Comments on: ‘Walk-up’ to Christ

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:28:17 +0000

Thank you for boiling it down for me. All the rules are overwhelming sometimes. Your writing makes me recollect that Jesus said there are two simple and most important commandments… To love God with all my heart and to love others as myself. I can do that! Thanks 🙂

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:15:39 +0000

Joe, You always break it down to the simplistic. For me this is one of your best. My day has changed and my thoughts have changed to simple walk-ups all over the place. God Bless you…and keep this stuff coming I know it helps us all. Thank you

By: A

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:36:42 +0000

Joe, I totally agree with you. We need to be loved, and spend time with the ones we love. In a previous reflection, you mentioned the children and teens of today struggling. I remember that, because I am proposing the same answer now that I proposed before. The US needs longer paid parental leave than it currently has. 12 weeks of unpaid leave forces some parents to go back to work too early. Mothers before they have fully healed, and before breastfeeding has been fully established (8 weeks for the latter). A longer paid parental leave would allow parents to bond with their babies, thereby setting up a bond of love for a lifetime. I don’t understand how a country that touts “family values” all the time refuses to give a long, PAID, patental leave.

Maybe Americans should invest in their children’s future by lobbying the government for humane parental leave.

By: A

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:29:46 +0000

Carol, what a wonderful message! I love your elevator mission! I think that just getting acknowledged means a lot to us, and so being smiled at and greeted shows that we are important enough to be noticed, acknowledged, and spoken to. I will make it my mission to greet passersby on a road I walk on. Not such a congested road that it’s filled with people, but I always see someone on that road, even as many as 5 people. I will greet them all. Thank you for the inspiration, Carol! I hope that you have fully recovered and I pray that you will be fully healthy!

By: Tess

Tess — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:09:28 +0000

Hello Joe, I agree with you that life is simple and beautiful, but we complicate it most of the time. We should focus on the love of God and walk towards Him through His son Jesus. We can do this be being kind and helpful to others whenever opportunity arise. God bless you and your family. Continue to share with to others your inspiring reflections.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:51:12 +0000

Hello Joe – awesome reflection as always. Nothing could be simpler than loving – yet simple isn’t always easy, especially in the context of love when it’s just so much easier to point fingers, fall into despair, or hate. Thank you for the reminder that there are always small opportunities to show love. God bless you and your family.

By: Donandrea Stemle

Donandrea Stemle — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:30:32 +0000

This message really spoke to me. The simplicity of Gods Love for us. I am going to share your passage with my 7th grade Religious Ed kids tonight! ?

By: Jennifer Pereira

Jennifer Pereira — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:10:56 +0000

Thank you Joe for this lovely reflection