For the Love of Us All

OCTOBER 27^th, 2012

WITHOUT CHRIST

As Jesus

Got closer and closer

To his destiny

And his teaching

Got harder and harder

Many of his disciples

Walked away

I wonder

If they lived

Happy and fulfilled lives

I wonder

If they found solace

In money

If that replaced our Lord

I wonder

If they found happiness

In being accepted by society

If that replaced

The teaching of our Lord

Dear God

Please help us

To always be

Like Saint Peter who said

“To whom shall we go Lord

You have the words

Of everlasting life”

If we left our Lord

Where would we go

For truth

If we left our Lord

Would we still live

By the golden rule

And what about death

How could we face death

Without God and Christ in our lives

Our Lord

Is our model

He is

Our standard for living

Of course

We will come up short

If we compare ourselves

To our Lord

But death

Will be our loveliest moment

Because

Our Lord did indeed

Possess the words of eternal life

Lord

We ask you for the courage

To never run away

From you

And be

Like Saint Francis and say

“Welcome Sister Death”

For with Christ

We are never lost

Robert P. Wallman

2-15-11

Ps       Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford