GETTING THERE=GETTING CLOSER TO GOD

GETTING THERE- GETTING CLOSER TO GOD LIFE is a struggle And life is a journey We all KNOW that But reaching our final destination Spending eternity with God Is WORTH the effort That we put in “You are NOT FAR from the KINGDOM Of God” Mark 12:34 And we do not have To get there Right now ALL we have to do-IS LOOK deep within our own heart BEING a Christian Is tough work As the scribe above found out By Jesus' tentative approval And Maya Angelou Used to be ASTONISHED When someone would tell her That they were a Christian She would RESPOND: “Already? You already got it I am working at it And at my age I'll still be working at it At the age of 96” And we will ALL BE Working at it For the rest of our lives The journey is to LOVE GOD And love others ABOVE ourselves The young scribe Asked Jesus, “WHAT IS the most important commandment?” “The most important one,' Answered Jesus 'Is this: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God The Lord is ONE LOVE the Lord your God With all your heart And with all your soul And with all your mind And with all your strength The second is this: LOVE your neighbor As yourself There is NO commandment Greater than these'” Mark 12:29-31 The TRUTH is Getting there Getting CLOSER to God Is a ton of work And it is OUR lifetime's work And it should be OUR LIFETIME GOAL “The Lord is CLOSE To the brokenhearted And SAVES those Who are CRUSHED IN SPIRIT” Psalm 34:18 “I will BRING him near And he will COME CLOSE to me- For who is he Who will devote himself To be CLOSE TO ME?” Jeremiah 30:21 Like Maya Angelou I know IF I live To be 96 I will NEVER BE A perfect Christian Yet-I will continue To work at it Until the end Of my time on earth For the LESSON IS For us to LEARN TO LOVE God and others ABOVE ourselves For the mature We GROW in LOVE The CLOSER we get to God Dear Lord-HELP ME-help us TO GET THERE Robert P. Wallman 6-03-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Stephen Behrens, O.C.S.O.