Spirituality on two wheels
By adamg on Fri, 03/24/2017 - 1:04pm
Associated Press interviews the Rev. Laura Everett, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches and author of an impending book, Holy Spokes, about the spirituality she's discovered as a daily Boston bicycle rider:
Bicycling through Boston's twisting, traffic-clogged streets may seem more about self-preservation than spiritual enlightenment.
For the Rev. Laura Everett, her daily 6-mile commute is a way of connecting to her adopted city, its residents, and her sense of community and vulnerability.
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My life flashed before my
My life flashed before my eyes when I got car doored. That was a very spiritual moment for me.
Oh my God they have their own church now.
When will I see my first Born Again bike lane telethon?
It could be worse
We could form a cult that travels around trolling motorists.
GOD HATES CARS!
I guess she really a
Holier than thou cyclist!
Biking in Boston traffic
is something that certainly makes me feel like meeting my Maker is imminent. It also moves me to expressions like "JESUS!" and "HOLY SH*T!" quite often.
I'm usually a little too busy
I'm usually a little too busy checking the parked cars for heads to avoid being doored to be that spiritual about riding in Boston.
I ride a tandem
And God is my stoker.