Comments on: How Am I Like a Grain of Wheat?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:15:17 +0000

Oh What a Wonderful World it would be if we could all have that wonderful thought in our heart to share the love of Christ with each other thank you my dear friend Steven keep up the good work

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:13:25 +0000

Thank you for sharing your reflection with us. One simple act of kindness from everyone will help the world grow in love and peace. The idea of letting others take your place at a shipping place came naturally because you were not in any rush to send your packages I suppose. If you were in the same rush like the three you allowed to go in front of you, would you have done the same thing? I asked this question because I would not do what you and your wife did if I were in a rush. That idea would not come into my mind at all. We live an express life, always on the fast lane, and most people including myself have forgotten what it is to sow bountifully. I commend you and your wife for thinking alike. This says a lot about your marriage. May God continue to bless you all. And may we love and die for God so that we may not remain as wheat.

By: Mark Misencik

Mark Misencik — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:35:03 +0000

Hey Steven,

Maybe your action comes from something that you were taught long ago, something we all know. It comes from Leviticus 19:18, Hillel the Elder and, of course, Matthew 7:12.

The Golden Rule.

Mark

By: Mary Anne

Mary Anne — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:52:08 +0000

Your comment that ‘stepping aside for the other customers came naturally to you and your wife’ is a lesson to all of us. A lot of people will give way to somebody but in most instances they do not do it cheerfully, could even be grumbling. We are all reminded that God loves a cheerful giver.
What a beautiful world we would have if we all cared and loved our neighbors as ourselves. We need to die in small little things each day in order to change the world. I am sure whoever saw your kind act must have been moved by it. Thanks for the beautiful reflection.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:50:38 +0000

Thank you so much for your beautiful reflection and for everybody’s sharing. It inspires my day ” to grow into a useful plant” one day at a time.

By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:33:02 +0000

Thanks so much for the reminder. God bless you.

By: Philip Gerard Grahan

Philip Gerard Grahan — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:15:29 +0000

In your case, there was no sense of urgency. For the others, there may have been. I use “may” loosely. Many people operate as if there is a sence of urgency for everything he or she does. Everything is priority number one and if everything is priority number one, then what really is! Their priorities are not yours and yours are not theirs. Who is to judge – certainly not I.

A grain dying certainly has its benefits for it produces a bountiful harvest under certain conditions. For us, taking the word of God to heart and keeping His Commandments are the ones that we must adhere to. So our life is really not our own, it belongs to God who has designed us for a specific purpose. Fufilling His purpose is what matters today and everyday.

Stepping aside in giving others your place in queue is a small matter of love and when all is said and done, it is love that really matters – love of God and love of neighbor.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:04:20 +0000

God pls help our poor mind to love our fellow humanbeing the way Jesus teaches it.holy spirit guide us