Saturday, May 31, 2014

JOURNAL/HELP

"MY STRENGTH and my courage is the LORD........"    Isaiah 12:2

WE often face difficult challenges in life-at those times-GOD SAYS:  "LEAN on me and I will carry you
through to the next day

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE and to lean on GOD and ACCEPT his help in facing the challenges
of our LIFE












WITNESS




4-27-13




HELP




My mom always said,
“Your help
Is at the end
Of your right hand”


I have found
That to be true


But I also
Have found unexpected help
In family and friends
That I never expected


And MOST of all
I found HELP from God


So if I
Could find unexpected help
So can you


“God is our refuge and strength
An ever present HELP in trouble” Psalm 46:1


Don’t ever lose your faith
In God and in others


So while
It is true
“That our help
Is at the end of our right hand”


It is also true
That our HELP comes from God
And in the form of each other


“TWO are better than one
Because they have a good return
For their work


If one falls down
His friend can help him up


Also-if two lie down together
They will keep warm
But how can one
Keep warm alone


Though one may be overpowered
Two can defend themselves
A cord of three strands
Is not easily broken” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12


Our HELP and our HOPE
Is in God
And how willing
We are to help one another


Robert P. Wallman
9-26-12


Ps Thank you to God
To my family and to my friends
For all the HELP
In sustaining me
On this journey through this life




WITNESS 4-27-13




“So do not fear-for I am with you-do NOT be dismayed-for I am your God
I will strengthen you and HELP you-I will HELP you with my righteous right hand”
Psalm 41:10




5-31-14














Friday, May 30, 2014

JOURNAL/MEASURING SUCCESS

"DO NOT be afraid-GO ON speaking-and do not be silent-FOR I am with you"  Acts 18:10

Paul was REJECTED by his own people-the JEWISH community-but EXPERIENCED great success
with the GENTILES

Jesus was REJECTED in his hometown-but HIS MESSAGE OF LOVE has reached ALL around the world

WE TOO may not experience initial success in our efforts but it is IMPORTANT that we go on preaching and LIVING the gospel in our daily lives-and leave it up to GOD in measuring SUCCESS-we NEVER know who we may touch-BUT GOD DOES

It is a great day to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great day to go witnessing to the gospel of LOVE for ALL who may come across our path


















WITNESS




3-28-13




MEASURING SUCCESS




How do you measure success
In your life
In today’s world


The secular world tells us
That more is better
Bigger is best
And if you are NOT no. 1
It is insignificant


It measures our value
By how much money
Or material wealth that we have
Or what
Our boyfriend or girlfriend looks like


And it is WRONG


The standards of God
Are different than this world


God tells us
That we
A single individual in this world MATTER


Regardless of our wealth
Or what we look like


ALL we have to do
Is look at the parables
In the 15th chapter of Saint Luke’s Gospel
To know HOW GOD FEELS about us


He tells us
ABOUT ONE lost sheep
ABOUT ONE LOST COIN
AND ABOUT ONE LOST SON
Trying to reconnect with his loving father


God doesn’t say-“Count my sheep”
He says-“FEED them”


So we know
That whoever we are
Whatever state that we are in
That we matter to God
AND GOD LOVES US


Jesus spent countless time-hours
Meeting with people one-on-one
Healing them-eating with them
Spending time with them
And then going off ALONE to pray


ONE MATTERS-to God
ONE MATTERS-to Christ


ONE MATTERS-YOU MATTER


Mother Theresa said,
“One does NOT call us to be successful
But to be FAITHFUL”


And even
When we fail
In our life long battle to be faithful
As Saint Peter did


Jesus reaches out to us
In love and forgiveness


So we KNOW
That our success
DEPENDS on our relationship with God


YOU MATTER TO GOD


Robert P. Wallman
5-25-12


Ps Inspired by an article in Living Faith magazine
5-25-12-Sister Melanie Svoboda, S.N.D.


WITNESS 3-28-13




5-30-14




Thursday, May 29, 2014

JOURNAL/LIFE IS A MARATHON

We are ALL on a journey through life-and we have to KEEP MOVING FORWARD-sometimes without
answers in OUR LIFE


That is OK-because Jesus' disciples had not the answers either-ONLY Jesus had the answers that HIS FATHER gave him

For WHEN the disciples asked Jesus-IF NOW was the time HE was going to RESTORE Israel-Jesus replied:

"It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority"    Acts 1:6-7

And so we MUST continue to move forward in our own lives-sometimes without the answers

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us-as we try to CONTINUE to MOVE FORWARD in GOD'S OWN PLAN for our lives










WITNESS


LIFE IS A MARATHON






When I was younger
One of my goals
In my life
Was to run
And complete the marathon


I got hit
With my illness
When I was 22
And have never had
The energy to do it


What I found out was
That I am still running a marathon
Just a different kind of marathon
---a spiritual marathon


A marathon---in which
We are to find God
Both in others
And in ourselves


“But those who hope
In the Lord
Will renew their strength
They will soar on wings like eagles
They will run
And not grow weary
They will walk and not be faint”


For those of you
Who actually do run marathons---physically
How great would that be


But ALL of us
Are on a spiritual journey through life


Age and illness wear us down
Financial struggles leave us breathing hard
Difficult relationships and people
Sometimes leave us feeling empty


“They will run
And not grow weary
They will walk and not be faint”


Are you serious Lord
How can that be


Love God and love others


“And as for you, brother,
Never tire of doing what is right” 2 Thessalonians 3:13


I believe
If we really and truly do this
Always do---or at least try to do---
What is right


We will
Finish the race
We will complete this marathon
We call life


“I have fought
The good fight
I have finished the race
I have kept the FAITH” 2 Timothy 4:7


With the help and grace of GOD
I’ll see you
At the finish line


Robert P. Wallman
7-27-11




Ps My thoughts and prayers are going out to the victims of the Boston Marathon
Spiritual BLESSINGS to you all




WITNESS 4-20-13


Ps “I have seen something else under the sun


The RACE is NOT to the swift-or the battle to the strong
Nor does food come to the wise-or wealth to the brilliant
Or favor to the learned
But time and chance happen to them all”
Ecclesiastes 9:11


“I have fought the good fight-I have finished the RACE-I have KEPT the faith”
2 Timothy 4:7


“Therefore-since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of WITNESSES
Let us throw off everything that hinders the sin so easily entangled
And let us run with perseverance-the RACE marked out for us”


God BLESS the city of BOSTON and the Boston marathoners




MISC WITNESS 5-29-14




Wednesday, May 28, 2014

GOD IS EVERYWHERE





















GOD IS EVERYWHERE




Growing up
As a little boy
In Catholic school
We were taught
God is everywhere


And I TRULY believed that
As I believe it
Even still today


There is nowhere
We can go
To hide from God


“Come my people
Enter thou into thy chambers
And shut the doors
About thee


HIDE thyself
As it were
For a little moment
Until the indignation
Be passed” Isaiah 26:20


But there
Is NOWHERE to hide
From God
NOT even under the bed
As I thought I could
When I
Was a little boy


For God is
GOD IS EVERYWHERE


But we shouldn't worry
Because he FORGIVES us
For everything anyway
If we just
But SINCERELY ASK


And when we do good
And give God
The glory
He is
SO PROUD of us


“BLESSED are they
Who have learned
To acclaim you


Who walk in the light
Of your presence
Oh Lord” Psalm 89:15


After the Resurrection
Jesus appeared
At the Sea of Tiberias
To Peter, John, Thomas
And some other disciples


When they recognized it was THE LORD
Peter could not wait
To be in HIS PRESENCE


So Peter,


“Wrapped his outer garment
Around him
And jumped into the water
And the other disciples followed
In the boat” John 21:7


For they could NOT WAIT
To be in the PRESENCE of the Lord
Once again


And they had a GREAT MIRACLE
Of catching 153 KINDS of large fish
AFTER the Lord appeared


