MIRACLE AT 3400 MASS. AVE.

FINAL WORDS

This is a love story between two people, that began with their love

Of God, was passed on to me, my two sisters, and to their grandchildren.

My mother first met my father when she was 15 years old.  Their first

Dates were to the “Fatima” novena on Friday night, at the old Saint

Andrew’s Church, in the Manchester section of Pittsburgh, Pa.  She

Indeed told me that she had only one other date in her entire life.

Someone else had scheduled two dates in the same night and she

Was asked to stand in for one of them.

I believe my personal promise to God, on my deathbed when I was 22,

Is not only my personal covenant with God, but may have significance

For every human being in this world today.

I believe we need to get back to being a culture of life not death.

And I believe we are to get back to putting God first-above science,

Above money and materialism, and above our own selfish sexuality,

Whatever that may be.  We need to get back to being a culture where

God matters, where family value matters, and where the dignity of

Every human being is of significance.  Particularly children and older

People.

Finally, I just want to say thank you to my family, my extended family,

My friends, and all those who supported me in my many times of need

Over the years.  God bless you all.

With particular thanks to:

1.              My sister Terri-who has never let me down

2.              John and Karen Murphy-for all you’ve been to us over the years

3.              John and Karen Williams-for the unexpected gifts

With gratitude to God and all of you.

Thank you for being a part of my life and letting me be a part of yours.

Humbly,

Robert P. Wallman

2-28-11

DECEMBER 31^st, 2012

THE LAST APOSTLE

You

You

You are the last Apostle

You you

You are

The last man standing

What are you going to do

Maybe it’s just for pretend

Maybe it’s all

Just in your head

But what

What if it is true

That you are

The last man standing

That the fate

Of the world

Depends on you

Are you

Going to live a life

Based totally on love

Are you

Going to live a life

Based totally on forgiveness

Are you

Going to live a life

Based totally on kindness

What if it is true

What if it is

Not just for pretend

What if it is

Not just in your head

That you are

The last man standing

And it all

Depends on you

What if you

Really are the world’s

Last true Apostle

And it all

Just depends on you

You

Just what are

You going to do

Robert P. Wallman

2-4-11

Ps        APOSTLE is the term given to the followers of Christ

            Who founded the early church; particularly the 12 disciples and Paul

This poem is for myself and ALL the Lord’s true followers in today’s world

I prayed my entire life, that if I lived 2000 years ago

I would not have run away when all the other Apostles did

I will NEVER know the answer to that-but I am still HERE today

TRYING to live a life BASED on God’s love and Christ’s teachings

THE HOLY INNOCENTS OF TODAY

In the Catholic Church

On December 28^th,

There is a feast day

Dedicated to the children of Bethlehem

Killed by the tyrant-Herod the Great

Told by the Magi

Of the birth of a new king

He tried to eliminate ALL possible rivals

“Then Herod called the Magi secretly

And found out from them

The exact time the star had appeared

He sent them to Bethlehem and said,

“Go and make

A careful search for the child

As soon as you find him

Report to me

So that I too

May go and worship him”                                                      Matthew 2:7-8

But the Magi were too smart for him

After being warned in a dream

Not to go back to Herod

They returned to their country

By a different route

And Mary and Joseph

Fled to Egypt with Jesus

As Herod killed all the first born sons in Bethlehem

Thus the Holy Innocents

Are considered to be martyrs-BECAUSE

Not only did they die for Christ

Bit they died

In place of Christ

But the story

DOES NOT END THERE

Children today

Are being used as gun-toting soldiers

And we have case after case

Of children being sexually abused

And on and on and on

Children are paying for adult crimes

In every country

In every area of life

And most recently

We have the tragedy

In Newtown, Connecticut

Where 26 innocent people were killed

Including twenty children

Let the children come

WHAT ARE WE DOING

To our children

It is time for GOOD people

To stand up

To be a positive example for our children

“Let the children come to me

And do not hinder them

For the KINGDOM OF GOD

Belongs to such as these

I tell you the truth

Anyone who will not receive

The kingdom of God

Like a little child

Will never enter into it”                             

And he took the children

Into his arms

Put his hands on them and blessed them”                                               Mark 10:14-16

Dear Lord-we pray

For the Holy Innocent children

Lost and hurt 2,000 years ago

And we pray

For all the innocent children

Lost and hurt through all the years

As well as in today’s evil world

“And he said,

“I tell you the truth

Unless you change and become

Like little children

You will never

Enter into the kingdom of heaven

Therefore whoever humbles himself

Like this child

Is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven

And whoever welcomes a little child

Like this-WELCOMES ME”                                                         Matthew 18:3-5

LORD-PLEASE HELP US

To build a safer country and world

For our children

So we can truly say.

