journal/WHEREVER YOU ARE

"ALL day long-BOTH at the temple and in their homes-they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the CHRIST-Jesus"        Acts 5:42


A great question for each one of us-IS HOW we proclaim the gospel in our lives-OUTSIDE of church
WE LIVE in a decidedly secular world today-HELP US-Dear Lord-to show our FAITH by treating others
with love and respect today

IT is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a GREAT DAY to find Jesus-NOT only in
our church-but OUTSIDE the church

LOVE YOU ALL!
















WHEREVER YOU ARE












Wherever you are---
Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ


Before we answer that question
Maybe we should know
Who or what a disciple of Jesus Christ is


In John, 8:31, Jesus tells us himself
What a disciple of his is


“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said,
“If you hold to my teaching
You really are my disciples”


So where are we
To proclaim his teachings


The answer is simple
And the answer is


WHEREVERYOU ARE


It can be
In our neighborhood
It can be
In our backyard
Or it can even be
In our own home


And what is great is
We don’t even have to say a word


They will know we are Christians
BY OUR LOVE
They will know we are Christians
By our kindness
They will know we are Christians
By our forgiveness


And what about our children
In today’s world
What does Jesus say


“And if anyone
Gives even a cup of cold water
To one of these little ones
Because he is my disciple
I tell you the truth
He will certainly not lose his reward” Matthew 10:42


A far cry from sexual abuse
Wouldn’t you say


What if
We treated our children with love
Instead of abusing them


“It would be better
For him to be thrown
Into the sea
With a millstone tied around his neck
Than for him
To cause one of these little ones
To sin
So watch yourselves” Luke 17:2 & 3


We can be a Christian
If we are a prisoner
In a prison cell


We can be a Christian
As a patient in a hospital room


We can be kind
To a child
Wherever we find them


In short
We can be a Christian
WHEREVER we are


Jesus said,
“Go into the whole world
And proclaim the Gospel
To every living creature” Mark 16:15


ALL we need to do is
CARRY GOD’S LOVE with us
In our hearts
And share it
With whoever God puts in our lives


WHEREVER WE ARE


Robert P. Wallman
1-27-12


Ps inspired by a message in Living Faith 1-25-12
by Sister Melanie SVOBODA S.M.D. .




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