TRUST IN GOD'S POWER=NOT YOUR OWN

TRUST IN GOD'S POWER= NOT YOUR OWN We NEED to learn Through the course of our journey Through life To TRUST in God's POWER NOT our own For it is his power That will make a success Out of our life LONG after we leave this world “He summoned the twelve And gave them power........” Luke 9:1 I wonder what the twelve Must have felt WHEN Jesus summoned them-and- “SENT them to Proclaim the KINGDOM OF GOD- And to HEAL the sick” Luke 9:2 Kind of like That first day on the job WHEN your boss First leaves you on your own But this was NOT Just any job Their job Was a job to CHANGE THE WORLD WERE they suddenly Feeling inadequate or fearful The way we sometimes feel On that first day on the job Did they question WHETHER they were fully prepared For the journey ahead However-I think-while they felt Some of these things They TRUSTED in GOD'S POWER= Jesus' power=NOT their own “But you will RECEIVE POWER When the HOLY SPIRIT Comes on you And you will be my witnesses In Jerusalem And in all Judea and Samaria And to the ENDS OF THE EARTH” Acts 1:8 And in Luke 9:6-it says- “So they set out And went from village to village PROCLAIMING the GOOD NEWS And HEALING people everywhere” Luke 9:6 And they performed Miracle after miracle As we read in ACTS By TRUSTING IN THE POWER OF GOD And in JESUS' POWER God's power-Jesus' power GIVES us the ability too- To TRANSFORM our own lives And make a difference In the lives of others-as well BY proclaiming and TRUSTING In the good news of the Lord “Those who know your name TRUST in you For you-Lord- Have never forsaken those Who seek you” Luke 9:6 “Paul and Barnabas appointed elders For them in each church And with PRAYER and fasting Committed them to the Lord In whom They had put their trust” Acts 14:23 WHEN I first embarked On this journey through life To FIND GOD within myself And some TRACE of God In all other people- I FELT INADEQUATE But over the years I have seen GOD'S POWER Within me-and in others- Through the HOLY SPIRIT And I came to REALIZE I am not out there All alone As I am sure the apostles Of yesteryear did We ALL just need to TRUST IN THE POWER OF GOD Robert P. Wallman 9-22-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Joyce Rupp, O.S. M.