“LET THEM COME”

Robert P. Wallman

12-28-12

Ps        Today is the feast of the HOLY FAMILY-Dear Lord-we pray for ALL

            Families today that they might be able to LIVE with that same peace,

            Unity, and LOVE that the Holy Family-Jesus-Mary-and Joseph did

            And we pray for the SAFETY of all our children-and that we BEGIN

            To BUILD a better world for them

DECEMBER 30^th, 2012

The Miracle Continues-HOPE AND GRATITUDE

In my 22^nd miracle

I told the story

Of how God saved my life

When I was given zero per cent chance to live

And I told the story

Of the promise I made to God,

“To live for my family, my friends,

And ALL people everywhere,”

If God continued to sustain me with life

I consider my promise to God

My personal promise-my personal covenant

With God

I can honestly tell you

That not a day has gone by

Without me thinking of that promise

At least once

I can tell you

God has answered my promise with affirmation

Because here I sit some 33 plus years later

And while my life

Has not been the greatest

Of lives by human standards

Or even the life I would have chosen for myself

I have done my very best

To keep up my end of the promise

Because of the extended blessing of life

That God has given to me

I got to spend many happy occasions

With my family-both immediate and extended

I got to sit with my mother-holding my father’s hand as he died

Earlier this year-I got to take care of my mom

And sit with my sister-holding her hand as she died

I still have the pleasure of talking to each of my sisters

Every day

My sister, Mary, has four beautiful daughters

And I have received the gift of spending much time

With them and seeing them grow

For my part-I have tried to extend my witnessing of God

To as many people as possible

I have been baptized four times-in various churches-and four

Different denominations-ALL CHRISTIAN- over the years

I have shared my story both verbally-and through my poetry

To as many people as possible

I have ALWAYS wanted my own family and children

But it never did really happen for me

But about four years ago I met a woman to share my life with

As a friend-I call her “Maggie”

She told me that she always wanted to meet someone

That could teach her about God

And there is nothing I like more than talking about God

So we attend church together on Sunday-and several times a week

We study the Bible together

She has been baptized in the church we both currently attend

And so some 33 plus years later-I am still alive

And I believe that there is a universal message

That I am meant to share through my life

HOPE

It used to be

That we had to die for our Christianity

Today-we must LIVE for it

The ultimate message of our life is one of hope

If we unite our lives with Jesus

And share our successes and sufferings

Our responsibilities as Christians

Is to live lives based on mercy-justice-forgiveness

Self-sacrifice and self-denial

The Christian message is one of HOPE- not just for one of us

But for ALL of us

GRATITUDE

One of my favorite passages in the Bible is the story

Where Jesus heals ten lepers

But only one comes back to say thank you

Jesus says,

“Were not all ten cleansed?  Where are the other nine?

Was no one found to return and give praise to God

Except this foreigner?”        Luke 17:17

And I say, “Thank you Lord”

I thank you for the Divine insight to make my promise

To you all those years ago

I thank you for the graciousness in your answer to my promise

I thank you FOR THIS GIFT OF LIFE

I thank you for the gift of time with my father, and my mother,

My sisters, my nieces, my entire family-both immediate and extended

My friends, and my churches

And finally-Dear Lord

We ask you to help us, HELP ME, to always come back

And say thank you

And help us, help me

To let you shine so thoroughly through us and in us

That people no longer see us

BUT ONLY YOU

Robert P. Wallman

10-30-10

DECEMBER 29^th, 2012

THROUGH IT ALL

Through it all

There was love

There was always love

Through every untenable situation

There was love

There was always love

Through every nasty word

About me or my family

There was love

There was always love

Through every unkind thought, rumor, or gossip

There was love

There was always love

There was always love

Robert P. Wallman

8-30-06

Ps        “The Lord appeared to us in the past saying,

      