FOR GOD is everywhere


But we today
Are the ones
Who are really BLESSED
For he is with us
At all times


All we have to do
Is to REMEMBER
To make a little time and space
In our lives
To be with him


For he told us:


“SURELY
I am with you ALWAYS
To the very end
Of time” Matthew 28:20


Dear Lord-WE PRAY
Fill our hearts with yearning
To be in your presence


For we know God


YOU ARE EVERYWHERE


Robert P. Wallman
5-10-14





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH magazine by Anne Pushkal

JOURNAL/GOD IS JUST A PRAYER AWAY

"FOR 'IN HIM we live and move and have our being' as even some of your poets have said......." Acts 17:28

There are MANY WAYS to pray-to CONNECT with God-song-dance-poetry-it is not important HOW you do it-JUST that you do it

PRAYER is nothing more than opening our heart-mind- and soul to GOD

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's love for us and a great day to be in continuous PRAYER with our God








WITNESS




6-9-13




GOD IS JUST A PRAYER AWAY




God is just a prayer away
A prayer away
Just a little prayer away


I said a prayer
For you today
Held a thought
For you
In my heart


God and you
Are always in my heart
Just a thought
Just a thought
Just a little thought away


I define prayer
Simply as the lifting up
Of your heart, your mind, and your soul
To God


And I believe
When you pray for someone else
It is simply the lifting up
Of their heart, their soul, and their mind
To God
Praying for their intentions


God is just a prayer away
A little thought away


I said a prayer for
For you today
Held a thought for you
In my heart


ALL you really have to know about prayer
Is that Jesus did it


He prayed for himself,


“Father the time has come
Glorify your Son
That your Son might glorify you” John 17:1


“I have brought you glory
On earth
By completing the work
You gave me to do” John 17:4


I said a prayer for you today
I held you in my heart


Jesus prayed for his disciples,


“For I gave them
The words you gave me
And they accepted them


They know with certainty
That I come from you
And they believed you sent me


I pray for them
I am not praying for the world
But for those you have given me
For they are yours” 17: 8 & 9


God is just a prayer away
Just a prayer
Just a little thought away


Jesus prayed for the world,


“My prayer
Is not for them alone
I pray also for
Those who believe in me
Through their message
That all of them will be one” 17: 20 & 21


GOD IS JUSTA PRAYER AWAY


Robert P. Wallman
6-15-11




Ps WITNESS 6-9-13


“The Lord has heard my cry for mercy-the Lord ACCEPTS my PRAYER”
Psalm 6:9


“The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked-but the PRAYER of the upright
PLEASES him”
Proverbs 6:8


“Therefore I tell you-whatever you ask for in PRAYER-believe that you have
Received it-and it will be yours”
Mark 11:24





MISC. WITNESS 5-28-14

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

JOURNAL/MOTIVATED BY GOD

In Acts 16-we read about Paul and Silas being UNJUSTLY imprisoned-and when an earthquake OPENS the cells-Paul shouts for ALL the prisoners to REMAIN in their cells

When the jailer experiences such mercy-HIS immediate response is CONVERSION

It is a GREAT DAY to show someone MERCY and a GREAT day to be ALIVE in GOD'S ABUNDANT
LOVE for us

“Motivated by God”


I am
Motivated by God
I have other motivations as well
But nothing else
Really rings my bell

Motivated by God
Motivated by love
Motivated to do Right
When the world
Tries to push you do wrong

There’s no other way
At least for me
Only being motivated  by God
Can set me free

To be truly motivated by God
Is to see things
Not only as they are
But at least
How you think they should be

Motivated by God
Is the only way
To set yourself free

To be truly motivated by God
Will enable you
To see the world
As it should be

I am
Motivated by God
I have other motivations as well
But nothing else
Rings my bell

Nothing else
Sets me free



6/03/06       Robert  P.  Wallman
MISC.       WITNESS       5-27-14

Monday, May 26, 2014

JOURNAL/CRY FREEDOM

On this 2014 Memorial Day-we thank our soldiers past and present-so that we really can be
ONE NATION UNDER GOD

And we thank our God for HIS everlasting never ending love for us

IT really is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us

LOVE YOU ALL














JULY 4th, 2012




CRY FREEDOM




150 years ago
In a little town in Texas
At the Alamo
A group of 119 or 120 men
Were WAITING for HELP


A group led by Colonel William Travis
A group that included famous men
Like Davy Crockett and William Bowie


Men
Fighting for their independence
Men fighting for an ideal
A 100 or so men
Fighting for the beginnings
Of the statehood of Texas


General Sam Houston and his army
Did come---too late
For these men
But NOT too late
For the ideal---the statehood of Texas


2,000 years ago
There was another revolution going on
A revolution
To return to the Word of God


A revolution started by one man
Jesus Christ


A revolution
To teach us how to live
A revolution
To teach us how to forgive
A revolution
To teach us how to live lives
Of kindness and compassion


This revolution
Faced even longer odds
Than those few men down in Texas faced


One man
Backed by twelve
But in the end
One man standing alone
Unto his dying breath---committed to his ideals


CRY FREEDOM


Sam Houston’s army was too late
For those 120 men
But NOT too late
To finish the job---that those men started


CRY FREEDOM


The 12 did return ( one replaced )
As we assume---so did the 72
And millions and millions of others


Too late
For that one man
But NOT too late
For those ideals to be accomplished


My friends
This world is spiraling downwards
More and more so each day


It is time
For a new army
Committed to Christ’s ideals---to step forward


“You my brothers
Were called to be free
But do not use your freedom
To indulge the sinful nature
Rather serve one another in love
The entire law
Is summed up by a single command
Love your neighbor as yourself” Galatians 5:13-14


God and love
Versus hatred and resentment
SPIRIT over the flesh


It is time for us to stand up
To stand firm---to stand tall


Let us be slaves to God
Let us be slaves to love
Let us live
For the benefit of each other
And those yet to come


Let us
Teach God’s ways---Not human ways
Let us truly live out
THE GREAT COMMISSION


“ALL authority in heaven
And on earth
Have been given to me


Therefore
Go and make disciples of all nations
Baptizing them
In the NAME of the FATHER
And of the Son
And of the HOLY SPIRIT
And teaching them
To obey everything---I have commanded you
And SURELY I am with you
ALWAYS
TO THE VERY END OF THE AGE” Matthew 28:19 &20


And maybe ---if we do that
Maybe one day---we can ALL


CRY FREEDOM!


Robert P. Wallman
9-22-11


Ps “If you hold to my teachings
You are really my disciples
Then you will KNOW the truth
And the truth will set you FREE” John 8:31




MISC. WITNESSS 5-26-14




Sunday, May 25, 2014

A LITTLE LESS THAN THE ANGELS



















A LITTLE LESS THAN THE ANGELS




Psalm 8
Is a FAVORITE psalm of mine


Because the psalmist-David
IS almost giddy
At what God has done


CREATING a vast universe
And giving the human race
HONOR-just below God himself


“What is man
That you should be
So mindful of him?


