Walk humbly with God.

 Walk With Us

Not as a distant sovereign, far ahead,

But side-by-side where our uncertain tread

Meets the dust of roads we did not choose to know—

In the frightening and the familiar,walk slow.

Walk with us.

Walk with us in the ordinary moments,

The silent kitchens,the commute’s dull laments.

Walk with us in the extraordinary pain,

The hospital room,the loss we can’t explain.

Walk with us as You walked with those of old—

With Abraham to a promise yet untold,

With Moses through the sea on desperate sod,

With disciples on the Emmaus road to God.

Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road? (Luke 24:32)

When the way is clear, walk with us in joy,

Lest we forget the Giver of the day’s employ.

When the path is shrouded,walk as closest friend,

Our sure companion to the journey’s end.

For You are the God who walked in Eden’s shade,

And You are the Christ whose footprints never fade

From the trails of human sorrow,doubt, and need—

You are the God who walks,whose legs indeed

Were scarred to prove You journey where we are,

From the highest throne to our most broken hour.

The Lord your God... goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:6)

So walk with us. Our company is poor,

Our vision short,our faithfulness unsure.

But with You in our midst,we are a band

That moves toward the promise of a land

Where every tear is dried,and every mile

Is healed within the sunrise of Your smile.

Walk with us as our wisdom and our sight,

Our peace by day,our fire by night.

Until our traveling finds its perfect rest

Upon the shore where all the weary are blessed.

Walk with us, Emmanuel.

Be the stride within our step.

The breath within our journey.

The promise we have kept

And that keeps us.

Amen. Ameen.

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The Companion of the Road:

This prayer echoes the heart of the covenant: God’s promise to be with His people.

· Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) is the quintessential picture: Jesus draws near and walks with confused, grieving disciples, explaining the scriptures and ultimately revealing Himself. He doesn’t just give directions; He is the way, walking alongside.

· Deuteronomy 31:6, 8 and Isaiah 43:2 are bedrock promises of His presence through every terrain.

· Genesis shows a God who walks in the garden with Adam, and calls Abraham to walk before Him.

· Micah 6:8 summarizes the response: “to walk humbly with your God.”

To ask “Walk with us” is to acknowledge we are a people on a pilgrimage. We do not ask for a map alone, but for the Mapmaker. We do not ask for a light, but for the Light of the World to be the atmosphere of our going. It is a prayer for His transforming presence to turn every road, however difficult, into a place of communion and discovery.