JOURNAL/THE TOUCH OF A MASTER'S HAND

"TURN AWAY my eyes from seeing what is vain; by your way GIVE ME LIFE"    Psalm 119:37


WE live in a world FILLED with temptation-sexual temptation-the temptation to live a life based on material possession and materialistic value-and ALL kinds of addictions

LORD-we PRAY for the strength to turn away from these temptations and LIVE a life based on THE SPIRIT OF GOD-the way that leads us to LIFE

it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great day to be touched by him-THE
TOUCH of a master-The Touch of a MASTER'S HAND




















THE RUMMAGE SALE---THE TOUCH OF A MASTER’S HAND










Do you know
What a rummage sale is


It is
Something that they used to have
Maybe still do
After a person dies


You know the items:
perhaps a woman’s wedding or prom dress
or the tux or suit a man got married in


maybe a lamp or an old desk


or some personal items
like books or jewelry


some old furniture


and over there in the corner sits an old piano
with no one giving it much attention


People---men and women---are coming and going
Buying everything
While the piano continues to sit there unnoticed by everyone
Over there in the corner


A little while later
An elder gentleman comes in
Sits down at the piano
And begins to play


And beautiful music
Comes out of this old piano


People are clamoring about
And the bids keep getting higher---higher---yet higher


What changed its worth
Of course---it is
The touch of a master’s hand


We too
Are like the old piano
Trying to build a life
On all the wrong things: greed and materialism
sexual lust and perversions
our addictions---drugs-alcohol-and pornography
and whatever else in our life that we are putting above God


SO WHAT CHANGES US


Of course
It is the touch of God
THE TOUCH OF A MASTER’S HAND


The moment
We realize that we are a CHILD OF GOD
That God loves us
With an everlasting---never-ending
UNCHANGING kind of love


The moment we realize our worth
The ONLY worth that matters
Comes from God


“These have come
So that your faith
Of greater worth than gold
Which perishes even though refined by fire---
May be proved genuine
And may result
In praise, glory, and honor
When Jesus Christ is revealed” 1 Peter1:7


“Instead---it should be that your inner self
The unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit
Which is of great worth in God’s sight” 1 Peter 3:4


Your worth
Your REAL worth
Can only be found in God
And found through


THE TOUCH OF A MASTER’S HAND


Robert P. Wallman
1-5-12


****************** inspired by a message by Father Leo Clifford---1922-2012
MAY HE REST IN PEACE






Ps MISC. WITNESS 6-25-14