THE POET OF ADVENT

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ISAIAH---THE POET OF ADVENT




The noun Advent
Generally means coming
And specifically means
The Coming of Christ in to the world


It may
Surprise you to know
That about 700 years before Christ
That there was another man
Known for his prophetic ministry


His name was Isaiah
And his reign lasted about 60 years
And today
He is often referred to
As The Poet Of Advent


“Then I heard
The voice of the Lord saying
“Whom shall I send
And who will go for us?’
And I said, “Here I am Lord
Send me” Isaiah 6:8


Isaiah was a well-educated
Particularly astute man
Who lived in Jerusalem
The capital of Judah


Judah was spiritually destitute
And Israel even more so
Isaiah prophesies
The destruction of Israel
Which indeed takes place
And now is turning his attention
To Judah
And the surrounding nations


That the judgment of God
Will come upon them


God said, “Go and tell the people”


“Be ever hearing---and never understanding
Be ever seeing---but never perceiving
Make the heart of his people calloused
Make their ears dull
And close their eyes
Otherwise they might see
With their eyes
Hear with their ears
Understand with their hearts
And be healed” Isaiah 6:9&10


And so
As we Christians
Prepare for the “COMING”
Of OUR LORD
In to our hearts this year


We pray
That God opens our ears
Opens our eyes
And opens our hearts enough---to KNOW
That God is ALIVE in today’s world
IN US
And in our BROTHERS AND SISTERS


We pray that we hear
And receive Isaiah’s message
That God is our eternal comforter,
OUR REDEEMER, and our SAVIOR


We pray
That we will know
That God will pardon us
If we forsake our past sin
And RETURN to him


We pray
That we will know
Like Isaiah taught us
DELIVERANCE comes from GOD---NOT man
And that we will know
That the GREATEST SUCCESS in this world
Comes from being obedient
To the WILL OF GOD


Lastly---Dear Lord---we pray
That when you ask


“Whom shall I send?”


We respond like Isaiah---The Poet of Advent
And say


SEND ME


Robert P. Wallman
12-5-11


Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to EVERYONE!


























MY VOCATION IS LOVE
( A Dedication to the Little Flower )


She was born
In a little town in France


Her Mother died
When she was 4
And the family moved to Liseux
Where her Aunt helped her Father
To look after her and her sisters


One of 4 girls
Who all became nuns
Theresa, herself,
Became a nun
At the age of 15


Theresa never did anything extraordinary
But did everything extraordinarily well


She never
Held a position with great responsibility
But was gifted
With a great intimacy with God


She lived a life
Hidden in God’s love
But was directed
To write an autobiography
Which she called


THE STORY OF A SOUL


In this book
She described her life
“As a little way of spiritual childhood”
And wrote that what matters most in life
“Is not great deeds, but great love”


It is said That Theresa was a very sweet person
That lived her life
With a great simplicity


However it is very apparent
That she lived out her life
In conjunction with the 4 Gospels


A simple life
In obedience
To the Word of God---to the Will of God


She once said,
“My mission---to make God loved---
Will begin after my death”


And


“I will spend my heaven
Doing good on earth
I will let fall
A shower of roses”


My Mom, myself
And millions of others
Have received roses from unexpected sources
After prayers to her


In this cold, cruel, indifferent world
We could ALL
Learn some things from Saint Theresa


To live out her lives
With selflessness
Instead of selfishness


To try to do small ordinary things
Extraordinarily well


And live out our lives
With such passion for God
And for others


So that we can truly say
Like Saint Theresa


“MY VOCATION IS LOVE”


Robert P. Wallman
10-4-11


Ps Saint Theresa died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis


She is considered the patroness of Missions


Her feast day is October 1^st




My Sister---Terri---is named after her