JOURNAL=5-14-14=WHAT GOES UP........

JOURNAL=5-14-15=WHAT GOES UP........ “So then the Lord Jesus-after he spoke to them-was taken up into heaven-and took his seat at the RIGHT HAND of God” Mark 16:19 The apostles did more than preach about Jesus-they SHARED the personal stories of their own development of Jesus-THEY had a LOVE RELATIONSHIP with Jesus-and today we are NO DIFFERENT-we too have a love relationship with Jesus-and we too-NEED to stand up and tell our LOVE RELATIONSHIP stories-of HOW he has made a difference for us in this world THE only way to bring people to God-to bring people to Jesus-is to SHARE OUR STORIES OF LOVE-PEOPLES' HEARTS need to change about God-before their minds can change-TODAY is ARGUABLY the most important day in the development of the church-Jesus ASCENDS into heaven-leaving his HOLY SPIRIT behind in the hearts of the apostles and disciples-THIS is where our HEARTS of fire and enthusiasm come for evangelization It was time for the apostles to go out on their own-they were ready-Jesus knew it-God knew it-and it is time for us to be READY too it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us-and a great day-for us to be ready too-to STEP forward-and speak for GOD AND JESUS in today's world WHAT GOES UP........ Today is What is KNOWN by Catholics And some Christian faiths As Ascension Thursday It commemorates The bodily ascension Of Jesus into heaven And it is celebrated On a Thursday The fortieth day after Easter “After his suffering he showed himself To these men And gave many convincing proofs That he was ALIVE He appeared to them Over a period Of forty days And spoke about The kingdom of God” Acts 1:3 And he told them: “It is not for you To know The times or dates The Father has set By his own authority But you will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit Comes on you And you will be my witnesses In Jerusalem And in all of Judea and Samaria And to the ends of the earth” Acts 1:7-8 And WE will be His witnesses too To ALL the end s of the earth PREPARING for the Lord WAITING for the Lord ….....MUST COME DOWN And ten days later The spirit came And descended upon the believers As it will descend on us In ten days=June 8th, 2014 The Holy Spirit descends on them And upon us “The BELIEVERS Who were all gathered In one room saw 'What looked like Tongues of fire Which spread on And touched each person there They were ALL filled With the Holy Spirit And began to talk In other languages As the spirit Enabled them to speak'” Acts 2:1-4 The apostles and disciples Did their work And are long gone From this world Estimates and statistics Show that there are 1.2 billion Catholics And up to a total of 2.7 billion Christians Out of the 7 billion people On our planet The SPIRIT is descending on us This Sunday June 8th, 2014 BE practicing Catholics and/or Christians In today's world CATCH GOD'S FIRE And spread THE WORD OF GOD In thought-in word-in deed AND IN LOVE Most importantly In love You CANNOT be a disciple of Christ UNLESS you are loving God And loving others CATCH THE FIRE Be a DISCIPLE of God and Christ TODAY Dear Lord-We pray That we may ALWAYS LOVE And use the gifts Of the Holy Spirit And SPREAD the gospel of love Of God And our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Robert P. Wallman 5-29-14=ASCENSION THURSDAY Ps TODAY=May 14th, 2015 is ASCENSION THURSDAY this year-BE A LIGHT of God and Jesus in the world=LIVE with the FRUITS of the SPIRIT shining in you-and the fruits of the spirit are: “Love-peace-joy-long suffering-gentleness-goodness-faith Meekness-temperance: against such there is NO LAW” Galatians 5:22 BE God and Jesus' ray of light in this world In ten days-PENTECOST SUNDAY-is UPON US-use these next ten getting ready to TESTIFY for God and for Jesus-and be READY-WILLING-and ABLE to TESTIFY and WITNESSES all the way to the ends of the earth