Mom would have been 78 today

AUGUST 1^st, 2012

MY MOM

My mom is gracious and kind

She has a very keen mind

But most of all

She has a heart full of life

She must be a gift

From God above

She has lived 71 years

She walks with a cane

She is blind in one eye

But she sees things

Most of the world has never seen

Or ever will see

She sees beauty

She sees grace

She sees God

In every child’s face

She has seen tough times

Most of it very unfair

But through it all

She has always continued to care

About her family

About her friends

About the world

She is –A BEAUTIFUL SOUL

She sees beauty

She sees grace

She sees God

In every child’s face

My mom is gracious and kind

She still has a very keen mind

But most of all

My mom has

A heart full of love

She must be a gift

From God up above

Robert P. Wallman

4-18-06

Ps        “Listen to your father’s instruction

             And do NOT forsake your MOTHER’S teaching”                              Proverbs 1:8

            “HONOR your father and your MOTHER

              As the Lord your God has commanded you

              So that you may live long

              And it may go well with you

              In the land your God is giving you”                                          Deuteronomy 5:16

             “As a MOTHER comforts her child

               So I will comfort you

               And you will be comforted  over Jerusalem”                           Isaiah 66:13

JULY 31^st, 2012

THE GREAT COMMISSION

Jesus gave us

The Great Commission

He said

Go and make disciples

Of all nations

The job

Is only part done

Are you

Going to accept Christ’s challenge

Are you

Going to

Help get it done

Are you going to do

All that you can

To get the job done

Even if it is

Only bringing one person to God

That furthers Jesus’ purpose

And help gets the job done

The great commission is upon us

Let us begin to make disciples

Of all people

Of all nations

Beginning today

Robert P. Wallman

2-19-11

Ps        “The DISCIPLES were called Christians first at Antioch”        Acts 11:26

            “By this all men will know you are my DISCIPLES

              If you love one another”                                                John 13:35

             “Therefore go and make DISCIPLES of all nations

               Baptizing them in the name of the Father

               And of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

               And teaching them everything I commanded you

               And surely I am with you ALWAYS

               To the very END of the age”                                   Matthew 28:19-20

July 30^th, 2012

IT’S IN THE MIND

The battle for a soul

Is in the mind

The battle for a soul

Is in the thought

That’s where the true battle

Is fought

Where the battle

Is won or lost

Once you rationalize

That it’s ok

That’s when you begin to act

Whatever it is

There is no turning back

But until it happens

A thought is just a thought

And you can turn the other way

The battle for a soul

Is in the mind

Robert P. Wallman

6-01-06

Ps        “Test me oh Lord and try me

             Examine my heart and my MIND

             For your love is ever before me

             And I walk continually in your truth”                            Psalm 26:2

            “Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God

             With all your heart and with all your soul

             And with all Your MIND”                                           Matthew 22:37

             “Do NOT conform any longer

               To the pattern of this world

               But be transformed by RENEWING of your MIND     Romans 12:2

“The Importance of Just One Person”

One person

Can make a difference

One person

Does make a difference

Especially if

You Are that one person

And you are

Determined to

Make a difference

Look at the miracle

Of the loaves

And the fishes

What if

There was no little boy

With a few fish

And a couple of

Pieces of bread

Could the miracle

Have still happened

Don’t know the answer

But there was a little boy

With a few fish

And a couple pieces of bread

And maybe

Just maybe

A touch of faith

One person

Does make a difference

Maybe you can be

That one person

In today’s world

10/11/06        Robert  P.  Wallman

For myself and everyone else in today’s world too.

Ps        A MIRACLE is an extraordinary event done through the POWER OF GOD

           "You are the God who performs MIRACLES

            You display your power among the peoples"                         Psalm 77:14

JULY 29^th, 2012

MARTHA AND MARY TODAY

She’s a Mary woman

Living in a Martha world

She’s loving

She’s praying

She’s going

To Mass every day

She knows

That it is love

That is important

In every way

She forgot to clean

She forgot to cook

She’ll get to it

When she gets to it

That’s just her way

She’s a Mary woman

Living in a Martha world

She’s loving

She’s praying

She’s going

To Mass every day

She knows

That it’s love

That is important

In every way

She’s a Mary woman

Living in a Martha world

She’s driving

Her children to soccer practice

To school to and from

Between that and

Cleaning and cooking

She’s all out of time

All the above

Is important

We know that too

But don’t forget to be

A Mary woman

In today’s world too

Be a little Mary too

Be loving

Be praying

Go to

The Church ( Temple, Mosque ) of your choice too

Be a Mary woman

In our world too

Robert P. Wallman

5-16-06

Ps        For the women of TODAY

            July 29^th-is the feast day of Saint Martha

            “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way

             He came to a village where a woman named Martha

             Opened her home to him

            

