ALWAYS THERE!

ALWAYS THERE Do you recognize The PRESENCE of God And Jesus in your life Or do you Go through moments WHEN you are not sure WHETHER God is there for you It is A common feeling That we ALL go through But I GUARANTEE YOU That he is always there For you and for me In the 28th chapter Of Saint Matthew's gospel Jesus PROMISES THAT “Then Jesus Came to them And said 'ALL authority In heaven and on earth Has been given to me THEREFORE GO and make disciples Of ALL NATIONS Baptizing them In the name of the Father- And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit And teaching them To obey everything I have commanded you And SURELY I am with you ALWAYS To the very end Of the age'” Matthew 28:18-20 We KNOW That the Lord Always keeps his promises So we know That he is with us IN SPIRIT at least In the deep recesses Of our hearts “WHEN she had said this She turned around And saw Jesus there But did NOT know That it was Jesus” John 20:14 I cannot fathom HOW Mary Magdalene The CLOSEST person to him ON EARTH- OUTSIDE of his own mother Did not recognize Jesus Maybe the PAIN Was just too great MAYBE that is what happens To us When we cannot recognize Jesus and God In our lives The pain IS JUST TOO GREAT But we know He is there He told us And we know Jesus is LOVE And in the XIII chapter of I Corinthians It says “LOVE always protects LOVE always trusts LOVE ALWAYS HOPES LOVE ALWAYS PERSEVERES LOVE NEVER FAILS” 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 Now go back And substitute Jesus' name FOR LOVE HE is there for you He is there For me And he is there In a well-timed phone call Or a hug From a friend JUST when We think he has forgotten us He is there He is RIGHT THERE God NEVER FORGETS His promise He is there In spirit He is there In love He is ALWAYS THERE Robert P. Wallman 8-25-14 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Father James McKarns 5-19-16