JOURNAL-HEARING THE WORD OF GOD

DON'T let the thorns of life-WORRY and ANXIETY-choke off the WORD OF GOD in you
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WITNESS

9-25-13


“Hearing the Word of God”

In the 13th Chapter
Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel
Jesus tells the story
Of the parable of the sower

He tells the story
Of a farmer
Sowing his seed

He tells us about
How the birds
Eat up some of the seed

And he tells us
How some of the seed
Fall on rocky ground
And doesn’t grow
And some fall in the thorns
And don’t grow
But some of the seed falls on good soil
And produces a great harvest

What about us
In today’s world
Is God harvesting
A crop in us

I dear say
We live in a godless society
People want the word “God” off of money
People want no prayer in school
No ten commandments plaque on public property

Maybe
We can’t change the world
But we can
Have a soft heart
We can have
A listening ear
We can give someone
A hug or a handshake
WE can be there
For our family, our friends
Maybe even someone
We don’t like so much

How about you
Is God’s love and word
Alive in you

Maybe if
Enough of us
Decide to put God’s word first
Decide to love and be kind to one another
Maybe we really can
Begin to change the world

Robert P. Wallman
5/19/10


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