For thou has made him
A LITTLE lower
Than the angels


And has crowned him
With glory and honor” Psalm 8:-4-5


How we can have
Such dignity
How can we be
Just
“A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS”


Sometimes
I feel such shame
For some things
I've done
In my life


Yet you BESTOW honor and dignity
Upon me/Upon us


Do you ever feel
This way
That you are not worthy
To be THAT LOVED


But GOD LOVES US-anyway
Worthy or not
He bestows honor and dignity
Upon us


In fact-HE LOVES us so much
He entered the universe
For us
And conquered death for us


So we can live
FOREVER with him


Being BOTH God and human
He returned
To the Father
Taking us humans
Right with him


So after death
We can live
“FOREVER” in God


We are just
“A LITTLE LESS
THAN THE ANGELS”


And that makes us
SHARERS in the love
Of the life-creating God


And making it
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
To SPREAD God's love
WHEREVER we go


Robert P. Wallman
5-9-14




Ps Inspired by an article in Living Faith Magazine by Kevin Perrotta




JOURNAL/LIVING WATER

In chapter 4 of John-we read about Jesus' SECOND MIRACLE-Jesus meets the Samaritan woman
at the well

"Jesus answered:  'EVERYONE who drinks the water will be thirsty again-BUT whoever drinks the water
I give him will NEVER THIRST

Indeed-the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to ETERNAL LIFE

IT is a great day to be ALIVE in GOD'S never ending ever lasting love of LIVING WATER for us


“Living Water”

Living water
The living water
Of God’s word
Let it flow
Through you

Let it flow
Through you
To your family

Let it flow through you
To your friends

Even let it
Flow through you
To your enemies

Living water
Let it flow
Through you
To everyone

Living water
Let it flow
All over the world

After all
Isn’t that what God’s word
Is supposed to do

Living water
Let God’s word
Flow through you

Robert P. Wallman
12/31/09

Ps        MISC.        WITNESS        5-25-12

Saturday, May 24, 2014

JOURNAL/FILLED WITH GRATITUDE

TODAY is a GREAT DAY to give GRATITUDE first to GOD and Jesus for our spiritual freedom
and FOR ALL our many BLESSINGS

And secondly to our soldiers for the physical FREEDOM we have every day-to LIVE as we want-
What a BLESSING-never take it for granted

ALL FREEDOM comes with a price

It is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's and Jesus's love for us-and a great weekend to enjoy our physical freedom

I am GRATEFUL to give thanks in ALL circumstances




















FILLED WITH GRATITUDE




Each Autumn
We take time
To give thanks
In AMERICA


In Luke 17:15
it says,


“ONE of them
Realizing he had been HEALED
Returned
GLORIFYING GOD in a loud voice” Luke 17:15


LOOK a little deeper
EVERY DAY is a day
To give thanks to OUR GOD


Thank you
For our families
The parents
To which we were born
OUR siblings and our extended families
And our children


We also give thanks for our FRIENDS-our NEIGHBORS
And our fellow country men and women
And our VERY OWN LIVES


“Whatever you do
In word or in deed
Do everything
In the name of the Lord Jesus
GIVING thanks to God the Father
Through him Colossians 3:17


GRATITUDE is
A lot like LOVE
The more we give
The more
We have to give
Gratitude
Is a hallmark of our FAITH


“NOW therefore our God-
WE thank thee
And PRAISE thy GLORIOUS name” 1 Chronicles 29:13


Even if-like me
Your life turned out
Turned out like nothing you ever imagined
It would be
We still have MANY BLESSINGS
And a LOT
To be thankful for


LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER
BE filled with gratitude
Give thanks to God


“ENTER his gates
With thanksgiving
And his courts with praise
Give thanks to him
And PRAISE his name


For the Lord
IS GOOD
And his love ENDURES forever
His faithfulness
CONTINUES through all generations” Psalm 100:4-5


I got
Nothing that I ever wanted
A loving wife
CHILDREN of my own
A self-sustaining career


But EVERYTHING that I needed
Born in America-a free nation
Born into the Christian faith
And KNOWING I need help


The greatest parents-sisters-and extended family
That a man could ever HOPE for


GREAT-great friends-neighbors-and churches


AND LIFE


I AM among all men
MOST richly blessed


“But thanks be to God
WHO always leads us
In triumphal procession
In Christ
And through us
SPREADS everywhere
The fragrance
Of the knowledge of him” 2 Corinthians 2:14


Be like the one leper
And RETURN to God
RETURN TO CHRIST
To give thanks


BE FILLED WITH GRATITUDE
For the life
That you have


TODAY AND EVERYDAY


Life itself
Is a blessing


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I LOVE YOU


Robert P. Wallman
11-16-13


ps IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE!




MISC. WITNESS 5-24-14




And GIVING THANKS to ALL of our soldiers that served in the PAST-the PRESENT-and those who
WILL come in the future


FREEDOM HAS A PRICE







Friday, May 23, 2014

JOURNAL/BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER

"For you have said, 'MY KINDNESS is established forever'"    Psalm 89:3

When I think of the meaning of KINDNESS and true love-I OFTEN think of how the KINDNESS of God and Jesus-as well as the kindness of others-has TRANSFORMED my life

It is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE, KINDNESS, and ACCEPTANCE of us all


















BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER




In chapter 22
Of Saint Matthew's GOSPEL
Jesus gives us
The two greatest commandments


Of course
The first commandment is:


“LOVE the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
And with ALL your mind” Matthew 22:37


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


And INCLUDED
In LOVING our neighbor
Is BEING KIND to that person


“For you have said
My KINDNESS
Is established forever” Psalm 89:3


In other words
Be kind to everyone
AT ALL TIMES


VERY difficult to do
But something
We can all aspire to do


And while
We should be kind
To everyone


We should be especially kind
To the NEEDY


“He who despises his neighbors
SINS
BUT BLESSED
Is he
Who is kind to the NEEDY” Proverbs 14:21


“He who OPPRESSES the poor
Shows contempt
For their maker


But whoever
IS KIND to the needy
HONORS GOD” Proverbs 14:31


And it doesn't often
Take a lot of effort
To be KIND to someone


A warm smile
A handshake
A HUG


Maybe a birthday
Or a get-well card


Just some little action
That says:


“I KNOW
What you are going through
And I know
What you have been through”


Just some little action
That lets a person
Know that
You CARE about hem


And in James 1
James tells us
WHAT PURE RELIGION IS


“RELIGION that God Our Father
Accepts as PURE AND FAULTLESS
Is this:


TO LOOK AFTER orphans and widows
In their distress


And to keep oneself
From being polluted
By the world” James 1:27


So LOVE ONE ANOTHER
and always remember
To keep being KIND


Robert P. Wallman
5-15-14




Ps Inspired by an article in LIVING FAITH magazine by Father James McKarns


MISC.WITNESS 5-23-14


Thursday, May 22, 2014

JOURNAL/HEART OF GOD

"REMAIN IN MY LOVE"    John 15:9

The HEART of God is LOVE-yet for many of us-NO MATTER how close we are to God-our lives
involve much pain

TAKE HEART-Jesus was OBEDIENT to his Father at every turn yet his life led to the cross and much pain
-YET HE LOVED anyway

That is our CHALLENGE too-no matter what life brings us-our job IS TO LOVE like Jesus

it is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us and a GREAT DAY to put on the HEART OF GOD

LOVE YOU ALL!


WITNESS


6-4-13


“Heart of God”

The heart of God
Is love
The heart of God
Is kindness

Heart of God
Please show us the way
Heart of God
Please come into my heart
And stay

The heart of God
Is feeding the hungry
The heart of God
Is clothing the naked

Heart of God
Please come into my heart
And stay

The heart of God
Is being kind to widows
The heart of God
Is loving the orphans
The heart of God
Is loving everyone
No matter how hard

Please live in my heart
Oh heart of God

Robert P. Wallman
March 7th, 2010


Ps        WITNESS       6-4-13

“Search me-oh God-and KNOW MY HEART
Test me and know my anxious thoughts”                     Psalm 139:23

“TRUST in the Lord with ALL your HEART
And not on your own understanding”                         Proverbs 3:5

“DO NOT let your HEARTS be troubled
Trust in God-TRUST also in me”       Jesus                   John 14:1

Ps        MISC.        WITNESS        5-22-14


SAINT RITA OF CASCIA

















SAINT RITA OF CASCIA
IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE




Saint Rita
Is a SAINT for the impossible


Rita was a widow
Then later an Augustinian nun
She is considered to be
The patron Saint of Desperate Cases


As a child
Rita wanted to become a nun
But married
In deference to her parents’ wishes


Her husband—after marriage
Became violent and notoriously unfaithful


They had 2 sons together
And Rita endured
Her husband’s insults and unfaithfulness
For 18 years


One day
He was murdered
And his sons set out to avenge his death
They too died


Rita then became a nun


She prayed constantly and with meditation
So intensely
That a wound appeared on her forehead
As though
She was pierced by a crown of thorns


