12/19/2025
A peaceful and meaningful journey is making its way toward our community!
The Walk for Peace is a global walking pilgrimage rooted in compassion, mindfulness, and loving-kindness. Step by step, the Venerableโs walk with a simple intention to cultivate peace within themselves and to share that peace with every person and place they encounter.
This walk is not about religion.
It is about humanity, unity, and the shared desire for peace. It is an invitation to slow down, connect, and remember that peace begins within and is strengthened through kindness and community, especially during the holidays.
As the Walk for Peace approaches the OpelikaโAuburn area (now projected December 26โ27), we have seen how other cities along the journey have naturally come together offering rest, care, meals, and space simply as an expression of goodwill.
Please keep in mind, the Venerable Monks do not ask for assistance or make requests of the communities they pass through. They walk with the intention of peace, allowing each city to respond in its own way. Any support offered along the path has been freely given by individuals and businesses who felt called to help.
With that same spirit, we are extending an open invitation to our OpelikaโAuburn community to come together and support the Walk for Peace in any way that feels right.
This may include:
โข A welcoming space for a meet & greet or quiet community gathering
โข Overnight lodging or a safe place to rest
โข Medical or wellness care
โข Meals, es**rt service as they walk through our city to the next, or any service that can support them during their visit.
No gesture is too small. Every act of kindness becomes part of the walk itself.
If you or your business feel called to support, host, or learn more, please comment below, send a message, email [email protected], call 334-524-0143.
Let us welcome this journey with open hearts and show what peace looks like when a community comes together.
May peace arise in every heart.โฅ๏ธ -the grazer co.
๐ Update for Day 55 (12/19/2025): Join the Walk with Us in Selma, AL! Tomorrow is a special day! We will walk to Selma via US-80 Highway, and we warmly invite everyone to Join the Walk with us in this historic city.
๐Itinerary for Day 55:
โข Lunch Stop: Historic Riverfront Park, 2 Green St, Selma, AL 36703 (Visiting Hours: 10:30 AM โ 1:00 PM)
Join the Walk Event (After Lunch, Start at 1:30pm):
โข Gathering Point: Historic Riverfront Park
โข Our Path: We will walk together toward the Civil Rights Memorial Park (6 US-80 BUS, Selma, AL 36701), near the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge
โข Everyone is welcome to join us for this peaceful walk!
โข Overnight Rest: Southside High School, 7975 US-80, Selma, AL 36701 (Visiting Hours: 5:00 PM โ 9:00 PM)
We warmly welcome everyone to visit us at all of the stops above!
๐ Check the Live Map in the pinned/featured post on top of our page to track the journey live and our stop locations.
May you and all beings be happy and at peace. ๐