Most Christian’s believe that Jesus Christ calls every person to follow him. As Christians it’s their duty and joy to share that invitation. This belief led to a campaign by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 2016 called ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. They invited every church in England to join a week of prayer that Pentecost – from 8-15th May — asking them to pray for every Christian to receive new confidence and joy in sharing this life-transforming faith.
This page, from that campaign, concerns ‘Prayer Walking’. The notes from this on the website say:
“Prayer walking is as simple as it sounds – praying as you walk. When we prayer walk we are stepping into our authority as God’s children to bless people and places in Jesus’ name. This simple task is a great way to bring transformation to your local community by asking God to break in”.
Students might want to reflect upon this campaign and this particular activity. They might want to consider What Christian beliefs ‘prayer walking’ illustrate and what impact, if any, might such an event have on the individuals doing the praying and on the individuals and local community being prayer for…
For more information on the Thy Kingdom Come campaign please see:
http://thykingdom.co.uk/
For information on the Prayer walking please see;
http://thykingdom.co.uk/prayer-walking/
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