She died of tuberculosis
And after her death
Her reputation for holiness and miracles
Continued to spread


Her body
Remains incorrupt even today


Today-along with saint Jude
She is known
As the patron of impossible cases


She is also known
As the patron for difficult marriages
Particularly where the husband
Is violent or unfaithful


Her feast day is May 22nd
And includes
A BLESSING OF ROSES


Robert P. Wallman
6-8-12






Wednesday, May 21, 2014

JOURNAL/PRAISE GOD

There are MANY WAYS to PRAISE GOD including song and dance

"I REJOICED because they said to me, 'WE WILL go up to the house of the LORD'"
Psalm 122:1

IN whatever way that you praise God-always remember-GOD is here working wonders for all of us

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great day to praise God
















WITNESS




4-15-13




PRAISE GOD




Praise God
Praise him now
Praise him forever


Praise God
Praise him for your past
Praise him
For your blessings
Praise him
For even your sufferings


FOR LIFE
Is a gift


Praise God
Praise him FOREVER


“I call to the Lord
Who is worthy of PRAISE
And I am saved from my enemies” Psalm 18:3


We PRAISE you
For our parents
We PRAISE you
For our children
We praise you
For our extended family
And our friends


We praise you now
We praise you-FOREVER


We even praise you
For our enemies
For we know
ALL LIFE
Is a gift


All of us
PRAISE YOU-oh Lord
You alone-are worthy


“Then I heard
Every creature in heaven
And on earth
And under the earth
And on the sea
And all that is them-singing:


To him who sits
On the throne
And to the Lamb


BE praise and honor and glory
And power
For ever and ever” Revelations 5:13


PRAISE GOD
For our trials
Praise God
For our suffering
For ALL of this
BUILDS our character


Praise God
Forever and ever


“For he chose us
Before the creation of the world
To be holy and blameless
In his sight


IN LOVE-he predestined us
To be ADOPTED as his sons
Through Jesus Christ
In accordance
With his pleasure and will-
To the PRAISE of his GLORIOUS GRACE
Which he has freely given us
In the ONE he loves” Ephesians 1:4-6


Praise God now
Praise God
In the future
PRAISE GOD
Forever and ever


We give you thanks
For our lives-DEAR LORD
For we know
They are a gift
Your most precious gift


PRAISE GOD


Robert P. Wallman
3-31-13




Ps WITNESS 4-15-13





MISC. WITNESS 5-21-14

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

JOURNAL/I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

"MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU"

TRUE PEACE is GOD'S GIFT to us-WE cannot find it by human effort or by the things of this world
WE can only find it in GOD and by accepting HIS GIFT to us

WE have in us the VERY LIFE OF GOD and hat is WHERE we find our peace

It is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a GREAT day to find TRUE PEACE
living in us through him










I KNOW ABOUT SOMETHING YOU




I know
Something about you


You are
Desperately searching for peace


I know
Because I am too
We ALL are


I know enough
To know
We will never find it
In trying to find
Fame and fortune


Been there
Done that


All we have to do
Is turn on
The 5 o’clock news every day
To see the lives
Of the rich and famous
Crashing before our very eyes


“My peace I leave with you
My peace I give to you
I do not give to you
As the world gives
Do not let your hearts be troubled
And do not be afraid”


I know something about you
I know something about me too


You will Not find peace
In sexual lustful inclinations
You will Not find peace
In any addiction
Drugs, alcohol, pornography


Been there
Done that
Just leaves you craving more
Feeling more and more empty


I know something about me
And know something about you too


We cannot
Live without peace
And that
We can only find peace
In the peace of God


The peace of God
Transcends all understanding


“Rejoice in the Lord always
I will say it again
Rejoice---let your gentleness
Be evident to all
The Lord is near
Do not be anxious about anything
But in everything
By prayer and petition
With Thanksgiving
Present your requests to God


And the peace of God
Which transcends all understanding
Will guard your hearts and minds
In Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:4-7


I know something about you---about me too
You can and will
Find your peace in God


Robert P. Wallman
7-18-11




Ps MISC. WITNESS 5-20-14


Monday, May 19, 2014

JOURNAL

We must always REMEMBER there is NO SUBSTITUTE for the"LIVING GOD, who made heaven and earth"

NOT sex -NOT money-and NOT science-and definitely NOT another mortal human being-celebrity or not

It is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S everlasting-NEVER failing God' love for us!

LOVING GOD-We know that you are the ONLY one true living God

HIS HOMETOWN/my hometown



















HIS HOMETOWN/my hometown




I am sure almost
EVERY Christian knows
That Jesus was BORN
In a stable
In Bethlehem


And he grew up
In a place called Nazareth


“Having been warned
In a dream
He withdrew
To the District of Galilee
And he went and lived
In a town called Nazareth


So was fulfilled
What was said
Through the prophets:


'HE will be called
A Nazarene'” Matthew 2:22-23


And as Jesus grew and
Came into his public service
He could perform
No or very little miracles there


Because they
Did not have the faith
THAT OTHERS who met Jesus
Had in him


Jesus' hometown of Nazareth
REJECTED him


“IS not this the carpenter
The son of Mary
The brother of James and Joses
And of Juda and Simon


And are not
His sisters with us
And they were offended at him”


“But Jesus said to them,
'A prophet is not without honor
But in his own country
And among his own kin
And in his own house'


And he could do
No mighty work
Except lay his hands
On a few sick folk
And heal them


And He(Jesus) marvelled
Because of their unbelief
And he went round about
The villages teaching” Mark 3:3-6


Of course Jesus
Was God
And he PROVED it
Through HIS Resurrection


I want to give thanks
TO GOD AND JESUS
For answering my deathbed prayer:


“To LIVE for my family, my friends
And ALL people everywhere”


God has SUSTAINED me with life
In and through what has looked
Like many hopeless situations


And I want to
FORMALLY RECOGNIZE
My hometown and ALL the people
Connected to it
For ALL the help and encouragement
They have given me
Over the years


BEGINNING with my parents
Who NEVER doubted me
And my sister Terri
Who has HELPED support me financially
Over the years
Since my parents died


My sister Mary
And her four beautiful daughters
WHOM I dearly love


And I want to thank
ALL my family and friends
Who have CONTINUED to HELP me
And encourage me
IN doing “GOD'S WORK”
Over the years


So I THANK
My hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa.
And ALL the people CONNECTED with it
For having NEVER FORGOTTEN ME


You KNOW who you are
And what you have done
FOR ME
(and I KNOW too)


INDEED you are
SOMEPLACE SPECIAL


And I gratefully ACKNOWLEDGE
My new friends and neighbors
In Florida
For having ACCEPTED me
And ALL you have done for me
(NOT so new anymore)




And I will continue
“TO LIVE
For my family-my friends
And ALL people everywhere”


For as long
As God gives me
THE GRACE-THE LIFE-
And the LOVE to do so


IN JESUS' NAME,


Robert P. Wallman
5-8-14












Sunday, May 18, 2014

JOHN PAUL II-TODAY would have been HIS 94th birthday











BLESSED John Paul II became a SAINT on April 27th, 2014
(DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY)
TODAY-May 18th would have been HIS 94th birthday






BLESSED JOHN PAUL II




He was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla
On May 18th, 1920
In Wadowice, the Republic of Poland


He was Pope
Of the Catholic Church
From 1978
Until his death in 2005


He was the second longest
Serving pope in history
And the first
Non-Italian pope since 1523


He was
A very charismatic figure
And acclaimed
As one of the
Most influential leaders of the 20th century


He was instrumental
In ending communism
Both in Poland
And eventually all of Europe


He was
A widely traveled world leader
And visited 129 countries
During his pontificate


He has
A special emphasis
On a universal call to holiness
Beatified 1.340 people
And canonized 483 saints


Today
He himself-is beatified


He named
Most of the present college of cardinals
Consecrated a large number of bishops
And ordained many priests


A key goal
Of his papacy
Was to transform
And reposition the Catholic Church


His goal was:
“To place his church
At the heart of a new religious alliance
That would bring together Jews, Muslims, and Christians
In a great religious armada”


A man of vision
A legend of our times
Pope John Paul II
Was beatified on May 1st, 2011


Robert P. Wallman
11-10-12



PS        4-47-14 and 5-18-2014

Saturday, May 17, 2014

JOURNAL/KNOWLEDGE AND ARRROGANCE

Jesus said to Philip,  "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip?"

