BEYOND OUR REACH

BEYOND OUR REACH




TOO OFTEN
Those we love
Are BEYOND our reach


Family members
Friends-and significant others


Sometimes even our church


Does that mean
That we should quit trying to reach them
OF COURSE NOT


“Do not be afraid
Keep on speaking
And do not be silent
For I am with you” Acts 18:9-10


For sometimes
WHEN we are trying
To reach
A certain someone
Or a certain group


Those that are designated
May NOT hear the word
But someone else may


And that CAN MAKE
All the difference
In their lives


For
That is what happened
To Paul


When Paul
Speaks to the Jewish community
About Jesus
The fulfillment of the law
And the prophets


He is rejected
And even threatened


“For EVERYTHING
God created is good
And nothing is to be rejected


IF it is
Received with thanksgiving


Because it is consecrated
By the WORD of GOD
And prayer” 1 Timothy 4:4


But a funny thing happened
Paul's message
Becomes shared with the Gentile community
And Christ's words and teachings
SPREADS to the Gentile community
Like wild fire


And Christ Our Lord
Was rejected by the Jewish community
And today
He is known
As the ONE TRUE GOD
To between 2.2and 2.7 billion Christians


“The stone the builders rejected
Has BECOME the corner stone” 1 Peter 2:7


Old testament prophecies
FULFILLED in the person
Of Jesus Christ


And on a PERSONAL NOTE
ALL I ever really wanted
Was my own family


But I was rejected
As a young man
By a couple of women
I really cared about


But NOT to worry
TODAY-I have all these
BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIPS
With all these AMAZING women


I AM BLESSED


So some people
Some things
ARE:
BEYOND OUR REACH


And REMEMBER
When we feel
The pain of rejection
By those we love


WE can be LIKE JESUS
We can be
Like Paul


And be a witness
TO GOD AND TO LOVE


To all those
That are in our path


Robert P. Wallman
May 31^st, 2014





PS INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH magazine by Paige Byrne Shortal