            “I have loved you with an EVERLASTING LOVE

             I have drawn you with loving kindness

             I will build you up again

             And you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel

             Again you will take up your tambourines

             And go out to dance with the joyful”                                              Jeremiah 31:3-4

            “Do not LOVE the world or anything in the world

              If anyone LOVES the world

              The LOVE of the Father is not in him”                                           1 John 2:15

      

DECEMBER 28^th, 2012

ONLY GOD KNOWS

I built my life

On life

I built my life

On trust

I built my life

On honesty

Will it stand

The test of time

Only God knows

I built my life

On kindness

I built my life

On forgiveness

I built my life

On trying to help others

Will it stand

The test of time

Only God knows

Only God knows

If I am right

Only God knows

If I am wrong

Only God knows

If am singing

A true true song

Only God knows

Robert P. Wallman

5-19-06

Ps       “I KNOW that my Redeemer lives-and in the end

            He will stand upon the earth”                                                     Job 19:25

           “Do not boast about tomorrow-for you do NOT KNOW

             What a day may bring forth”                                                     Psalm 27:1

           “I am the good shepherd-I KNOW my sheep-and my sheep

            KNOW me –just as the Father KNOWS me-and I KNOW

            The Father-and I lay down my life for my sheep”                            John 10:14-15

Today is the feast day of the HOLY INNOCENTS where King

Herod massacred all the little boys of Bethlehem

Please keep ALL children in your prayers today-for what is happening

In today’s world-PARTICULARLY- those massacred in Newtown, Connecticut    

DECEMBER 27^th, 2012

THIS ONE IS FOR THE ROAD

This one is for the road

For none of us know

How far

Or in what direction

The road goes

This one is for the road

The road we’ve taken

And the roads we’ve let go

This one is for the road

The roads

We will take

And the roads

We will let go

This one is for the road

Hoping I’ve met God and you

Along the way

This one is for the road

Hoping we touched each other

With a little love and kindness

Along the way

This one is for the road

Robert P. Wallman

6-16-06

Ps        May God DIRECT your path and my path in 2013; to the ROAD that leads us to

            Him and to love and happiness

“Enter through the narrow gate-for wide is the gate and broad is the ROAD

That leads to destruction and many enter through it-but small is the gate

And narrow the ROAD that leads to life-and only a few find it”                 

        Matthew 7:13-14

“DIRECT me in the path of your commands-for there I find delight”          Psalm 119:35

“By day the Lord DIRECTS his love-at night his song with me

A prayer to the GOD OF MY LIFE”                                                            Psalm 42:8

FOREVER TOGETHER---STEPHEN AND PAUL

There are 2 men

In my mind from the Bible

That will be forever

Linked together

Stephen---the first Christian martyr

Who gave up his life for Christ

And Saul---later Paul

Who stood by and approved

Maybe, in fact, even ordered Stephen’s death

Forever together

You and me

Forever linked with God

Forever in God’s word

And in God’s heart

That’s the way it has to be

When they began stoning Stephen

As Saul stood by and watched

Stephen prayed,

“Lord Jesus receive my spirit

Lord do not hold this sin

Against them”

And, of course, God heard Stephen’s prayer

As he hears yours and mine

Out of death---grew life

The death of Stephen---turned in to

The life of Paul

And the beginnings of Christianity

Picture this

You are a great hater of God

And the new Christian movement

You have persecuted many Christians

And it is widely known

As you near

The end of your journey

A light flashes around you---a light from Heaven

You get knocked to the ground

And you hear a voice say,

“Saul Saul why do you persecute me

Go in to the city

And you will be told what to do”

You slowly get up off the ground

You cannot see a thing

Your traveling companions

Don’t know what has happened

The lord sends Ananias 

To place hands on you

Scales from Saul’s eyes fall off

Saul can see again

See better than ever

Saul becomes baptized

Filled with the Holy Spirit

And has great vision for God’s new Kingdom

Forever together---Stephen and Paul

Out of death grows life

Life and the vision for a brand new world

How about you and me

Can our life be converted

Can our life be changed

To a life devoted to God

To a life of loving others

Forever together---Stephen and Paul

Forever together---you and me

Forever together---God and us

Tell me Lord---can it be

“For whoever wants to save his life

Will lose it

But whoever loses his life for me

Will find it”                                                                         Matthew 16:25

