Saturday, October 11, 2014

JOURNAL/HEARING THE WORD OF GOD

















JOURNAL/HEARING THE WORD OF GOD




“JESUS REPLIED, 'Rather-BLESSED are those who hear the WORD OF GOD and KEEP IT'”
Luke 11:28


This was in response to a woman who approached him and said that Jesus' mother was blessed


WAS Jesus denigrating his own mother-OF COURSE NOT-For Jesus knew as we KNOW that Mary was the first one who heard the WORD OF GOD and OBSERVED it-She said yes to the ANGEL and let the WORD of GOD be the GUIDE for her life


Mary heard the WORD of God-said “YES” and acted upon it-WE are ALL called upon to do the same


DEAR LORD-it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's love for us-and a GREAT DAY to hear the WORD OF GOD-answer YES like Mary-and act upon it by PUTING GOD first and LOVING others as ourselves










WITNESS


9-25-13




Hearing the Word of God”


In the 13th Chapter
Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel
Jesus tells the story
Of the parable of the sower


He tells the story
Of a farmer
Sowing his seed


He tells us about
How the birds
Eat up some of the seed


And he tells us
How some of the seed
Fall on rocky ground
And doesn’t grow
And some fall in the thorns
And don’t grow
But some of the seed falls on good soil
And produces a great harvest


What about us
In today’s world
Is God harvesting
A crop in us


I dear say
We live in a godless society
People want the word “God” off of money
People want no prayer in school
No ten commandments plaque on public property


Maybe
We can’t change the world
But we can
Have a soft heart
We can have
A listening ear
We can give someone
A hug or a handshake
WE can be there
For our family, our friends
Maybe even someone
We don’t like so much


How about you
Is God’s love and word
Alive in you


Maybe if
Enough of us
Decide to put God’s word first
Decide to love and be kind to one another
Maybe we really can
Begin to change the world


Robert P. Wallman
5/19/10




Ps WITNESS 9-25-13
misc. WITNESS 1-29-14


10-11-14




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