Getting to KNOW God is just a matter of spending a little time with him-OPENING our hearts-minds-
and souls to God---IN OTHER words-PRAYER

IT is a great day to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE and spend a little time with him TODAY












KNOWLEDGE AND ARROGANCE




Have you ever been around
Someone who is arrogant
Someone-who knows it all


Who KNOWS everything


Knowledge is great
But these people can be tedious
So full of their own self-importance


It is knowledge of God
And God’s ways
That are most important


“Granted
But they were broken off
Because of unbelief
And you stand by FAITH


Do not be arrogant
But be afraid


For if God
Did not spare the natural branches
He will not
Spare you either” Romans 11:20


PUT ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD


“The fear of the Lord
Is the beginning of knowledge
But fools
Despise wisdom and discipline” Proverbs 1:7


Living off the knowledge of man


Put on
The knowledge of God


“We know that
We all possess knowledge


Knowledge puffs up
BUT LOVE BUILDS UP


The man
Who thinks he knows something
Does not yet know
As he ought to know


But the man
WHO LOVES GOD
IS KNOWN BY GOD” 1 Corinthians 8:1-3


Knowledge puffs up
Love puffs up
LOVE GOD
LOVE OTHERS


“And I pray that you
Being rooted and established in love
May have power
Together with all the saints
To grasp how wide and long
And high and deep
IS THE LOVE OF CHRIST


And to know this love
That surpasses knowledge-
-That you may be filled
To the measure
Of ALL the fullness of God” Ephesians 3:17-19


All earthly knowledge
Is somewhat arrogant
If used to rely on oneself


But godly knowledge
In humility
Is built upon
TOTAL dependency on God


Knowledge puffs up
LOVE BUILDS UP


Love God
Love others


This is the knowledge
That is built
ON GOD’S OWN WORDS


Robert P. Wallman
9-10-12





ps MISC. WITNESS 5-17-14

I THINK I WOULD FALL DOWN







WITNESS




6-2-13




I THINK I WOULD FALL DOWN




Imaging this
In today’s world


A great man---a Holy Reverent man
Is in your town
And in a parade---on foot


You are well off
A tax collector---working for the government
Or perhaps a CPA


You are a short man
And you cannot see
This Holy Reverent man
So you run away
And climb a tree
So that you can see


As this Holy Man
Passes by you he says,
“Zacchaeus, come down immediately
I want to stay in your house tonight”


You have this bad reputation
Because you are a tax collector
And all the people
Begin to talk about you


You are in awe
That he chose you
To come to your house and stay
You think,
“Why me?”


I don’t know about you
But I think
I would be so stunned
That I would fall down
I would fall
Right out of the tree


You are so touched
That this Holy Man
Has chosen you,
That you say,


“ Lord, here and now
I give all of my possessions
To the poor,
If I have cheated anyone
I will pay back 4x the amount” 1 Luke 19:8


Jesus said to Zacchaeus,

“Today, salvation has come to this house
Because this man, too
Is a Son of Abraham
For the Son of Man came to seek
And to SAVE what was lost” 1 Luke 19:9&10


Robert P. Wallman
6-28-11




Ps WITNESS 6-2-13


“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through
A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus-he was
A chief collector and was wealthy


He wanted to see who Jesus was-but being a short man
He could not-because of the crowd-so he ran ahead and climbed
A sycamore-fig tree to see him-since Jesus was coming that way


When Jesus reached the spot-he looked up and said to him
‘Zacchaeus-come down immediately-I must stay at your house today’”
Luke 19:1-5



MISC. WITNESS 5-17-14

Friday, May 16, 2014

THE AUTHOR OF LIFE

















THE AUTHOR OF LIFE




Do you know
What an AUTHOR is


The word “author” is defined as
“One who originates or creates; SOURCE”


And that is WHAT our God is
THE SOURCE
The CREATOR of this world
And I have to wonder
How he FEELS about us
In today's world


BEGINNING with Adam-us men-
have made a mess
Out of this world


And with the example of HIS SON-Jesus Christ
He showed us
HOW to get things right


The PERFECT LAMB
The perfect example
For us on how to live


OUR GOD
Is THE AUTHOR of life
His Son-Jesus
Is the perfect example of
How to live
With PERFECT love
With perfect forgiveness
And with perfect kindness


“The heavens declare
The glory of God
The skies proclaim
The work
Of his hand


Day after day
They pour forth speech
Night after night
They display knowledge


There is no speech
Or language
Where their voice
Is not heard


The voice goes out
Into ALL the earth
the words
To the end
Of the world” Psalm 19:1-4


The earth was made perfect
BY GOD
So that we could
LIVE on it and in it


In fact
The only thing
On this earth
That is not perfect is us-human beings


And God
In the FORM of his SON
The perfect example
SHOWED us how to live
A life out of LOVE


For our God
Is the God
Of PERFECT ORDER
NOT the author of confusion
The way this world
Exists today


“FOR GOD is NOT the author
Of confusion
But of peace
As in ALL churches of the saints” 1 Corinthians 14:33


Think about it
The SAINTS are GOD'S PEOPLE too
And they got it
ALMOST perfect-like Christ-
Our God did


We can do better


We can make God
THE AUTHOR OF ALL LIFE
PROUD of us-yet again


“And being made perfect
He became the AUTHOR
Of eternal salvation
Unto all them
That obey him” Hebrews 5:9


All we have to do
Is LISTEN to our God
And obey him
And look to our model
His Son-Jesus Christ
In how to act


“THIS is the covenant
That I will make
With the House of Israel


I will put my law
In their inward parts
And WRITE it
In their heart


And I will be THEIR GOD
And they shall be
MY PEOPLE” Jeremiah 31:33
(repeated in Hebrews 8:10)


So let us get it RIGHT
ONCE AGAIN
As they did
After the Resurrection


Let us listen
To our God
Let us obey
And FOLLOW the example of Christ


So that we can make
Our God
THE AUTHOR OF LIFE


NOT only proud of his creation
The earth


But PROUD of HIS people
ONCE AGAIN


Robert P. Wallman

5-8-14

JOURNAL/THE GATES OFHELL

DO YOU believe in the afterlife?

"You have FAITH in God-have  faith also in me-In my FATHER'S HOUSE there are many dwelling places........And if I go and PREPARE a place for you-I will come back again and take you to myself........"
John 14:1-3

It is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us and a GREAT day to be looking forward to SPENDING ETERNITY with him




















WITNESS




3-1-13




THE GATES OF HELL










You have heard the expression
“A living hell”


I have---and at times
During this life
I have felt
Like nothing could be worse


But is hell a real place
The hereafter


Between health problems-financial problems
And relationship problems
Sometimes I feel like
Nothing could ever be worse
Than this place


DO YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY?


