photo by Taylor Jacobs