LETTING GO AND MOVING FORWARD

LETTING GO AND MOVING FORWARD


We are STANDING on the
THRESHOLD of a brand NEW YEAR=
BEFORE we step forward
Into tomorrow


Let us LET GO=
MAKE PEACE with our past
And then STEP forward
Into TOMORROW


“And let the PEACE of CHRIST
Control your hearts


The PEACE
Into which you were also called
In ONE BODY


And be THANKFUL” Colossians 3:15


Yes=let us be thankful
For this PAST YEAR


And ask God to BLESS all
Who were a PART of it
For our past makes us
WHO we are today


The CHANGE that we will
SEE tomorrow will be
Just a date


UNLESS we let the past GO
And USE the past
To CHANGE into someone
BETTER=in the future


CHANGING for the better
As we MOVE FORWARD
Into the FUTURE


“If you=
Really CHANGE YOUR WAYS
And your actions


And deal with each other JUSTLY


If you do NOT
Oppress the foreigner
The fatherless
Or the widow
…...............” Jeremiah 7:5


Yes=let us CHANGE=and
BE BETTER PEOPLE
In the future


And let us FIND
The PEACE OF CHRIST


As we let go of the PAST=
Make PEACE with it
And MOVE FORWARD into the future


“Consider the blameless
OBSERVE the upright


A future AWAITS
Those who SEEK PEACE” Psalm 37:37


“PEACE I leave with you
MY peace-I GIVE you


I do NOT give to you
As the world gives


DO NOT
Let your hearts be troubled
And do NOT BE AFRAID” John 14:27


“I urge then-
First of all
That petitions-PRAYERS


Intercession-and THAKSGIVING-
Be MADE for all people


For kings-and those in AUTHORITY
That we may LIVE PEACEFUL
And quiet lives


In ALL godliness and holiness” 1 Timothy 2:2


Dear LORD=we PRAY for all
Those from our past as we
MOVE FORWARD
Into the future


And LOOK to find peace


We pray that you HELP US
Let GO of anything that weighs
Us down


As we CHANGE for the BETTER


And MOVE FORWARD into the
THRESHHOLD of the future
With OPEN-LOVING ARMS


HAPPY NEW YEAR MY FAMILY
And MY FRIENDS


I LOVE YOU ALL!


Robert P. Wallman
12-30-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Deborah A Meister

OPEN YOUR EYES TO HIS EVERLASTING GLORY

OPEN YOUR EYES=
TO HIS EVERLASTING GLORY


Oh Simeon=how GREAT you were=
You WAITED patiently and FAITHFULLY
For the COMING
Of the Lord


You HELD your people=GOD'S PEOPLE
In your HEART
You were MOVED
With the SPIRIT
And the Lord
FULFILLED his PROMISE to you


As he DOES
To all of us


You HELD in your arms
The LOVE of GOD made flesh
And you even RECOGNIZED it


“........He took him into his arms
And BLESSED GOD.........” Luke 2:28


These CHRISTMAS DAYS=we too
Have GOD'S LOVE in our hearts


The SPIRIT has whispered
Into our hearts to PREPARE
For Jesus coming into our LIVES


And God's PROMISES has
Taken ROOT in our lives


Like Simeon=we OPEN our eyes
To the EVERLASTING GLORY of
Jesus Christ


“The EYE
Is the LAMP of the body


If your eyes are healthy
Your WHOLE body
Will be FULL OF LIGHT” Matthew 6:22


“My eyes
Are EVER on the Lord


For only he
Will release my feet
From the snare” Psalm 25:15


“So we FIX our EYES
NOT on what is seen
But what is UNSEEN


Since what is seen
Is TEMPORARY
But what is UNSEEN
IS ETERNAL” 2 Corinthians 4:18-19


We may not be
AS alert and responsive
As Simeon and Anna
Who BOTH welcomed and held the Lord


But we STILL pray with
Simeon=each night


“For my eyes=
Have SEEN your salvation” Luke 2:30


OPEN your eyes
To the EVERLASTING GLORY
Of Jesus
Open your eyes
To the REDEMTION of Jerusalem


We can PRAY Simeon's prayer
EVERY NIGHT
We can OPEN our eyes
To his EVERLASTING GLORY


And to the greater glory=that=
God wants to POUR into us


“Lord-our Lord-
How MAJESTIC-is your name
In ALL the earth!


You have set your GLORY
In the heavens” Psalm 8:1


“An ANGEL of the Lord
Appeared to them
And the GLORY of the Lord
SHONE around them.........” Luke 2:9


Dear Lord=you Let your SERVANTS=
Simeon and Anna depart in PEACE
KNOWING the LORD has come


HELP us to LIVE IN PEACE
As we OPEN OUR EYES
To HIS EVERLASTING GLORY


In Jesus' name and the name
Of his GLORIOUS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-29-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco

TRANSFORMED BY THE GOD OF LOVE

TRANSFORMED BY THE GOD OF LOVE


Today=12-27-17=is the feast=
Os SAINT JOHN the APOSTLE=often referred
To as


“The Apostle whom Jesus LOVED”=
But of course=Jesus LOVED
All of his apostles and disciples
Including us today


