JOURNAL/DO YOU KNOW THE TEACHER

JOURNAL/DO YOU KNOW THE TEACHER




“There was a man of the Pharisees-named Nicodemus-a ruler of the Jews:


The SAME came to Jesus by night-and said unto him-Rabbi-WE KNOW that thou art a teacher come from God:-for NO MAN can do these MIRACLES that thou doest-except GOD BE WITH HIM” John 3:2


Dear Lord-we PRAY-you know that we live in an UPSIDE down world-and it easy for us to get our priorities turned around-HELP US to ALWAYS KNOW your teachings and what is RIGHT and to KEEP GOD and FAMILY FIRST


HELP US to always KNOW that it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in your LOVE for us-and a GREAT
DAY to know you-the TRUEST TEACHER of us all




















DO YOU KNOW THE TEACHER?




Once upon a time
There was a banquet
Among those in attendance
Was the GREAT character actor-Charles Laughton


Charles Laughton was a great actor
Among his roles
Was The Hunchback of Notre Dame


Also among the attendees
Was a well known Catholic priest
Who did not hear so well


Mr. Laughton was called upon
To speak some words


And he recited
The 23^rd psalm
In and with a great actor's stage presence


“The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want”........
All the way to its conclusion
“And I will dwell
In the house of the Lord forever”


The room was amazed
And stunned
At how well-Mr. Laughton
Recited the poem


Immediately thereafter
The priest was called up
For the invocation-the opening prayer


The great priest
Who hadn't heard a word of Mr. Laughton's recital
Begins with.....


“The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want........”
And proceeded all the way
To the end


At the end of the evening
The MC apologized
To Mr. Laughton-explaining to him
That the priest didn't hear so well


Mr Laughton simply responded:
“That' OK-I KNOW the psalm
But he KNOWS the teacher”


Dear friends
Do you know our teacher
OUR GOD
As expressed by HIS SON-Jesus Christ
Walking this earth


“IF you are pleased with me
Teach me your ways
So I may know you
And continue to find favor
With you


Remember that this nation
IS your people” Exodus 33:13


LOVE-FORGIVENESS-KINDNESS


WHERE have you gone
In this country
Where have you gone
In our world


“Teach them to your CHILDREN
And to there children after them” Deuteronomy 4:9


And we should always remember
NO STUDENT is above his teacher


“The disciple
Is not above his master
Nor the servant
Above the Lord” Matthew 10:24


Like Charles Laughton and the famous priest


We MAY know the qualities
LOVE-FORGIVENESS-KINDNESS
BUT he lived them
HE IS THEM


We KNOW the teacher
BUT JESUS CHRIST IS THE TEACHER


Robert P. Wallman
August 11^th, 2014


Ps at SKY LAKE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING