THE REALITY OF GOD AND LIFE

THE REALITY OF GOD AND LIFE Dealing with reality Can be harsh It can include DEALING with illness-death- Bankruptcy-and failed relationship After failed relationship But life can be HAPPY too For life brings us God-life FAMILIES-friends-and relationship After relationship FRIENDSHIP after friendship NEVER GIVE UP on life For you NEVER KNOW what life Will bring And it can ALWAYS Bring us NEW HOPE I wonder IF the disciples heard Jesus When he said: “PAY attention to what I am telling you The SON OF MAN Is to be handed Over to men” Luke 9:44 Many of us Dislike hearing messages That CONFLICT With how we think things should be They(the disciples) ignored him WHEN he tried To tell them The bad things That were going to happen to him They couldn't even believe it When it happened- But they FOUND HOPE- In the REMAINDER of Jesus' story The RESURRECTION OF HIS LIFE And HOPE for the world “Put your HOPE In God For I will yet PRAISE HIM My Savior and my God” Psalm 42:5 “Be JOYFUL in HOPE- Patient in affliction- FAITHFUL in prayer” Romans 12:12 LIKE US-the disciples Didn't want to hear The message That suffering is PART of the journey But like us- I don't know if they could see That their lives would CHANGE THE WORLD THE REALITY OF GOD AND LIFE Changed the world I firmly believe That for whatever REASONS We may be suffering If we LIVE with HOPE And UNITE our lives with God and Jesus WE can and WILL change the world too The reality of GOD & LIFE Is also living with love-kindness- And forgiveness That is what CHANGES the world GOD'S LOVE “My heart is CHANGED Within me All my compassion Is aroused” Hosea 11:5 We may NOT be able To change our suffering In this world But we can CHANGE our hearts Toward God TOWARDS love-life-kindness- And forgiveness And if enough of us Do that We really can CHANGE THIS WORLD For that is THE REALITY OF GOD AND LIFE Robert P. Wallman 9-25-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Teri Mifek