Forever together Lord

You---Stephen---and Paul

Forever together Lord

You and us

Forever together Lord

For out of death comes life

Forever together Lord

You and me

Robert P. Wallman

5-11-11

Ps        Today-December 26^th, 2012-is the feast day of Saint Steven

DECEMBER 26^th, 2012

GREATNESS

In the XXIII chapter

Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel

Jesus tells us

How to be great

He tells us

The greatest among you

Will be the servant

Of everyone else

He tells us

He who humbles himself for others

Will be in fact great

Are you serious Lord

Couldn’t we just aspire

To be rich and famous

Like everyone else

Jesus goes on

To tell us

That the greatest single quality

That a human being can have

Is sincerity

Think about it

Can you build a relationship

On insincere love

Or build a life

By going out every day

With insincere faith and hope

What are you

Trying to accomplish

The challenge

In this world

Is to be real

The challenge

Is to be sincere

In our faith, hope, and love

In God

And in all others

So dear Lord

We pray to you

For honesty, humility, and sincerity

And that we take no offense

When others are thought of

In higher esteem than us

And finally

Dear Lord

We pray that you

Meek and humble of heart

Will make our heart

Like your heart

Robert P. Wallman

2-21-11

·                Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

·                Who passed away earlier in 2012

Ps      “The GREATEST among you will be your servant

           For whoever exalts himself will be humbled

           And whoever humbles himself will be exalted”                                Matthew  23:11

          “Love must be SINCERE-hate what is evil-cling to what is GOOD”   Romans 12:9

Today is also the feast day of SAINT STEPHEN-the first Christian martyr

He was stoned to death for his faith

DECEMBER 25^th, 2012

THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT

The greatest compliment

That we can

Give another human being

Is to tell them

That they are

An imitator of Christ

That they live with

Christ’s spirit in them

So how can we be

How will we be

Imitations of Christ

In today’s world

Be perfect

In love

For every human being

Be an imitator

Of Christ

Be perfect

In forgiveness

For every human being

Be an imitator

Of Christ

Be like Saint Francis of Assisi

Clothe the naked

Feed the poor

House the homeless

Even if

You can do it

For just one

Be an imitator of Christ

Be an imitator of Saint Francis

Be perfect in love

For the lost

And the forlorn

Be perfect

In kindness

For every human being

Be an imitator

Of Christ

And though

We may not be perfect

 But as long as

We try to do what we can

Maybe someday

Maybe someway

Someone will say to you

“You are an imitation of Christ

Christ’s spirit lives in you”

Robert P. Wallman

2-28-11

Ps        On today-Christ’s birthday-please let us all try to bring Christ’s

            Spirit alive again in today’s world

“Be PERFECT-therefore-as your heavenly Father is PERFECT”        Matthew 5:48

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you-for my power-

Is made PERFECT in you”

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses

So that Christ’s power will rest on me”                                         2 Corinthians 12:9

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

DECEMBER 24, 2012

CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE WALLMANS

From the time we lived at Massachusetts Avenue (1-31-63 to 11-30-98)

We always had the greatest Christmas Eves

Thanks to my mother and father

As a young boy-my two sisters and I-would be surprised

When the elves came

The elves would always bring us pajamas and slippers

My dad would sometimes be cussing

I didn’t know what it was about at the time-but as I got older

I came to understand that he was usually trying to put something

Together ( ie. a bike for my sisters or me )

Often times-we would go to midnight Mass

Except my father-who would sneak off to bed

Even when we had a houseful

And that is what I remember most, the “HOUSEFULS”

We always had an Open House on Christmas Eve

My friends-my sisters’ friends-and even some of my father’s and mother’s friends

Would show up-down through the years

Sometimes-some of our relatives would be there too

If they were just looking to have some fun

It would usually start with Rick and Patty coming after 6:00or 7:00 pm Mass

And as they got older-they would show up with their children-Samantha and Tim

They even came one year less than a week after Timmy was born

Also showing up were Rich and Betty Ann (when they were still married)

And their beautiful daughter Bridget

And Ed and Debbie and their daughter-Samantha

Ray and Arlene and their family

And many other family and friends

Most of it-was just clean fun

But we did have our own version of  “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

And “Pup” singing C is for the Christ child

I will always remember Pup

He died in 1979 in a motorcycle accident

He always carried a “magnum” gun with him everywhere he went

When he came into our house on Christmas Eve

He would take them out and give them to me at the door

And after my cousin, Donny, got divorced

We had our own version of “Same Time-Nest Year”

With him and Rooster

What wonderful memories I have of “CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE WALLMANS”

And when we moved in 1998-my mother wrote the following poem

As we turn out the lights and

Lock the door of this old house

Not a creature is stirring

Not even the proverbial mouse.