How do you think Job felt


Do you think that he felt
That wicked people
Sometimes go unpunished


Do you think
He ever felt like
No place could ever be worse than this place


JOB WAS ALIVE


What if our job is
To bring a little bit of HEAVEN to earth


Murder, rape, sexual child abuse
Fraud---bilking our seniors out of their last pennies


If there is a place worse than this
I KNOW this
I don’t want to be there


This place can be bad enough


In Matthew 13---Jesus tells us this story,


“The kingdom of heaven
Is like a mustard seed
Which a man took and planted
In his field


Though it is the smallest
Of all your seeds
Yet when it grows
It is the largest of garden plants
And becomes a tree
So that the birds of the air
Come and birch in its branches” Matthew 13:31 & 32


I am NOT trying to say
That there is no hell
I KNOW BETTER than that


I’m just saying
What if it is our job
To plant a seed
While we are here on this earth
And let it grow
In to a little bit of heaven


Our world is under attack
Our country is under attack
Out families and children are under attack
And God, Christ, and our churches
Are under attack
From evil forces


Let us all PLANT some seeds
And watch them grow


“And I tell you
That you are Peter
And on this rock
I will build my church
And the gates of hell
Will not overcome it” Matthew 16:18


Robert P. Wallman
1-23-12


Ps WITNESS 3-1-13




MISC. WITNESS 5-16-14


Thursday, May 15, 2014

JOURNAL/THE KINDNESS OF GOD

BEING KIND to one another is PART of the second commandment-in which Jesus says:  "LOVE one another as your self"

"For you have said:  'MY KINDNESS is established FOREVER'"    Psalm 89:3

Dear Lord-we PRAY-HELP US to be MORE kind to one another

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE and HIS kindness and forgiveness towards
ALL of us










THE KINDNESS OF GOD




Saint Vincent DePaul once said
The surest way to be a Saint
Is to be kind
To be kind
To be kind


God’s kindness is deliberate
God’s kindness is never ending
God’s kindness is constant
And ever flowing


To be kind to the poor
To be kind to the oppressed
To continue to be kind
To that same rude person
Who treats you with arrogance and contempt
And takes you for granted---over and over again
Are definitely saintly qualities


God’s kindness is abundant
God’s kindness is continual
God’s kindness is unconditional


It is the kindness
Of an UNCONDITIONAL kind of love


“Blessed is he
Who is kind to the needy” Proverbs 14:21


Be KIND to one another


“Whoever is kind to the needy
Honors God” Proverbs 14:31


Love one another
As I have loved you


God’s kindness is deliberate
God’s kindness is never ending
God’s kindness is constant
God’s kindness is ever flowing


The fruit of the spirit is:
Love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS,
Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control Galatians 5:22


Be kind AT ALL TIMES
And be kind to EVERYONE
And maybe one day
Like Saint Vincent DePaul once said
You will become a Saint


Robert P. Wallman
5-14-11




Saint Vincent DePaul is the patron Saint of ALL charitable societies
And his feast day is September 27th---the date of his death




Ps WITNESS 1-11-13


“For this very reason-make every effort to add to your faith-goodness
And to goodness-knowledge
And to knowledge-self-control
And to self-control-perseverance
And to perseverance-godliness
And to godliness-brotherly kindness
And to brotherly kindness-love


For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure
They will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive
In your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” 2 Peter 1:7




MISC. WITNESS 5-15-14


Wednesday, May 14, 2014

JOURNAL/THE LAST APOSTLE

TODAY we HONOR Saint Matthias-the last apostle chosen of Jesus' time-AFTER Judas betrayed the mission

AND we Honor you and me-HIS apostles and disciples of today-FOR Jesus once said:

"HEAVEN and earth will pass away-but my WORDS will NEVER pass away"  Matthew 24:35

IT is a GREAT day-in this the 21st century-to be ALIVE and an apostle of Jesus-and ALIVE in GOD'S
ETERNAL love for us

LOVE YOU ALL!


The Last Apostle

You
You
You are the Last Apostle
You you
You are
The last man standing

What are you going to do
Maybe it’s just for pretend
Maybe it’s all
Just in your head

But what
What if it’s true
That you are
The last man standing
That the fate
Of the world
Depends on you

Are you
Going to live a life
Based totally on love
Are you
Going to live a life
Based totally on forgiveness
Are you
Going to live a life
Based totally on kindness

What if it is true
What if it is
Not just for pretend
What if it is
Not just in your head
That you are
The last man standing
And it all
Depends on you

What if you
Really are the world’s
Last true Apostle
And it all
Just depends on you

You
Just what are
You going to do

Robert P. Wallman
2/4/11

Ps         For myself and all the Lord’s true followers in today’s world

MISC.    WITNESS        5-14-14

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

REBUILD MY CHURCH















REBUILD MY CHURCH




Approximately 1,000 years ago
Saint Francis-heard the words


“Francis-go and rebuild my church
Which is falling into ruins”


Saint Francis
Heard these words
While kneeling before the crucifix
At the church of San Damiano


He took these words literally
And with the HELP
Of his friends
Began repairing the church building


Only later
Did he realize
That God
Was asking him to rebuild
The SPIRITUAL LIFE
Of the church


Which he did-spiritually
By founding the FRANCISCANS
The Poor Clares
And taking vowels of poverty
REJECTING all privileges
And following Christ
And the gospel


Today-32-or 33,000 Christian churches
The Catholic abuse scandal
And many atrocities
Over the years
In the name of religion


Has caused great distrust
Of religion
In secular society


And it is
UP TO each and everyone
Of us
IN TODAY'S WORLD
To


REBUILD the church
REBUILD the trust


And we do so
By living lives
That reflect God
That reflect Christ
In our every day lives


“Bob, John, Richard , Frank, etc., etc., etc.,
Suzie, Carol, Lin, Lori, etc., etc., etc.,
GO AND REBUILD MY CHURCH”


Don't look to anyone else
THE FUTURE is upon us
And it is up to us NOW
To


REBUILD THE CHURCH


Love, forgive, BE KIND
To everyone
Leave no room for doubt


BUILD UNITY


“HOW good it is
WHEN brothers (and sisters)
LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY” Psalm 133:1


And Jesus preached:


“I in them
And you in me


May they be brought
To COMPLETE UNITY
To let the world know
That you have sent me


And have loved them
Even
As you have loved me” John 17:23


Pope Francis
Is off to a great start
In trying
To rebuild the church


He knows that
LOVE IS INCLUSIVE
And it is
Up to each and every one
Of us


To reach across theological differences
And build-REBUILD
ONE church-OUT OF LOVE


“IT is he
Who gave some
To be apostles
Some to be prophets


Some to be evangelists
And some
To be
Pastors and teachers


To PREPARE God's people
For words of service
So that
The body of Christ
May be built up


Until
WE ALL reach UNITY
In the faith
And in the knowledge
Of the SON OF GOD


And become mature
Attaining the WHOLE measure
Of the FULLNESS OF CHRIST” Ephesians 4:11-13


LIKE Saint Francis
Before us
It falls to each
And everyone to


“GO AND REBUILD MY CHURCH”


Robert P. Wallman
2-9-14




ps I TRULY BELIEVE
That that is what GOD is telling us today
And He is giving us the weapons of LOVE-KINDNESS-FORGIVENESS-and acceptance
It is up to us to go out and USE THEM








JOURNAL/RETURNING HOME

"MY sheep hear my voice:  I KNOW them-and they follow me-I give them ETERNAL LIFE-and they shall NEVER perish-NO ONE can take them our of my hand-MY FATHER-who has given them to me-is GREATER than all........"        John 10:27-29

GOD IS OUR ETERNAL PROTECTOR in this cruel-cold-dangerous world that we live in

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE and LIVING in his ETERNAL PROTECTION for us




WITNES




8-14-13




RETURNING HOME




Picture This:


You are a parent-a man or woman
Of between 50 and 60
Your grown-up child comes to you
And says:


“Give me my share
Of the inheritance
And I will go away
And never bother you again”


You RESENT it
But you do it


And your child goes away
Spends ALL of his or her money
On gambling, drinking, and member
Of the opposite sex


The years come
And the years go
And finally your child
Comes home
And says


“I am sorry
I am no longer worthy
To be called your child”


He or she
Comes to BEG for anything
You would/or could give him


But before your child
Makes it to the door
You run to him or her
HUG them
And throw
A party for them


This is
EXACTLY the story
Of the Prodigal Son
In chapter 15 Of Saint Luke’s Gospel


Jesus tells this story
In response to the complaints
Of the Pharisees and teachers of the law
Who are complaining
About Jesus eating with sinners


“This man welcomes sinners
And eats with them” Luke 15:2


It’s terribly easy
To resent the rule breakers of society
And say
“They shouldn’t get away with it”


But if you’ve been away from God
And the church
For a long time


I invite you
To read chapter 15
Of Saint Luke’s Gospel
About one lost sheep
About one lost coin
And about one lost son
Returning home to his father


That’s the way
It is with OUR God
You always get ANOTHER CHANCE


OUR LIVES
Are all about


RETURNING HOME


Robert P. Wallman
3-14-13




Ps WITNESS 8-14-13




MISC WITNESS 5-13-14


Monday, May 12, 2014

journal/WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED THE CROSS

"FOR to this you have been called-because Christ also SUFFERED for you-leavin you an example that you SHOULD FOLLOW in his footsteps"    1 Peter 2:21

Suffering is an ORDINARY part of human existence-it is NOT a punishment for anything-ACCEPTING suffering means not running toward it but FIGHTING our way through it

Lord-IT IS a GREAT day to be alive in your love-even when we are suffering-BECAUSE you are an example for us-for HOW to beat it - and HOW to RISE AGAIN!














