Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Why We Walk

The New Testament tells us that Jesus walked. In Palestine in those days, walking was the only way to go, the only way to get anywhere unless you were a rich Roman with a horse or chariot. I can think of a few exceptions, times when Jesus rode. He rode on a donkey as a newborn, sheltered in the arms of Mary and led by Joseph on the flight into Egypt. Thirty-three years later, he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, five days before his crucifixion.

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