Hush!  Quiet and silence.  Can you believe!!!

Any day of the year, but Christmas Eve!!!

Now we REALLY KNOW it’s time to go

But before we do, we want you to know

Through the love and the joy, the laughter & tears

That you have imparted, you have enriched

Our lives all these past 36 years.

If these walls could talk, what tales they would tell

No need, however, we remember them well.

For caring and sharing and just being there

Our love, thanks and warmest wishes for a

Happy New Year.

The Wallman

Christmas 1998

Robert P. Wallman

7-09-07

Ps        “For God so loved the world that he gave his ONE AND ONLY SON

             That whoever believes in him shall NOT PERISH but have eternal life”

                     John 3:16

DECEMBER 23^rd, 2012

THE LOYALTY OF FRIENDSHIP

The loyalty of friendship

Is in my heart

The loyalty of friendship

Is in my soul

The loyalty of friendship

Is to God

The loyalty of friendship

Is to everyone

The loyalty of friendship

Is to my churches

The loyalty of friendship

Is to my family too

The loyalty of my friendship

Is to everyone

Those I have met

And those I haven’t met too

The loyalty of my friendship

Is to God

The loyalty of my friendship

Is to everyone

Because my life belongs to God

And everyone in this world too

The loyalty of my friendship

Belongs to you

Robert P. Wallman

9-24-06

Ps        “As iron sharpens iron-so one man sharpens another”        Proverbs 27:17

             “Two are better than one-because they have

               A good return for their work

               If one falls down-his FRIEND can help him up

               But pity the man who falls and has no one

               To help him up

               Also-if two lie down together-they will keep warm

               But how can one keep warm alone

               Though one may be overpowered

               Two can defend themselves

               A cord of three strands is not quickly broken”

                       Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

               “A FRIEND LOVES AT ALL TIMES”                          Proverbs 17:17

MERRY CHRIST MAS MY FRIEND---I LOVE YOU!      

DECEMBER 22^nd, 2012

MY ROLE MODEL        by Allison Appleby

A role model to me is someone who has lived their life in a special way or

Done something remarkable.  He is someone worth modeling your life after.

I chose my Uncle John Murphy as my role model because he had a lot of wisdom

About life that he shared with me.  Uncle John had compassion and concern,

Perseverance, and family was the most important part of his life.  These are

Qualities that make him my role model.

Uncle John had compassion and concern because he was always making sure

That everyone was ok.  When I was on vacation in North Carolina, he was always

Concerned if I had enough sunscreen on, so I wouldn’t get burned.  When he found

Out I didn’t, he was mad.  Uncle John was very persistent.  People admired his

Work because he could build a stereo, cabinets, wire a  room,  and even design

Things for his kids.  He didn’t learn to do these things in school, but instead he

Told me you could do anything if you persevere.  He always put family first by

Inviting everyone to his house or on vacation.  He went on vacation every year

With his family.  Basically, he put his family as the center of his life.

In conclusion, Uncle John Murphy is my role model because his life was

Admirable.  The end of his life was the best example of his perseverance, his

Compassion for everyone, even though he was the one that was sick, he continued

To show extreme closeness to his family. I hope to live up to his example as I get

Older.  I think everyone’s role model should be something like my uncle.

Allison Appleby-Period 5

Rpw

Ps        Today would have been my Uncle John’s birthday.

