JOURNAL 3-1-15=CHRIST TRANSFORMED-OUR LIVES TRANSFORMED

JOURNAL=3-1-15=CHRIST TRANSFORMED-OUR LIVES TRANSFORMED




“And he was TRANSFIGURED before them-and his clothes became DAZZLING WHITE........”
Mark 9:2-3


TODAY-we celebrate the feast of the TRANSFIGURATION-Jesus' APOSTLES must have been STUNNED to see their friend TRANSFORMED before them-IN MY own life-I AM stunned-by becoming CLOSER to God-the way he has TRANSFORMED me from living by the flesh and worldly values-to LIVING by GRACE and the SPIRIT OF GOD-THE PRESENCE of God in my life has taken my life from the ordinary to the EXTRAORDINARY-to seeing by FAITH-the MIRACLES of God everywhere and everyone-at least the POTENTIAL FOR them


ORDINARY LIFE goes on-but the POTENTIAL for MIRACLES is everywhere-we can see LIGHT in the darkness-we can see and FEEL a new light in the darkness-and with it A DEEPER SENSE OF LOVE living within us


it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great day for feeling that GOD AND CHRIST can take the ordinary moments of our life and weave them into something that becomes MIRACULOUS-weave them into something that BECOMES EXTRAORDINARY






WITNESS




3-10-13




CHRIST TRANSFORMED---OUR LIVES TRANSFORMED






Picture this


Jesus took the Apostles
Peter, John, and James
Up the mountain to pray


Two men appeared
Moses and Elijah---they spoke with Jesus
Jesus’ face changed
And his clothes became a dazzling white


A voice came out of the cloud and said,


“This is my Son---Whom I have chosen
---listen to him” Luke 9:35


Jesus knows
He must descend the mountain
But Peter ( and the other Apostles say ),
“Master---it is good for us to be here
Let us put up three shelters
One for you---one for Moses and one for Elijah” Mark 9:5


God’s way---Christ’s way
Or our own way


There was a famous song called---
“I did it my way”


We ALL
Want to live our life our own way
But Christ---Because he was God’s Son
Knew he was to do it
His Father’s way


So Jesus
Does in fact
Come back down the mountain
Goes on with the journey of his life
And he---the SOURCE of ALL life
Does die
Only to be Resurrected again


Like Peter, James, and John
And all the other Apostles
We have intense moments of intimacy
With God


But like Jesus, we must descend the mountain
And continue
On our daily journey through life


God’s way
Or do we insist on living our life
Our own way


Jesus begins
To tell Peter and the other Apostles
About his coming death and Resurrection


Peter responds,
“Never Lord
This shall never happen to you”


Then Jesus says,
“Get behind me Satan
You are a stumbling block to me
You do not have in mind
The things of God
But the things of man” Matthew 16:23


God’s way
Or our own way


Love God with your whole heart and soul
Love your neighbor as yourself
Forgive 70 x 7
Feed the hungry
Give drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked


God’s way
Or our own way


Dear God---Dear Lord


We pray to you
For your grace
And for your transforming light
And presence
To enlighten our vision


And to transfigure--- our lives
Literally and figuratively
Just as you did with JESUS---
YOUR ONE---AND ONLY SON


Robert P. Wallman
8-6-11


Ps WITNESS 3-10-13




“And we eagerly await a Savior from there-the Lord Jesus Christ-
Who by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control
Will TRANSFORM our lowly bodies so that they will be like his
Glorious body”
Philippians 3:21


“Do NOT conform any longer to the pattern of this world
But be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind
Then you will be able to test and approve what GOD’S WILL is-
His good, pleasing, and perfect will”
Romans 12:2


“And we-who with unveiled faces ALL reflect the Lord’s glory
Are being TRANSFORMED into his likeness with ever-increasing glory
Which comes from the Lord-WHO IS THE SPIRIT”
2 Corinthians 3:18




MISC. WITNESS 8-6-14

3-1-15