WITNESS




3-29-13




WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED THE CROSS?
HAPPY EASTER!




In Jesus’ day
The cross was the means
Of capitol punishment
Much like
The electric chair
Or lethal injection
Is today


In today’s times
It is anything and everything
That separates us from God


And just as Jesus had to physically
Carry his wooden cross
As a condemned person
Wrongfully sentenced to death


We have to carry our crosses
Rightfully or wrongfully through life


And the best way
To carry our crosses in life
Is by uniting our suffering with Jesus


Jesus said


“If anyone would
Come after me
He must deny himself
And take up his cross
And follow me


For whoever
Wants to save his life
Will lose it
And whoever loses his life
For me
And my Gospel
Will save it” Mark 8:34-35


Jesus’ wooden cross
Was heavy
It led to his physical death


But because he was an innocent man
AND GOD’S SON
God raised him from the dead


Our crosses in life
Are heavy too


OUR CROSSES of physical illness
OUR CROSSES of financial obligations
OUR CROSSES of broken physical relationships
And our crosses
Of physical addictions
Our own temptations
And our own sin


But by
UNITING our crosses with Christ’s
They can become
Just a little lighter
A little easier to carry


“Come to me
ALL you who are weary
And burdened
And I will give you rest


Take my yoke upon you
And learn from me
For I am gentle
And humble in heart
And you will find rest
For your souls


For my yoke is easy
And my burden is light” Matthew 11:28-30


Make no mistake
OUR CROSSES in this life
ARE HEAVY


But by uniting
OUR LIVES with Christ
The burden is lighter


And like Christ
Who rose from the dead
We can RISE ABOVE our crosses
In this life


To live a FAITH-FILLED life
IN GOD AND IN CHRIST


By uniting our crosses
To Christ
We can rise above our crosses
In life-and live


RESURRECTED LIVES


HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!




Robert P. Wallman
March 14th, 2013




Ps I LOVE YOU




WITNESS 3-29-13






Saturday, May 10, 2014

MOTHERS ARE GOD'S GREATEST MIRACLES











MAY 13th, 2012




MOTHERS ARE GOD’S GREATEST MIRACLES






MAY 13th, 2012












Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the mothers out there
And ALL those who wanted to be a Mother---but never did happen---for whatever reason




“Mothers are God’s Greatest Miracles”


They think
They care
They nurture
They share
They fill the world with Love


Mothers are God’s greatest miracles


They give birth
They raise their children
To be
Good boys and girls
They fill the world with love


Mothers are God’s greatest miracles


They’re there
When we get up
They’re there
Sometimes all through the day
They’re there
When we need a pat on the back
Sometimes they’re there
If we need
A kick in the pants


Mothers are God’s greatest miracles


They’re there
To teach their children
To fill
The world with love


Mothers are God’s greatest miracles


Mothers get old
Sometimes they get physically very sick
And if they do
Hopefully
We will be there
To fill their world with pride
And to let them know
A Mother’s love never really dies


MOTHERS ARE GOD’S GREATEST MIRACLES


Robert P. Wallman
9/30/09




Ps “Can a mother forget the baby
At her breast
And have no compassion
On the child she has borne

Though she may forget
I will not forget you” Isaiah 49:15


“A mother comforts her child
So I will comfort you
And you will be comforted over Jerusalem” Isaiah 66:13


My own mother will live FOREVER IN MY HEART


HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL


5-11-14


JOURNAL/THE HANDS OF GOD

“HE gave her HIS HAND and raised her up........” Acts 9:41


In this story of the Acts of the Apostles-Peter raises Tabitha from the dead


IF Peter- an apostle of Jesus could RAISE up people from the dead-WE TOO
can do it


We are the APOSTLES of today and we can do it by OFFERING a KIND word-or a HAND
to someone in need of HELP


A LITTLE kindness and patience can RESTORE someone to dignity and love in today's world


IT IS a GREAT day to be ALIVE In GOD”S LOVE for us and the ENTIRE world!



LOVE YOU ALL


"THE HANDS OF GOD"

The hands of God
Are in our lives
The hands of God
Are with us
ALL the time

We all have choices
To make
We can choose right
We can choose wrong
Or we can
Let our lives
FOLLOW the hands of God

We worry
We have anxiety
But the truth is
EACH one of our lives
Is in
The hands of God

So we
Should always give thanks
Even when
We have no one or nothing

We should give thanks
For life itself
Because our very lives
Are in
THE HANDS OF GOD

Robert P. Wallman
5-19-06

Friday, May 9, 2014

JOURNAL/SEEING IS BELIEVING

"Ananias said, 'Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you might regain your sight........"    Acts 9:17

The conversion of Paul is ONE of the GREATEST miracles in the bible-TURNING a CHRISTIAN hater and killer into-PERHAPS the GREATEST CHRISTIAN evangelist in history

Dear Lord-we pray for those who are physically blind-but ALSO those who are SPIRITUALLY BLIND
in today's world-particularly the terrorists who do so much HARM in God'S NAME-PLEASE RETURN
our VISION that we can see your PLAN OF LOVE for today's world

IT is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in your LOVE for ALL OF US!












SEEING IS BELIEVING




Have you ever heard
The saying, “Seeing is believing”


I have
And to me-this is science
100 per cent proof or fact


Believing without seeing
I call it FAITH
And this is what you need
To FIND GOD in your life


You need to know
That someone is there
Without being able
To see it, touch it, or feel it
Or prove it 100%


You have
To feel it in your heart
KNOW-a presence is there
For your own good


Faith in God
Is a trust and dependence
On God
Just knowing he is there


In January of 1978
I had just came out
From my 3rd life and death operation
In the last year


I was
For the most part bedridden
And my Doctors
Were still telling me
That there was no medical reason
That I was for the most part-CRAZY


I literally
Crawled around the stacks of medical books
In the Woods Run Library
Reading every medical book
I could get my hands on


In August of 1981
Crohn’s disease was finally proven
And a team of Doctors
Apologized to me-and said
“You should be the doctor”


Faith
I am a BELIEVER
In God-and in Christ
WITHOUT SEEING


In Genesis
Moses tells the story
Of a man with great faith


God tells Abraham
To sacrifice his son-Isaac
And in a particularly poignant story
Abraham is ready to do just that


“Then God said,
“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


When Abraham was ready
To sacrifice his son
God called out,


“DO not
Lay a hand on the boy


Do no t do anything
To him
Now I know
You fear God
Because you have
Not withheld from me-your son
Your only son” Genesis 22:12


Abraham then looked up
And saw a ram
Caught by his horns
Which he sacrificed
In place of his son-Isaac


And we ALL know
The story of Jesus, Mary , and Joseph


SEEING maybe believing
But sometimes
FAITH is proof enough
ALL BY ITSELF


I BELIEVE


Robert P. Wallman
1-8-13




Ps MISC WITNESS 5-9-14


Thursday, May 8, 2014

JOURNAL/TODAY I CALL YOU FRIEND

Today-in this world-we need to look more at others-as BROTHERS AND SISTERS in CHRIST
and NOT get so bogged down about someone's sexuality or their religion

That is what PHILIP did in the following story:

"As they traveled along the road-they came to some water-and the eunuch said-'LOOK-there is water-
WHAT is to prevent my being baptized?'  Then he ordered the chariot to stop-and Philip and the eunuch
BOTH went down into the water-and he BAPTIZED him"    Acts 8:36-38

Dear Lord- it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE with my brothers and sisters in Christ and in your LOVE
FOR US!








