In the scriptures, the word “walk” often represents the activities of our daily lives. We are encouraged to walk uprightly before God, to walk in His ways, and to walk after His holy order.
God invited Enoch to do something more personal. “Walk with me,” He said (Moses 6:34). Enoch did walk with God, and his people also walked with God. As a result, “God received [them] up into his own bosom” (Moses 6:39; Genesis 5:22, 24; Moses 7:69).
A Harvard Business Review article extols the virtues of “walking meetings.” Walking facilitates critical thinking. It places participants on a level playing field, removing some of the barriers caused by organizational hierarchies. It promotes unity, as all participants move together toward a common goal. The authors encourage walking together when “conferring on decisions or exploring possible solutions” (“How to Do Walking Meetings Right,” Harvard Business Review, 5 August 2015).
Two of the Savior’s disciples had a profound experience with Him as He walked with them on the road to Emmaus after His resurrection. “Did not our heart burn within us,” they asked afterward, “while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:32). Did walking together make the experience more meaningful to them? Did it contribute to them not recognizing Him, because He seemed like a peer rather than a superior?
Mormon told his people that he knew they were followers of Christ because of their “peaceable walk with the children of men” (Moroni 7:4).
Children in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sing, “I will walk with Jesus, and He will walk with me” (“I Will Walk with Jesus,” Hymns — For Home and Church).
Today, I will accept God’s invitation to walk with Him. Like Enoch and like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, I will confer with Him and receive Him as a companion, walking alongside me. I will be grateful for His personal influence in my life.
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