“You were the MODEL of perfection full of wisdom

And perfect in beauty”                                                      Ezekiel 28:12

“And so you became a MODEL to all the believers

In Macedonia and Achaia-your FAITH IN GOD

Has become known everywhere”                                        1 Thessalonians 1:7

“We did this, not because we do not have the right

To such help-but in order to make ourselves

A MODEL for you to follow.”                                              2 Thessalonians 3:9

DECEMBER 21^st, 2012

I WON’T QUIT

I won’t quit

On this dream

I won’t quit

On this life

I won’t quit

But it is possible

I may run out of steam

I may want to quit

But I won’t

I wanted to quit

Many times before

But I didn’t

I wanted to throw in the towel

But it

Only lasts awhile

I want to quit

But my heart won’t let me

I want to quit

But my soul screams

It’s not ready

I want to quit

But my mind says

Get on with the show

I won’t quit

On this dream

I won’t quit

On this life

I won’t quit

But it is possible

I may run out of steam

I won’t quit

Robert P. Wallman

6-02-06

Ps        “For everything that was written in the past

             Was written to teach us

             So that through ENDURANCE and the encouragement

             Of the Scriptures we might have HOPE”                                          Romans 15:4

             “If we are distressed-it is for your comfort and salvation

              If we are comforted-it is for your comfort

              Which produces in you patient ENDURANCE

              Of the same sufferings we suffer”                                        2 Corinthians 1:6

              “May his name ENDURE forever

               May it continue as long as the sun

               ALL nations will be blessed through him

               And they will call him blessed”                                           Psalm 72:17

I THINK I WOULD FALL DOWN

Imaging this

In today’s world

A great man---a Holy Reverent man

Is in your town

And in a parade---on foot

You are well off

A tax collector---working for the government

Or perhaps a CPA

You are a short man

And you cannot see

This Holy Reverent man

So you run away

And climb a tree

So that you can see

As this Holy Man

Passes by you he says,

“Zacchaeus, come down immediately

I want to stay in your house tonight”

You have this bad reputation

Because you are a tax collector

And all the people

Begin to talk about you

You are in awe

That he chose you

To come to your house and stay

You think,

“Why me?”

I don’t know about you

But I think

I would be so stunned

That I would fall down

I would fall

Right out of the tree

You are so touched

That this Holy Man

Has chosen you,

That you say,

               “ Lord, here and now

                  I give all of my possessions

                  To the poor,

                  If I have cheated anyone

                  I will pay back 4x the amount”                                             1 Luke 19:8

Jesus said to Zacchaeus,

                “Today, salvation has come to this house

                  Because this man, too

                  Is a Son of Abraham

                  For the Son of Man came to seek

                  And to SAVE what was lost”                                               1 Luke 19:9&10

Robert P. Wallman

6-28-11

DECEMBER 20^th, 2012

GOD HAS A PLAN

Your plan may fail

Your plan

May not get you through

If that happens

God has a plan

A plan

That’s bigger than you

God has a plan

That is perfect

God has a plan

That is true

God has a plan

That is bigger

A plan that is

Bigger than you

God has a master plan

A plan

That is bigger than you

Robert P. Wallman

8-10-06

Ps        “Then Job replied to the Lord:

            “I know that you can do all things

             No PLAN of yours can be thwarted”                                                     Job 42:1-2

            “Do not those who plot evil go astray

              But those who PLAN what is good

              Find love and faithfulness”                                                             Proverbs 14:22

            “In him we were also chosen-having been predestined

             According to the PLAN of him who works out everything

             In conformity with the purpose of his will

             In order that we-who were the first to HOPE in Christ

             Might be for the praise of his glory”                                           Ephesians 1:11-12

           

DECEMBER 19^th, 2012

SING A SONG OF LOVE

Make a wrong-right

Do something for someone else

Sing a new song

Sing a song of love

Sing a song of kindness

The world is such a mess

Maybe it’s time

To try a new way

A new way of love

A new way

Of looking at the world

What would be the harm

Could this world get any worse

Don’t sing a song of hatred

Sing a song of love

Don’t sing a song

Of rape and murder

Sing a song of love

Don’t sing a song of child abuse

Sing a song of loving our children

Sing a song of love

Make a wrong-RIGHT

Do something for someone else

Sing a song of love

Sing a SONG OF LOVE

Robert P. Wallman

6-05-06

Ps      The Lord said to Moses:  “Now write down for yourselves

          This SONG and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it

          So that it may be a WITNESS for me against them”                

          Deuteronomy 31:19

          “He put a new SONG in my mouth-a hymn of praise to our God

            Many will see and fear- and put their trust in the Lord”

            Psalm 40:3

          “Sing to the Lord a new SONG

           Sing to the Lord all the earth

           Sing to the Lord praise his name

           Proclaim his salvation day after day”                                  Psalm 96:1-2

