JOURNAL/DIGNITY-HE GAVE IT ALL

JOURNAL/DIGNITY-HE GAVE IT ALL




“RATHER-HE emptied himself...he humbled himself-becoming OBEDIENT to the point of death-EVEN DEATH-on a cross” Philippians 2:7-8


We will NEVER have to die on a cross-but we MAY HAVE to live ON A CROSS-the cross of having to live with a chronic health condition-the cross of having to LIVE WITHIN our financial means-the cross of broken relationships-CHRIST had a brutal death-but our lives are NOT always easy


JESUS EMPTIED himself for us-and we MAY be called to come pick up our cross and “FOLLOW HIM”-WE NEED to empty ourselves of our selfish attitudes-our greed-our worldly views-and SURRENDER to GOD and Jesus and say like Jesus:


“NOT my will-but yours be done”


IT IS a great day to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us and a great day to go and follow Jesus who says:
“COME-follow me”-ACCEPT HIS invitation today






















DIGNITY---HE GAVE IT ALL




OUR DIGNITY
Is one of our
Most important things
In life


It is something
That NONE of us
That no reasonable person
Ever wants to lose


And yet
It was something
That Jesus didn't have
In birth-or in death


He was born in a stable
A place that stunk


And he died
On a crucifix
After “they” had taken
His clothing-his tunic-health-
and yes-EVEN DIGNITY


He had ONE thing
His mother
The LOVE of his mother
And yet
He even gave her away
For he KNEW
He could do nothing
For her


So he
GAVE HER to us
The people
Of this world


“WHEN Jesus
Saw his mother
And the disciple there
Whom he LOVED
He said
To his mother:


'WOMAN
BEHOLD your son'” John 19:26


NOW she would
Belong to John
His MOST TRUSTED disciple
A man Jesus
Knew he could trust


And she
WOULD BELONG TO US
Just as our own mothers-do-
And did


This story
MAKES ME think
Of my own mom


As I was taking care
Of her
In her last weeks
In the bathroom


She said to me,
“Bob, I never wanted you
To have
To do this”


And I said,-
“I don't mind
NO SON ever loved
His mother more”


She stood there with her arms around me
And hugging me
WHISPERING in my ear,
“Maybe Jesus”


Jesus indeed
Jesus-the man
WHO GAVE IT ALL AWAY


AND HIS MOTHER
The one who cheer leads
For us
As she cheer leaded for him


For she knew
ALL of his joys
And all of his pain


Dear Mary-WE PRAY
HELP US to come
CLOSER and closer to your son


Your very son
Who GAVE it all away


EVEN-HIS DIGNITY


Robert P. Wallman
9-15-14


Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Melanie Rigney




9-28-14