NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

NOT WHAT THEY SEEM I have found that in-LIFE That while great- FIRST impressions of people And of situations Are different-than the way They often turn out Things-people Are NOT always what they seem In life-we FIND OUT- That the frog-sometimes turns out To be a PRINCE That Cinderella-the maid TURNS out to be the Beautiful princess Or the woman stops to HELP A young man hit by a car ONLY to find out That the young man is her son Or the ER DOCTOR Stays for one last emergency patient Only to find out That it is his LONG LOST BROTHER People-situations- Are NOT always what they Seem to be- Things are not what they seem “While Jesus was praying His face CHANGED in appearance And his clothing became dazzling white” Luke 9:29 This theme that things are not ALWAYS What they seem-is one of The major themes of the BIBLE also David-the little shepherd boy- Turns out to be KING The apostles-the fishermen-tax collectors- And dregs of the earth-TURN OUT- To be MESSENGERS OF GOD Mary-the peasant girl of Nazareth- TURNS OUT to be the Mother of God And Jesus-a PREACHER of God- From Galilee-turns out To be THE SON OF GOD His home town didn't even Recognize him DO WE? Do we recognize that Jesus- The Son of God-the FATHER-is really God DWELLING in our hearts? People and situations Are often-NOT what they SEEM to be “There he was TRANSFORMED before him His face-shone like the sun And his clothes Became as white As the light Just then-there appeared BEFORE them- Moses and Elijah-talking with Jesus” Matthew 17:2-3 There it is-PROOF that Jesus- IS a special link to God-and LINK to the old testament And what about us- We are not what we seem either We ARE the brothers and sisters of Christ And the ADOPTED CHILDREN of God We are Not what we seem either WE ARE SPECIAL-in the eyes of God “But our citizenship is in heaven And we eagerly await a SAVIOR from there- The Lord Jesus Christ Who by the POWER That enables him-to bring everything Under his control WILL TRANSFORM our lowly bodies So that they will be Like his GLORIOUS BODY” Philippians 3:20-21 There you have it- MANY things in this life Are not WHAT THEY SEEM Including us We too are great transfigurations Just like Jesus And God too-is OUR FATHER Just as Jesus is our brother We are INHERITORS of the kingdom Dear Lord Jesus-Dear God- HELP US to reconcile And APPRECIATE OTHERS In the TRANSFIGURATIONS of their lives In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 8-5-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda ,S.N.D.