             She had a sister called Mary-who sat at the Lord’s feed

             Listening to what he said

             But Martha was distracted by all the preparations

             That had to be made

             She came to him and asked,

             “Lord-don’t you care that my sister has left me

              To do the work by herself

              TELL HER to help me!”

              “MARTHA-MARTHA”-the Lord answered

               You are worried and upset about many things

               But only ONE THING is needed

               Mary has chosen what is BETTER

               And it will NOT be taken away from her”                            Luke 38-42

         

JULY 28^th, 2012

HOPE

Hope in life

Hope in death

Hope in anything

Hope in everything

Hope when there

Isn’t even any

Hope is believing

In what can’t be seen

Hope is hoping

When it’s impossible to believe

Hope is

Hoping that there will be a miracle

Hope is hoping

In what can’t be seen

Hope is believing in God

Hope is knowing that he is there

Sometimes

Hope is all we have

Sometimes

Hope is all we need

HOPE

Robert P. Wallman

6-06-06

Ps        “Why are you downcast-oh my soul

             Why so disturbed within me

              Put your HOPE in God

              For I will yet praise him

              My Savior and my God”                                                       Psalm 42:11

            “Command those who are rich in the present world

              Not to be arrogant

              Nor to put their HOPE in the world

              Which is so uncertain

              But to put their HOPE in God”                                                1 Timothy 6:17

            “And HOPE does not disappoint us

              Because God has poured out his love

              Into our hearts by the Holy Spirit

              Whom he has given us”                                                        Romans 5:5

  

JULY 27^th, 2012

HEAVEN-WHERE THERE IS ONLY LOVE

I have lived for love

But I haven’t seen

A lot of it in this world

Someday I hope

To live in Heaven

Live in Heaven

Where there is only love

I’ve seen lies

I’ve seen gossip

I’ve seen so misfortune I can’t believe it

I want to

Live in Heaven

Where there is only love

I watch the evening news

I see stories of rape and murder

I see stories of child abuse

Sometimes I see so much of it

I can’t stand it anymore

Someday-I want to live in Heaven

Someday-I want to live

Where there is only love

Someday

I hope to live in Heaven

Someday

I want to live

Where there is only love

Someday

I want to live

Where there is only love

Where there is only love

Robert P. Wallman

6-12-06

Ps         “Heaven-a place of perfect happiness and eternal communion with God”

             “Heaven is my throne

              And the earth is my footstool

              Where is the house

              You will build me

              Where will my resting place be”                                                          Isaiah 66:1

               “But store up for yourselves treasures in HEAVEN

                Where moth and rust do not destroy

                 And where thieves do not break in and steal

                 For where your treasure is

                 There your heart will be”                                                          Matthew 6:20-21

        

            

THE POOR WIDOW

A widow

Is a woman whose husband is dead

In ancient Israel

A husband’s death

Usually brought on poverty

And powerlessness

It is

Not any different today

In today’s world

Women routinely outlive their husbands

And sometimes this bring on

Poverty and powerlessness

My own mother

Outlived my father

By almost 10 years

And thank God

I was there

To walk every step of the way with her

As did-my two beautiful sisters

Saint Paul tells us

In his letter to Timothy:

“Give proper recognition

To those widows

Who are really in need

But if a widow has children or grandchildren

These should learn first of all

To put their religion into practice

By caring for their own family

And so repaying their parents and grandparents

For this is pleasing to God

The widow

Who is really in need

And left alone

Puts her hope in God

And continues night and day to pray

And to ask God for help”                                               1 Timothy:3-5

My own mom did this

I know

Because I walked every step of the journey

Through life with her

In Luke 21

Jesus teaches us a lesson about giving

It is NOT how much

Or what percentage of our pay

That we give

Because we know like JESUS

We are to give EVERY OUNCE of ourselves

To God and others

Many people

Were putting large amounts of money

And putting their gifts into the Temple treasury

Jesus looked up and saw

A poor widow put in two small copper coins

And said:

