ULTIMATE FAITH

ULTIMATE FAITH In the 9th century Of Saint Matthew's GOSPEL We see=TRULY a story OF ULTIMATE FAITH A synagogue leader Comes to Jesus And KNEELS before him And says “My daughter Has just died But come and Put your hand on her And she will LIVE” Matthew 9:18 ULTIMATE FAITH Would you Have such faith Would I Jesus rises And follows the official And so did His disciples At first-the crowd LAUGHED At Jesus But Jesus “TOOK the girl By the hand And she got up” Matthew 9:25 And WORD SPREAD about- This miracle of Jesus too I sometimes wonder IF the reason That there are so FEW MIRACLES today Is because WE are a people Of small-small-minded faith I can tell you And WILL tell you again of my miracle WHEN I was 22-and- In the hospital In a hospitalization that began On my 22nd birthday I had had surgery I had a bleeder I had peritonitis I had gangrene And I had a temperature Of 108 degrees I had NO HOPE BUT WITH GOD There is ALWAYS HOPE WITH Jesus There is ALWAYS HOPE “WHY my soul Are you so downcast Why so disturbed Within me PUT YOUR HOPE IN GOD For I will yet praise him My savior and my God” Psalm 42:5 I PRAYED to my priest: “I don't think God Wants me to die But IF I do die: PLEASE BLESS my father-my mother-my sisters-my family-my friends- And my work BUT if I live I will LIVE FOR my family-my friends- And ALL PEOPLE everywhere” Two weeks later I woke up ALIVE- And my life has gone EXACTLY as I have prayed LIVING FOR OTHERS ULTIMATE FAITH OUR GOD and OUR ULTIMATE MODEL IN FAITH-Jesus- said “LIVE” WHERE would Jesus go In today's world? WHAT would he do? WE NEED To be ready to FOLLOW HIM THERE WITH ULTIMATE FAITH Jesus The one true man- WHO IS our role model IN BOTH LOVE and in FAITH I would FOLLOW HIM ANYWHERE And would like to think That I have Robert P. Wallman 6-27-15 INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mitch Finley