JOURNAL/A NEWNESS IN THE LORD

JOURNAL/A NEWNESS IN THE LORD


















“REMOVE from me the way of falsehood, and FAVOR ME with your law” Psalm 119:29


BAPTISM MAY be either a GIFT or a CHOICE-either way-it REPRESENTS a new way of life-A NEWNESS in the Lord


In the ACTS of the Apostles-adults and their children-their WHOLE households were BAPTIZED-TODAY-sometimes we are BORN into a CHRISTIAN family or CHOOSE to become a CHRISTIAN as an adult-IN MY case-it was BOTH-a gift from my mother and father on their first wedding anniversary-and a PERSONAL DECISION-a number of times as an adult-A RECOMMITMENT so to speak to the CHRISTIAN FAITH


IN ANY CASE-OUR FAITH is the RESPONSE to the realization that we have BEEN CHOSEN by GOD to be HIS REPRESENTATIVES in this the 21^st century


it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us-and a great day to REALIZE we are not only loved by GOD-but that we also have BEEN CHOSEN by God to be his people


















A NEWNESS IN THE LORD




In chapter 12 of Genesis
The Lord said to Abraham,


“LEAVE your country
Your people
And your father's household
And go to the land
I will show you” Genesis 12:1


And Abraham did
And became
The FATHER of many nations


Has life-Has God
Ever asked you to move
To change cities
To LEAVE families and friends behind
And start anew


I moved from Pittsburgh, Pa.,
To Miami, Florida
Wit my mom
Leaving family and friends behind


But MOVING
To a city-WHERE I had someone
Another sister-Terri


NEVERTHELESS
Change was/and is
No easy thing
But it worked out GOOD
For mom and me


And it worked out good
For Abraham


But I have
To tell you
Change is NO EASY THING
While you are going through it


But the MOST important CHANGE
In me
Has NOT been
My physical surroundings


But the TOTAL in-depth transformation
Of myself
To really becoming a CHRISTIAN
And making a 100% ALL-OUT commitment
To GOD-family-friends-and churches


A NEWNESS
In the Lord
A newness of self


I SUSPECT
While not really knowing
That that
Is what happened to Abraham too


A TOTAL 100% commitment
To God-family-and HIS JEWISH HERITAGE


“HE PUT
A new song in my mouth
A hymn of PRAISE
To our God


Many will see and fear
And put their TRUST
In the Lord” Psalm 40:3


THIS is a song
I will happily sing
For ALL
The remaining days
Of my life


God-family-friends-church
LOVE-forgiveness-kindness


Jesus Christ and HIS teachings
Forever and ever


I have SEEN THE LIGHT
There can be
NO other way


A NEWNESS
In the Lord
I have
Been TRANSFORMED


“Therefore
IF anyone is in Christ
He is
A NEW CREATION


The old has gone
The NEW has come” 2 Corinthians 5:17


I have
Left the land
Of self-will
I have embraced
The land of surrender


A NEWNESS
IN THE LORD


Dear Lord
I believe
As Abraham did


That you
Have called me
To new lands
And that you
Have transformed me
From the inside out


“You were taught
With regard to your
Former way of life
To put off
Your old self
Which is being corrupted
By its deceitful desires


To be MADE NEW
In the attitude
Of your minds


And to PUT ON
THE NEW SELF


CREATED to be like God
In true righteousness
And holiness” Ephesians 4:22-24


Thank you Lord
I/WE are made new


A NEWNESS
IN THE LORD


Robert P. Wallman
March 16^th, 2014




Ps Inspired by an article LIVING FAITH magazine by Sister Macrina Weidekehr, O.S.B.