           

KNOWLEDGE AND ARROGANCE

Have you ever been around

Someone who is arrogant

Someone-who knows it all

Who KNOWS everything

Knowledge is great

But these people can be tedious

So full of their own self-importance

It is knowledge of God

And God’s ways

That are most important

“Granted

But they were broken off

Because of unbelief

And you stand by FAITH

Do not be arrogant

But be afraid

For if God

Did not spare the natural branches

He will not

Spare you either”                                                                     Romans 11:20

PUT ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

“The fear of the Lord

Is the beginning of knowledge

But fools

Despise wisdom and discipline”                                               Proverbs 1:7

Living off the knowledge of man

Put on

The knowledge of God

“We know that

We all possess knowledge

Knowledge puffs up

BUT LOVE BUILDS UP

The man

Who thinks he knows something

Does not yet know

As he ought to know

But the man

WHO LOVES GOD

IS KNOWN BY GOD”                                                                 1 Corinthians 8:1-3

Knowledge puffs up

Love puffs up

LOVE GOD

LOVE OTHERS

“And I pray that you

Being rooted and established in love

May have power

Together with all the saints

To grasp how wide and long

And high and deep

IS THE LOVE OF CHRIST

And to know this love

That surpasses knowledge-

-That you may be filled

To the measure

Of ALL the fullness of God”                                                              Ephesians 3:17-19

All earthly knowledge

Is somewhat arrogant

If used to rely on oneself

But godly knowledge

In humility

Is built upon

TOTAL dependency on God

Knowledge puffs up

LOVE BUILDS UP

Love God

Love others

This is the knowledge

That is built

ON GOD’S  OWN WORDS

Robert P. Wallman

9-10-12

DECEMBER 18^th, 2012

IF

If God can accept me

The way that I am

Why can’t you

If God can love me

The way that I am

Why can’t you

If God can forgive me

The way that I am

Why can’t you

If we are ALL God’s children

And God can

Love me the way that I am

Why oh why can’t you

WHY CAN’T YOU

Robert P. Wallman

8-04-06

Ps        “The Lord has heard my cry for mercy

              The Lord ACCEPTS my prayer”                                      Psalm 6:9

            “I tell you the truth-whoever ACCEPTS anyone

             That I send-ACCEPTS me

             And whoever ACCEPTS me

             ACCEPTS the one who sent me”                                    John 13:20

            “ACCEPT one another-then-just as Christ ACCEPTED you

              In order to bring praise to God”                                              Romans 15:7

DECEMBER 17^th, 2012

FAILURE

I have been a failure

In this world

In every walk of life

But when I was down

While I was out

I learned

Through the school of hard knocks

I learned what is important

It’s God

I learned what is important

It’s love

I learned what’s important

It’s kindness

I learned what’s important

It’s mercy and forgiveness

I still go

The school of hard knocks

I know I will never graduate

Because there is no end to them

I did learn a few things

Along the way

But I still go to

The school of hard knocks

It’s a hard knock life

But I learned

A few things along the way

Learn what’s important

It’s a hard-knock life

Robert P. Wallman

6-15-06

Ps        For ALL of us facing overwhelming challenges

           “No man is a FAILURE who has friends”

            The angel Clarence to George Bailey in, “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE”

And while we may be a failure by the world’s standards, we ARE NEVER

A failure with GOD-as long as we continue to try

“I will maintain my love to him forever

My covenant with him will NEVER FAIL”                                 Psalm 89:28

“But my salvation will last forever

My righteousness will NEVER FAIL”                                       Isaiah 51:6

DECEMBER 16^th, 2012

A HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE

We all have problems

We all have difficulties

But we can overcome it all

We can keep pace

We can overcome it all

With a heart

In the right place

A heart

In the right place

Can give our heart

A shove

A heart in the right place

Can even lead to love

A heart

In the right place

Can overcome it all

A heart

In the right place

Can pick us up

Even when we fall

We can overcome it all

With

A heart in the right place

Robert P. Wallman

8-08-06

Ps        Your heart is your CENTER-figuratively-the part that gives you your direction

“Create in me a CLEAN HEART-Oh God- and

Renew a steadfast spirit within me”                                                               Psalm 51:10

“Above all else-guard your HEART

For it is the wellspring of life”                                                                       Proverbs 4:23