“I tell you the truth

This poor widow

Has put in

More than all the others

All these people

Gave their gifts

Out of their wealth

But she out of her poverty

Put in ALL she had to live on”                                              Luke 21:1-4

My own mom

Told me once that 40 people

Lived with us

For 30 days or longer

I know

That this is true

And I know

That she NEVER asked for a dime

So I ask you

To always treat the poor widow  ( and widower  )

With respect-love-and compassion

And to give

All that you have

AS AN OFFERING TO GOD

Robert P. Wallman

4-11-12

Ps        With grateful thanks to God, my parents, my sisters,

             And family and friends, and all who have helped me

             On my journey through this life

ARE YOU IN THE WORD?

Have you hungered

For the word of God

To live inside of you

Many times

I have said to someone

Or they have said to me,

“ARE YOU IN THE WORD?”

The word of God

Will never

Magically appear

Inside of you

But if you

Takes 5 minutes a day

And read THE WORD OF GOD

God’s word

Will live inside of you—IN TIME

What is God’s word

GOD’S WORD

Is the power of creation

Simply put

It is the sustaining of life

Living inside of you

It is also

Our tool against Satan

Against the forces of darkness

Living in the world

When the devil

Tempted Jesus in the desert

Jesus answered,

“It is written

“Man does not live on bread alone

But on every word

That comes from

The mouth of God”                                                          Matthew 4:4

Are you in the word

Granted

If you have

Never picked up a Bible

The process can be overwhelming

Just pick up the Bible

And start reading

About a subject that interests you

And soon

You will be saying

To your friends:

“ARE YOU IN THE WORD?”

Robert P. Wallman

7-2-12

Ps        God’s word is life

            God’s word is joy

            God’s word

            Delights the heart

            If you are looking

            For a brand new start

 

            Take a couple of minutes

            And read God’s Word

            And soon

            GOD’S WORD WILL BE LIVING IN YOUR HEART

JAMES THE GREATER

James the Greater

Was a son of Zebedee

Was an Apostle

And together

With his brother John

Were called “sons of thunder”

“Going on from there

He saw two other brothers

James-son of Zebedee

And his brother John

They were in a boat

With their father Zebedee

Preparing their nets

Jesus called them

And immediately

They left their boat

And their father

And followed him”                                                                Matthew 4:21-22

Thus James

Was an original Apostle

We know that James

Along with Peter

And his brother John

Were present at the Transfiguration

“After six days

Jesus took with him

Peter, James and John-the brother of James

And led them up to a high mountain

By themselves”                                                                             Matthew 17:1

There they saw Jesus

Talking with Moses and Elijah

And we know

That James and John were so presumptuous

SO HUMAN
That they asked for their spot

In the kingdom

“Teacher,” they said,

“We want you to do for us

Whatever we ask”

“What do you want me to do

For you,” Jesus asked

They replied

“Let one of us

Sit at the right

And the other at your left

In your glory”

And Jesus told them,

“Whoever wants to become great

Among you

Must be a servant

And whoever wants to be first

Must be slave to all”                                                 Matthew 10:35-44

In other words

They have to prove themselves first

As we too

Must prove ourselves

To be a servant of God

He was the first Apostle

To die for the Christian faith

Legend has it

That he preached the Gospel in Spain

After the Resurrection

That is why today

He is the patron Saint of Spain

He was put to death by the sword

By King Herod

So today-his feast today

We pray Dear Lord

That we prove ourselves just like Saint James

Only NOT by dying

For the faith

But by LIVING for it

Robert P. Wallman

7-25-12

JULY 26^th, 2012

THE EYES OF OUR SOUL

They say

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

But the beauty

I am looking for

Is the eye of your soul

I hope

You can see beauty

In the eye of my soul too

The eye of your soul

Is what I am looking for

The eye of my soul

Is what

I hope you are looking for too

Real beauty

Is in the eyes of our soul

Eyes of our soul

Please tell us who we are

Eyes of our soul

Please tell us

Where we’ve been

And what now to do

Show us the way

Eyes of our soul

We are depending on you

Robert P. Wallman

6-12-06

Ps            “Hear-oh Israel-The Lord our God-The Lord is one

                 Love the Lord your God with all your heart

                 And with all your SOUL

                 And with all your strength”                                                     Deuteronomy 6:4

