For the Love of Us All

WITNESS

5-7-13

BECAUSE YOU DID THIS

Has God

Ever asked you

To do an impossible task

To befriend a person

That is really really difficult

Impossible to reach---to like

How did you react

How did you respond

I wonder how Abraham felt,

“Take your son, your only son, Isaac

Whom you love

And go to the region of Moriah

Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering

On one of the mountains

I will tell you about”                                                  Genesis 22:2

Just as Abraham

Was getting ready to sacrifice Isaac

God said,

“Do not lay a hand on the boy

Do not do anything to him

Now that I know

That you fear God,

Because you have not withheld from me your son,

Your only son”                                                          Genesis 22:12

Because Abraham said yes to God

He was rewarded

He became the Father

Of many many nations

Of many religions

Because he said yes to God

God asked Noah

To build an ark

And put 2 animals of every kind

In it

God said to Noah,

“I am going to put an end      

To all people

For the earth

Is filled with violence

Because of them

I am going to destroy

Both them and the earth”                                                   Genesis 6:13

How would you have responded      

What would you have said

What is it

That God is asking you to do

With your life

Who is God

Asking you to help

God sent 

The angel Gabriel to ask Mary

To be the Mother of God

Mary was greatly troubled

 But she said,

“I am the Lord’s servant

May it be done

According to your word”                                                  Luke 1:38

How would you have responded

How would you

Have responded

If you were Joseph, Mary’s husband

You are God’s Son

You can do anything

Be anything

God---your Father

Asks you to give yourself up

To let yourself  be betrayed, mocked, humiliated

And die a shameful death

Jesus responds,

“My Father,

If it is not possible

For this cup to be taken away

Unless I drink it

May your will be done”                                                         Matthew 26:42

Because they said yes

As did many others

The world was changed

For the better

Who or what

Is God asking you to do---or help

The world has been changed

Over and over again

Because they said yes

DO YOU/DO I---HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY YES TO GOD

Robert P. Wallman

7-27-11

Ps       WITNESS       5-7-13

“He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith-I tell you the truth-if you have FAITH

As small as mustard seed-you can say to this mountain-move from here to there’

And it will move-NOTHING will be IMPOSSIBLE to you”

Matthew 17:20

“For NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE with God”       Luke 1:37

“Jesus replied, ‘what is IMPOSSIBLE for men-is POSSIBLE FOR GOD’”

Luke 18:27