THE CHOOSING OF MATTHIAS
Judas is the one failure
That we know of-for sure
And NOT because
God gave up on him
God NEVER does that
But because he gave up on himself
DESPAIRED
And our God-our Lord
Picked a man to replace him
“Therefore it is necessary
To choose one of the men
Who have been with us
The whole time
The Lord Jesus went in and out among us
Beginning from John’s baptism
To the time
When Jesus was taken up from us
For one of these
Must become a witness
With us
Of his resurrection” Acts
1:21 & 22
They cast lots
And Matthias was chosen
Like the other Apostles
Matthias received
The gift of the HOLY SPIRIT
At Pentecost
It is believed
That he preached
First in Judea
And later near the Caspian sea
Possibly in Ethiopia
His relics
Were moved to Rome
In the 11th century
Dear Lord we pray
That as your true followers
Become less and less in today’s world
And with the coming of Pentecost yet again
We pray that we have the courage
To STEP FORWARD like Saint Matthias
And that your spirit
THE SPIRIT OF FIRE
THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
THE SPIRIT OF GOD
LIVES in us
Saint Matthias’ feast day is May
14th
Robert P. Wallman
May 25th, 2012
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