                “He restores my SOUL

                  He guides me in paths of righteousness

                  For his name’s sake”                                                         Psalm 23:3

                 “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body

                   But cannot kill the SOUL

                   Rather-be afraid of the One

                   Who can destroy both body and soul in hell”                   Matthew 10:28

                   

       

     

JULY 25^th, 2012

REJECTION

I have experienced the words:

“You will never live again”

I have heard the words

From an attractive young woman

”I love you as a friend”

Not that big of a deal now

But at the time

I thought it was the end

God is in my heart

There have been times

With not a penny in my pocket

I didn’t know

Where my next meal was coming from

God is in my soul

Have you ever been so sick

And flat on your back

Not able to get up

And heard the words

“Get up-there isn’t anything wrong with you”

I have

And it isn’t any fun

“For I am convinced that

Neither death nor life”

God is my life

Christ is my life

“Neither the present

Nor the future

Nor any powers”

I love God with my whole heart

I love God with my whole soul

“Neither height nor depth

Nor anything else in all creation”

I love God with my whole mind

I love God with all my might

“Will be able to separate us

From the love of God

That is in Christ Jesus our Lord”

( Romans 8:38-39 )

“LOVE NEVER FAILS”

1 Corinthians 13:8

“And we know that in all things

God works for the good of those who love him

And have been called according to his purpose”

( Romans 8:28 )

Robert P. Wallman

10-18-10

Ps        “The stone the builders REJECTED

             Has become the cornerstone

             The Lord has done this

             And it is marvelous in our eyes”                                    Psalm 118:22

            “As you come to him-the living Stone-

              REJECTED by men but CHOSEN by God

              And precious to him-you also like living stones

              Are being built into a spiritual house

              To be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices

              Acceptable to God through Jesus Christ”                           1 Peter 2:4

            “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life

              But whoever REJECTS the SON will not see life

              ……..”                                                                                John 3:36

             

JULY 24^th, 2012

LITTLE CHILD

Missing children

Where are you

Missing children

Please know

God loves you

Little child

God wants you safe

God wants you home

God wants you to know

That you

Are never alone

Little child

God wants you

To know

That wherever you are

That God is with you

And that

You are never alone

Little child

God wants you to know

That he loves you

And that you

Are never alone

Robert P. Wallman

9-12-06

Ps       Written for missing children everywhere

           "People were bringing little children to Jesus

            To have him touch them

            But the disciples rebuked them

            When Jesus saw this-he was indignant

            He said to them

            “Let the little 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 in his arms

             Put his hands on them and blessed them”                                    Mark 10:13-16

JULY 23^rd, 2012

SOMEONE TO LOVE

I don’t need

A woman for lust

I don’t need a woman

For wild passionate sex

I just need a person

To hold

Someone to love

Someone

To give a hug

Someone

To give little kindnesses to

Someone

To give

What I have left

Just

Someone to love

There was a day

When I felt the lust

There was a day

When I wanted

The wild passionate sex

That was many years ago

I’m just an old man now

I just want

Someone to love

Just

Someone to love

Robert P. Wallman

9-20-06

Ps        For ALL the people in this world who have let me LOVE them

           And let be BE KIND to them

“A new command I give you: LOVE ONE ANOTHER

As I have loved you-so you must LOVE one another

By this all men will know you are my disciples

If you LOVE one another”                                                                        John 13:34

“And so we know and rely on the LOVE God has for us

GOD IS LOVE

Whoever lives in LOVE-lives in God-and God in him”                               1 John 4:16

“But the fruit of the SPIRIT is love-

Joy-peace-patience-KINDNESS-goodness-

Faithfulness-gentleness-and self-control”                                                Galatians 5:22-23

MARY MAGDALENE

Outside of Jesus’ own mother

Mary Magdalene was probably

Jesus’ BEST FRIEND

She is often called

THE APOSTLE TO THE APOSTLES

Because he appeared to her first

And she carried to the news

To the rest of the men

Mary said to the gardener

Thinking he was Jesus,

“Sir, if you carried him away

Tell me where you have put him

And I will get him”                                                          John 20:15

The gardener then said, “Mary”

Mary then turned toward him

And cried out, “Rabboni,” which means Teacher                      John 20:16

She then went to tell the others

The news,

“I have seen the Lord”                                                         John 20:18

