Mobile prayer

Nowadays it seems that many people are aware that physical exercise is a necessity in their lives. A good number of walkers and joggers can be seen in places conducive to such activities. Many prefer to talk to a family member or friend while walking, whereas others just opt to enjoy their walk by listening to music.

But physical exercise is not only an opportunity to solidify human interpersonal relationships. It also allows room for one to grow in his and her relationship with God. One can easily fill a one-hour walk with prayer. Yes, there is such a thing as mobile prayer.

There are various types of prayers that can be said while doing physical exercise. The rosary, for instance, would be a case in point. It can be an excellent prayer to accompany someone who is on a long walk. Since it is a simple prayer that marks the rhythm of human life, the rosary can integrate one's step with a Hail Mary in one's journey to Christ, with the unfailing accompaniment of the Virgin Mary.

Therefore, as one goes on his and her way towards the desired destination one can easily meditate on his and her life in the perspective of Christ's joyful, lightful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries. In contemplating Christ's life with Mary, the walker is being put by God in living communion with Jesus through the heart of his Mother.

Also, by offering the rosary for oneself or other people, one's heart can espouse in the decades of the rosary all the events that constitute the lives of individuals, families, nations, the Church and the entire humanity. Be it one's personal concerns or those of his and her neighbour, particularly those who are one's closest and dearest family members and friends, one can effectively and affectively care for oneself and others through this powerful Marian prayer of the rosary.

While rightly enjoying our daily walks, let us remember that the physical exercise we are doing is a vehicle for us to experience and remember that Christ's love, through the powerful intercession of Mary, is always there for us, at any moment in our lives, to save us.