Cycling and Spirituality

Cycling is unique from other non-motorized sports in that it offers us varied challenges at different speeds. Many of us find ourselves rolling at speeds that sometimes make us a little nervous. It’s not every day that the majority of us ride 35 mph on the road.

Hopefully, all cyclists have the fortune of taking in an extraordinary view at some point in their ride. To feel the sun suddenly warm one’s body on a cool day is divine. Some cyclists have the fortune of feeling God as they view his creation from a perspective they would not ordinarily have had they not gotten on their bike in the first place.


View along the shoreline of Lake Superior at McLain State Park, Hancock, MI, Spring 2007. The Keweenaw is full of natural beauty that brings excitement to many cyclists.

Cycling can be conducive to prayer; not the kind of prayer where you sit down, fold your hands together, and utter some words, no, but to the kind of prayer that lifts your spirit up and causes you to randomly give thanks for the world around you, the kind of prayer that strikes you with awe. That is to feel God.