Jesus had been Mary’s teacher

About the Word of God

And it is said,

He cast out, “seven demons” from her

She may have been the sister

To Martha of Bethany and Lazarus

And anointed Christ’s feet

It is known

That she was present

At the crucifixion of Jesus

Along with his mother, the BELOVED disciple,

And some other women

She is

Considered to be

The patron Saint of repentant sinners

And of the contemplative life

May we FIND PEACE in Christ

As our sister, Mary Magdalene, did

Today is her feast day

Robert P. Wallman

7-18-12

JULY 22^nd, 2012

A SPIRITUAL KIND OF LOVE

I think she has a beautiful body

I think

She is very very sexy

But there’s

Nothing I can say

She doesn’t think of me

That way

So I love her heart

I love her soul

I love her mind

Some may think of me

As a fool

But to me

It’s pretty cool

There’s more to her

Than her body

She also has a heart

She also has a soul

She has a beautiful mind

I think that’s pretty cool

She hasn’t noticed my body

Thank God for that

But she likes my heart

She likes my soul

She likes my mind

She thinks I’m cool

So we are in love

But it’s NOT that kind

You might not think it

But it’s pretty cool

We have the perfect love

A SPIRITUAL KIND OF LOVE

Robert P. Wallman

5-5-06

For Jennifer and Maggie

Ps        Today is the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

            -Jesus’ best friend and THE APOSTLE TO THE APOSTLES

“Brothers-if someone is caught in a sin

You who are SPIRITUAL should restore him gently”                Galatians 6:1

“Praised be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

Who has blessed us in the heavenly realms

With every SPIRITUAL blessing in Christ”                                 1 Ephesians 3

REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE

We live

In a cold cruel world

A world that often

Does not notice us

A world

That treats us with indifference

And when this world

Does notice us

Often

It is only to criticize us

Or reject us

Take heart

You are a Child of God

And so as a father or mother

Loves their own child

Our God, and our Father

Loves you the same way

“How great is the love

The Father has lavished on us

That we should be called

Children of God

And that is what we are”                                                            1 John 3:1

Take heart---and always remember

Who you are

You are a Child of God

“The reason the world

Does not know us

Is that it did not know him”                                                        1 John 3:1

The world teaches us

To build our lives on money and material things

This world teaches us

To build our lives on our lust and sexuality

This world teaches us

To build our lives

On the promises of science

If we do these things

We don’t have to worry

About the devil

We don’t have to worry

About the antichrist

Because if we do these things

He is already here

Our Lord knows that we are sinners

But he taught us

That we have the potential for greatness

He taught us

To believe in God

And to believe in him

Because he knew

That earth is not our final destination

That we are destined

To spend eternity with him

Remember who you are

You are/we are

Children of God

Just look at who he befriended

An adulterous woman

Who was about to be stoned

The prodigal son

Who turned his back on his father

Peter---who denied him 3 times

Remember who you are

You are a Child of God

We assume

The adulterous woman quit sinning

We know

The prodigal son

Returned home to his father

And we KNOW---Peter turned out to be the ROCK

“Upon you

I will build my church”

So if there was hope for them

There is HOPE for us

“We know that anyone

Born of God

Does not continue to sin

The one who was born of God

Keeps him safe

And the evil one cannot harm him

We know that we are children of God”                                                1 John 5:18

REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE

Robert P. Wallman

5-5-11

JULY 21^st, 2012

WHY NOT

I ask myself

Are people seeing Jesus Christ

In me

If not

Why not

Why aren’t

People seeing Jesus Christ in me

Are people

Seeing Jesus Christ

In you

If not

Why not

Why aren’t

People seeing Jesus Christ in you

Grace sustained

Grace made plain

If I am living right

People should be seeing

God’s grace in me

If not

Why not

Is it something in me

Is it something in you

Are people seeing God’s grace in me

If not

Why not

Robert P. Wallman

9-13-12

Ps        “But you know him

             For he LIVES with you and will be IN YOU.”                                   John 15:17

            “Don’t you know

             That you yourselves are GOD’S temple

             And that God’s spirit LIVES IN YOU”                                   1 John 3:16

            “I have been crucified with Christ

             And I no longer live

             BUT CHRIST LIVES IN ME”                                                 Galatians 2:20

             

