Miles with Missionaries
Welcome to the Lent 2022 Journey Miles with Missionaries Program
The Lenten journey invites us to engage in reflective and prayerful practices to help shape our faith and connect us with God and others.
Miles with Missionaries portion of this study invites you to walk, bike, or run alongside Global Ministry Missionaries this Lenten Season. While the missionaries featured in this Lenten Study took physical journeys to their places of ministry, you have also heard some of their spiritual journeys.
For centuries, Christian practice has acknowledged that moving our bodies can become an extension of a prayer language. Praying with our feet becomes a physical and spiritual practice that connects us to God and to our neighbor. By walking, biking, or running alongside these missionaries through Lent, your reflective and prayerful practice can connect you to them – and to the global Body of Christ – in deeper ways.
Intentional breathing while journeying is essential,
therefore during each week of Lent we have listed a Breath Prayer inspired by the Psalm passage for that week.
(New to Breath Prayer? Find more information below after the tracking miles section.)
Committing Miles and Tracking Miles
How Do I participate in Miles for Missionaries?
1) Commit yourself to run, walk, bike, etc. a certain number of miles each day, week, or on a total amount for Lent
(Examples: 100 miles of running during the 40 Days OR 5 miles of biking every day of Lent for 200 total miles OR 20 miles a week OR you choose…)
2a) Accountability - email a friend and ask them to pray for you to achieve your commitment
OR
2b) Accountability and Partnership - email a friend and ask them to join you in committing to the same number of miles
3) Get some sponsors - some people may choose to get sponsors to raise money for the work of one of the missionaries featured in this study (e.g., ask people to sponsor them $1 for each mile achieved)
Giving information for each missionary is listed on the Link to Missionaries Info page
4) Track your miles - several ways exist to track your miles, here are a few examples:
a) write them down on your own weekly / monthly calendar
b) use an App on your phone, watch, smart-device, etc.
c) download and print up this one-page PDF miles tracking form to record each day, week, or month
d) fill out the online weekly tracking forms below to have a copy emailed to you
(Whichever way you choose, please fill out the Total Miles online form at the end of Lent.)
Weekly Mile Tracking Forms Online
Week 1 miles tracking form, including Ash Wednesday
Week 6 (Holy Week) miles tracking form
End of Lent Total Miles Tracking Form
(Please fill out this form as it will help us to accumulate total miles by all people during Lent and assess if this is a paired practice we should continue in the future.)
If you have any questions about how to choose a mileage amount, tracking miles, or how to invite people to join you, then please email Courtney.
Miles with Missionaries Breath Prayers Lent 2022
Ash Wednesday
(March 2nd) / Psalm 51
Inhale:
Teach me Your wisdom...
Exhale:
in my heart
Lent Week 1
(March 6-12) / Psalm 91
Inhale:
My God, My refuge...
Exhale:
in you will I trust
Lent Week 2
(March 13-19) / Psalm 27
Inhale:
You are my light, Lord...
Exhale:
whom shall I fear
Lent Week 3
(March 20-26) / Psalm 63
Inhale:
You are my God...
Exhale:
I seek your presence
Lent Week 4
(March 27-April 2) / Psalm 32
Inhale:
Blessed are those...
Exhale:
whose sins are forgiven
Lent Week 5
(April 3-9) / Psalm 126
Inhale:
The Lord has done great things...
Exhale:
Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice
Holy Week
(April 10-16) / Psalm 118
Inhale:
Blessed is the One, who...
Exhale:
comes in the name of the Lord
Good Friday
(April 15th) / Psalm 31
Inhale:
You are my rock, my fortress...
Exhale:
Lord lead me, guide me
More Information on Breath Prayer
Breath Prayer consists of a word or short phrase on the inhale, and a word or short phrase on the exhale.
For example, inhale: “Creator God…”; exhale: “Thank you for Life…”
The Psalm for each week has inspired the following Lenten breath prayers.
Pray the first line as you breathe in, and pray the second line as you breathe out.
Pray these breath prayers with 5 or 10 breaths as you begin your walk, run, bike, etc. as you begin to walk, run, or bike.
Pray these Breath Prayers throughout your miles to re-center your breathing and re-direct your prayers
Pray these breath prayers with 5 or 10 breaths when you have finished your daily miles, as it helps your breathing to return to a calmer place and allows for a peaceful transition from the walk, run, or bike.
Thank you for participating in the Miles with Missionaries
We hope you this Miles with Missionaries helped you feel more healthy and more connected to the global Body of Christ in fun and physical ways.
We would like to invite you to take a few minutes to provide your feedback with this survey, because this is a new study and we want to know how it has helped you and how we can improve for future Bible studies and scripture recordings.
Also, if you would like to have a missionary read a specific portion of scripture or to connect virtually with your congregation or group, please feel free to contact Dan so he can connect you with one of these missionaries or other missionaries serving around the world.