TODAY I CALL YOU FRIEND


Is your
Relationship with God
Built on ideology
Or is it built on true love
A true love
Of God and others


I don’t care
What religion you are
Catholic or Christian
Muslim or Jew


If your relationship
With God
Is not built on a truly personal level
I suggest you go back
To square one
And start anew


Are you sharing every aspect
Of your life
With him


“I am the vine
You are the branches”


The good and the bad
That deepest darkest level
Of your soul


“Remain in me
And I will
Remain in you’


If you remain in the Lord
You are one of his branches
And he will NEVER be
Ashamed of you
He will call you FRIEND


The thing is
Faith is NOT about ideology
Faith is NOT
About your beliefs


Faith is having
A deep deep personal relationship
With Christ and God
On every level


“I have called you friend
For everything
That I have learned from my Father
I have made known to you”


“You did not choose me
I chose you
Go and bear fruit
Fruit---that will last”


“Today”---my son---my daughter
The Lord says,
“I CALL YOU FRIEND”


Robert P. Wallman 4-9-11


Ps WITNESS 1-5-13


GOD IS OUR BEST FRIEND


MISC. WITNESS 5-8-14


Wednesday, May 7, 2014

BE BLESSED



















BE BLESSED




The other day
I was watching the newly inducted Alonzo Mourning
Talk about being inducted into the NBA HALL OF FAME
He said,


“HOW BLESSED he was
In his life”


He went on
To say,
“That the PURPOSE of a BLESSING
Is to use it to BLESS others”


I couldn't agree more
I have been BLESSED
With a second, a,third
And many EXTRA chances
At life


HOPEFULLY
I have learned
From previous mistakes
And using my blessings
To help others


From a material perspective
WHEN I can
But ALWAYS
From a spiritual perspective


I thank God
For my many blessings
And I say to you
“BE BLESSED”


ALL BLESSINGS come from God


“BLESSED be
The name of the Lord
From this time forth
And forever more” Psalm 113:2


Dear Lord
Please BLESS our country and OUR FAMILIES


“BLESSED be the nation
Whose God
Is the Lord


And the people
WHOM he has chosen
For his own inheritance” Psalm 33:12


Dear Lord-PLEASE BLESS
Your people-The people of God


We thank you
For our many blessings


And as Alonzo said
We thank you
For the many blessings
You have bestowed upon us


Even for LIFE ITSELF


And we thank you
For our material blessings
Whatever they may be


And we ask you
To HELP us
PASS ON our blessings
To others


Jesus said,
“It is MORE BLESSED to give
Than to receive” Acts 20:35


For the PURPOSE
Of our BLESSINGS
Is to pass those blessings
On to others


So Dear Lord we pray,


THANK YOU
For our MANY blessings
And as we pass
Those blessings
On to others


We say:
“BE BLESSED
IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
OUR GOD”


Robert P. Wallman
4-12-14




JOURNAL/DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY

SOMEONE once wrote:  "JOY is the most infallible sign of GOD'S PRESENCE in our LIFE"

and in the GOSPEL it says:  "Thus Philip went down to the city of Samaria and PROCLAIMED the Christ
to them........there was GREAT JOY in that city"       Acts 8:5, 8

DEAR LORD-please HELP us to FIND eternal JOY AND HAPPINESS in our life and KEEP it in our LIVES FOREVER

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S ETERNAL LOVE and HAPPINESS for us!

LOVE YOU ALL












WITNESS




8-28-13




DON’T WORRY-BE HAPPY




Where do you find your happiness
In today’s world


Happiness is defined
As a state of good fortune-
Pleasure-contentment-or joy


I’m not talking about fleeting happiness
Not the kind that you get
When you hit a lottery number
Or buy a new car


I’m talking about
The kind of happiness
THAT LASTS
The kind that lasts
Regardless of your circumstances


DON’T WORRY
BE HAPPY


Surveys in today’s world
Tell us
That those who are the most happy
Are those living lives
Dedicated to helping others


They are those
Who out of faith
Deliberately set out
To live a life of service


And Jesus himself-tells us


“Whoever hates his life in this world
Will preserve it for eternal life” John 12:25


And


“Do nothing out of selfish ambition
Or vain conceit
But in humility
Consider others better than yourself


Each of us
Should look not only
To our own interests
But also to the interests of others” Philippians 2:3-4


DON’T WORRY
BE HAPPY


So whatever
Your state in life is
Whatever your problems are
Take your mind
Off of yourselves
Try to help someone else
With their problems
And your problems
Will get a little lighter


Jesus taught us
That in order to find ourselves
We must paradoxically
Die to ourselves


DON’T WORRY
-BE HAPPY


“Whoever finds his life
Will lose it
And whoever loses his life for my sake
WILL FIND IT” Matthew 10:39


It is said that our society
Is becoming
More and more self-focused
And self-seeking
So is it any wonder
That the surveys indicate
A general decline in our happiness


So take your mind
Off of yourself
Focus on someone else


and


DON”T WORRY-BE HAPPY


Robert P. Wallman
8-14-12


Ps Inspired by an article in Living Faith magazine by Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti




WITNESS 8-28-13 & 5-7-14


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

JOURNAL/YOUR VALUE TO GOD

"LORD-do NOT HOLD this sin against them"        Acts 7:60

THIS was the famous line of Saint Stephen-the first Christian martyr-as he was being stoned to death

Dear Lord-WE PRAY that we can find that same forgiveness that STEPHEN found in death-in our daily lives-as we FACE the daily slings in arrows in today's world-IN LIFE

Saint STEPHEN knew his value to GOD-DO WE?

IT is a great day to be ALIVE and FEEL VALUABLE in GOD'S INFINITE LOVE FOR US!


LOVE YOU ALL!








WITNESS




3-24-13




YOUR VALUE TO GOD


Have you---Like me
Ever wondered
If your one little life
Is of any value to God


Your value to God
Is infinite
Your value to God
Is forever


In Luke 15
Jesus tells us
About the story of one lost sheep
And how the Shepherd
Will leave the other 99
And come find him


Then he will
Tell his friends and neighbors
“Rejoice with me
I have found my lost sheep”


We may get lost
Along the way
On the road of life
But don’t worry
God will come find you


And Jesus
Tells us the story about a woman
With coins---who loses one


And when she finds it
She will say,
“Rejoice with me
I have found my lost coin”


Your value to God
Is infinite
Your value to God
Is forever


Or the story
Of the lost son
And his loving Father
Who says,
“For this son of mine
Was dead
And he is alive again;
He was lost
And is found”


So if
You are lost
On this road of life


Please patient
Please persevere
God will come find you
And if he can’t
Please come home again
On your own
God will be there


Your value to God
Is infinite
Your value to God
Is forever


He will come find you
And if he can’t
Come home again
On your own accord


HE WILL BE THERE


Robert P. Wallman
3-6-11




Ps WITNESS 3-24-13




“Consider the ravens: they do not sow or reap-
They have no storeroom or barn-yet God feeds them
And how much more VALUABLE you are than birds” Luke12:24


“For physical training is of some VALUE
But godliness has VALUE FOR ALL THINGS
Holding PROMISE for both the present life
And the life to come” 1 Timothy 4:8


“He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ
As of GREATER VALUE than the treasures of Egypt
Because he was looking ahead to his reward” Hebrews 11:26





MISC. WITNESS 5-6-14