JULY 20^th, 2012

LET GOD BE MY DEFENSE

Let God be my defense

Of hatred

Let God be my defense

Of racism

Let God be my defense

Let God be my defense

Of my health

Let God be my defense

Of greed

Let God be my defense

Of sexual sin

Let your heart speak

Let your mind speak

Let your soul speak

Let God speak

Let God be your defense

Let LOVE be your defense

Let your life speak

Let God be your defense

Let your life speak

Let God be my defense

Robert P. Wallman

5-5-08

Ps        “Awake and rise to my DEFENSE

             Contend for me my God and Lord”                                                Psalm 35:23

            “The latter do so in love

              Knowing that I am put here

              For the DEFENSE of the Gospel”                                               Philippians 1:16

             “My dear children-I write to you

              So that you will NOT sin

              But if anybody does sin

              We have one who speaks to the Father

               In our DEFENSE-Jesus Christ-the Righteous One”                   1 John 2:1

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

Have you ever thought

About what your purpose

In life is

I have

Over---and over---and over again

From my grade school days

From my Catholic upbringing

I know my purpose in life,

“Is to know, to love,

And to serve God”

But how do we do that?

To KNOW God

Not just know about him

But have a personal relationship with him

Where his being

Penetrates every single fiber

Of my---of our souls

To know him

Like we can know no one else

And to LET him know us

“You have made us

For yourself oh Lord

And our souls will not rest

Until they rest in you”

And to love God

Jesus himself told us,

“Love the Lord your God

With all your heart

And with all your soul 

And all you mind

This the first

And greatest commandment

And the second is like it

Love you neighbor as yourself

All the law and the prophets

Hang on these 2 commandments”                                             Matthew 22:37 through 40

We should do this

If for no other reason

Than Jesus did it

Look at his relationship

With his Father---God

He was totally obedient to him

Even to the point of death

And look at

How he treated others

The compassion, the healing, the LOVE

Those words that he uttered

Were NOT just words

They flowed

Through EVERY FIBER of his being

“What you do

To the least of my brothers

That you do unto me”

After James and John

Asked to sit

At his right and left in heaven

He called ALL the disciples together and said

“You know that those

Who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles

Lord it over them

And their high officials

Exercise authority over them

No so with you

Instead whoever wants to be great

Among you

Must be your servant

And whoever wants to be first

Must be slave to all

For even the Son of Man

Did not come to be served

But to serve

And to give his life

As a ransom for many”                                     Mark 10:42-45

In this selfish---me first culture

That we live in

It is NOT so easy

To live a life of service

To live a life

Where your stature---is

Well let’s just say

You are thought of

As beneath---as below others

It wasn’t any easier 2,000 years ago

When Jesus lived

“I have set an example

That you should do

As I have done for you

I tell you the truth

No servant is greater than his master

Nor a messenger

Greater than the one who sent him

Now that you know these things

You will be BLESSED

If you do them”                                                      John 13:15-17

The purpose of life

Is to know, love, and to SERVE GOD

Can I do it---Can you do it

The real question is:

WILL WE EVEN TRY?

Robert P. Wallman

9-20-11

JULY 19^th, 2012

MERCY NOT JUDGMENT

Who

Who are you

Who am I

To be passing judgment on someone else

In today’s world

Give mercy

Give compassion

Give someone a free pass

Give someone love

God’s love

Look at the story of Daniel

Did you know

That the name Daniel means

“God is my judge”

Daniel goes public

He confesses his sin

And the sins of God’s people

How can Daniel

Be so sure

God will forgive him

Forgive them

Because Daniel knows

That he has the history of God

On his side

Daniel knows

That our God

Is a God of love and compassion

He has rescued his people

Over and over again

God saved

Daniel’s 3 friends

From the blazing furnace

God saved Daniel himself

From the lion’s den

And in Luke 7

We find Jesus saying,

“Do not judge

Or you too will be judged

For in the same way

That you judge others

You will be judged

And with the measure you use

It will

Be measured against you”

Take Daniel as your model

Give mercy---give love

Take Jesus

As your model

And as your God

Because giving someone else mercy

And not judgment

Is God’s way

Give someone love

Give someone a free pass

And do it TODAY

Robert P. Wallman

3-22-11

Ps       “It does not therefore depend on man’s desire or effort

            But on God’s MERCY”                                                       Romans 9:16

           “Blessed are the merciful

            For they will be shown MERCY”                                        Matthew 5:7

           “Because judgment without mercy

             Will be shown to anyone who has NOT been merciful

             MERCY triumphs over judgment!”                                       James 2:13