Sandal size apparently isn’t important to understanding the work Jesus did. Neither is height, weight, hair color or length, or eye color. We know that he didn’t stand out for his physical attractiveness. And we can be certain that he didn’t have blue eyes or light skin.

If these features had been important, if they are important to God loving us, we would know what they were. Which means that people who act is if looks are important to God are misguided at best.

What we do know is that he walked.

He probably walked most of the time when he was not on Lake Tiberius, at which point he rode in boats. Except for the one time he walked there, too.

The exceptions are when he rode on a donkey with Mary before he was born, and when he rode on a donkey on the way into Jerusalem the week he was killed.

So apparently knowing that Jesus walked is important to understanding his work.

It was, for example, important enough that both Mark and Matthew mention his activity at the beginning of the work with the disciples: “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.”

I’m curious about the way walking affected the way people were able to interact with Jesus. They could see him moving and knew that they could move to intersect with him or move away from him. They could see him walking into the wilderness and walking through crowds.

I’m walking more outside these days. A year ago, I was walking through a building. And I’m wanting to understand the ways it may be important to know that Jesus had, and still has, feet.