OTHER CHRIST"S

WITNESS 8-5-13 OTHER CHRISTS If we are true Christians True true Christians Our mission in life Is to become other Christ’s Albeit Maybe smaller---more miniature versions And to make his word---God’s word Come alive in today’s world Picture this You meet your cousin At the river He baptizes you And as you come up Out of the water Heaven opens up And the Spirit of God In the form of a dove Descends upon you Lightening flashes on him And a voice says, “This is my dear Son With whom I am well pleased” Mark 3:13-17 You—one of John’s disciples Take this all in From that moment on You know that your life Will never be the same John himself said, “I must decrease---and he must increase” From that moment on John’s disciples followed Jesus So must it be with us If we are truly to become other Christ’s In this world We must die to ourselves---our selfish sinful selves And as Jesus himself said, “If anyone would come after me He must deny himself And take up his cross And follow me” Mark 8:31 We live in a Godless society Becoming a little more so each day A poet once wrote: “He has No hands but your hands He has no feet But your feet He has no mouth But your mouth…….” If God’s word Is to truly come alive again In today’s world It is up to us Saint Paul once said, “I have been crucified with Christ And I no longer live But Christ lives in me The life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God Who loved me And gave himself for me” Galatians 2:20 Each one of us Has been handcrafted by God Our own unique selves To live a life---and do a job That no one else can do Only us And part of that job Is to make God come alive again In today’s world Finally---dear Lord We pray That you shine in us and through us And we become so much like you That when the world looks at us It sees no longer us BUT YOU---OTHER CHRISTS In today’s world Robert P. Wallman 10-29-11 ---GOD’S LOVE IS FREE---WE JUST HAVE TO SAY YES Ps WITNESS 8-5-13 10-25-14 2-10-15 & 12-15-15