DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY/A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD

TODAY is DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY- a CELEBRATION of the extension of GOD'S LOVE a nd
MERCY for ALL of us

It is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE and MERCY for ALL!

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LOVE YOU ALL




















A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD




As Christians
One of the things
We are to do
Is WALK with God


And in our journey
Through life
We are to walk
TOFETHER with God


But HOW
Do we do this


Certainly by obeying
The TWO greatest commandments


“Jesus said to him
'Thou shalt
Love the Lord Thy God
With all thy heart
With all thy soul
And with all thy mind'” Matthew 22:37


“'And the second IS like it
Thou shalt love thy neighbor
As thyself'” Matthew 22:39


And if you want
A CLOSER walk with God
TRY embodying
SOME
Of the qualities
That Jesus himself had


Namely forgiveness and MERCY
For our brothers and sisters
Of this world
Who make mistakes


In John chapter 8
We READ about the adulterous woman
Caught in the midst of adultery


THEY-trying to trick Jesus-say
Moses' law-says
SUCH WOMAN SHOULD BE STONED


Jesus-PRETENDING-not to hear them-
Begins to write their sins
On the ground
And says


“HE that is without sin
Cast the first stone” John 8:7


ONE-by-one
CONVICTED by their own conscience
They all walk away
And Jesus says to her


“Woman-where are they?
Has NO ONE condemned you?”


“No one sir,” she says


Sweetly-softly-and gently-Jesus says
“Neither do I condemn you” John 8:10-12


Wouldn't it be GREAT
IF more of us
Adopted Jesus' attitude
In today's world


If we did
One by one
EVERY one of us
Would slowly walk away


A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD


“You then
WHY do you
JUDGE your brother
Or why
Do you look down
On your brother


For WE ALL
Stand before
God's judgment seat” Romans 14:10


The 23^rd psalm
One of my favorites
PROMISES quiet waters, guidance
And a cup overflowing
NOT because we never fail
But because
GOD'S LOVE never fails


“LOVE NEVER FAILS” 1 Corinthians 13:8


So IF
We want a closer walk
With God
We have to TAKE ON the qualities
Of mercy and compassion
To our brothers and sisters
And leave the judging
To God our Father


Walking together with Jesus
WALKING TOGETHER with God


Dear Lord-we pray
Thank you for the MERCY
That you EXTEND to us


And we pray
That you TOUCH our hearts
So that we can
EXTEND YOUR MERCY
To ALL


And have
A closer walk
With Jesus
A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD


Robert P. Wallman
April 7^th, 2014


Ps TODAY-April 27^th, 2014 is DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY


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AND join me in WELCOMING John Paul II and John XXIII into our company of SAINTS