John writes today about ANOTHER
DISCIPLE of whom Jesus loved IMMENSELY-
Mary Magdalene=HIS BEST FRIEND


“Mary Magdalene=told them='they have
TAKEN the LORD from the tomb........'” John 20:1, 2


John and Mary=two GREAT FOLLOWERS
Of Jesus=who were TRANSFORMED
By the LOVE OF JESUS


Jesus' great LOVE=TRANSFORMS everyone
Including you and me=his love has
TRANSFORMED me into a loving-
CARING human being= a person
Who TRIES to love ALL


Rooted in GOD'S LOVE
TRANSFORMED by the GOD OF LOVE


This is who John was
That is
Who Mary was
That is who we all
Should TRY TO BE


TRANSFORMED by the
GOD OF LOVE=The love
Of Jesus Christ


“Do not conform
To the PATTERN
Of this world


But be transformed
By the RENEWAL
Of your MIND........” Romans 12:2


“And we all=who with
Unveiled faces
CONTEMPLATE the Lord's GLORY


Are being TRANSFORMED
Into his IMAGE


With ever-increasing GLORY
Which comes from=
The LORD=who is the SPIRIT” 2 Corinthians 3:18


YES=Mary and John=
Were transformed by
The GOD OF LOVE=
The SPIRIT of Jesus


We should be modern-day
PRAYER WARRIORS=on behalf
Of the SPIRIT OF CHRIST


Yes=John the apostle=whom
Jesus LOVED=and Mary Magdalene=
Should be EXAMPLES to us all


Mary was so TRANSFORMED
By Jesus' PROFOUND LOVE for her
That she STOOD by him
As he died


And she was the first ONE=
Jesus appeared to=
LOVE EMBOLDENS the HEART=
And it made Mary and John fearless


Jesus OFFERED Mary and John
An INVITATION to love


LOVE REMEMBERS=let us
ALWAYS remember Jesus


“I will REMEMBER
The DEEDS of the Lord


Yes=I will remember
YOUR MIRACLES
Of long ago” Psalm 77:11


As we REMEMBER your miracles
Of today=Including MY OWN


Let us ALL BE TRANSFORMED
By GOD'S LOVE=
Just as John and Mary were


In Jesus' name and the name of GOD his HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-28-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!/IN THE STILLNESS OF OUR HEARTS

IN THE STILLNESS OF OUR HEARTS


In the STILLNESS of our hearts=
TODAY=the NEWBORN CHILD
Has come


BRINGING ALONG with him NEW HOPE-and
New DREAMS for us ALL=the ability
That all things
Will be made NEW


There is ALWAYS something
SPECIAL in the air at Christmas=
A new season=FAMILY GATHERINGS=
New HOPE abounding


“And the WORD became flesh
And made his DWELLING among us
…................” John 1:14


CHILDHOOD wonders from Home
To HOME=Family gatherings around=
YES=but there is STILL MORE to come


YES=behold the light and
The celebrations=the SAME message
In Christ's birth UNTIL TODAY


IN THE STILLNESS of our
HEARTS=we FEEL the newness=
We feel the AWE=we feel
The COMING of OUR LORD


“SEE=I will CREATE
New heavens and a NEW EARTH


The former things
Will NOT be remembered
Nor will they
Come to mind” Isaiah 65:17


“'Go stand in
The temple courts'
He said,


'And TELL the people
All ABOUT this new life'” Acts 5:20


“PRAISE be to the God
And Father of our LORD
Jesus Christ


In his GREAT MERCY
He has GIVEN us NEW BIRTH
Into a LIVING HOPE


Through the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ
From the dead


And into an INHERITANCE
That can NEVER PERISH=
Spoil=or fade” 1 Peter 1:3-4


IN THE STILLNESS
Of our HEARTS
We find NEW HOPE=new LIFE=
And NEW BEGINNINGS this Christmas


This CHRISTMAS DAY=let us
Sit in SILENCE=listening=let us
Let the NEWBORN CHILD=come
To us=in the STILLNESS
OF OUR HEARTS


HEAVENLY FATHER=we sit in SILENCE
Just WAITING for you


“So I REMAINED
Utterly SILENT


NOT even saying anything good
But my anguish INCREASED” Psalm 39:2


“Even fools are THOUGHT WISE
If they keep SILENT


And DISCERNING
If they HOLD their tongues” Proverbs 17:28


Dear God=OUR HEAVENLY FATHER=
Today we sit in SILENCE
And with OPEN HEARTS


May the WORD MADE FLESH
Be BORN in us=again today=
In the STILLNESS OF OUR HEARTS


MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIENDS!
I LOVE YOU!


In the names of Jesus and HIS HEAVENLY FATHER!


Robert P. Wallman
12-25-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti

YOUR CHRISTMAS SEASON

“Your Christmas Season”

It’s another Christmas Season

And I wonder what’s in people’s hearts

I see people rushing everywhere

They’re moving in such a hurry

I wonder if they remember what Christmas is all about

Perhaps, it could even be tearing them apart

But this poem is not to admonish anyone

It’s merely to help me to regain my perspective

To see my responsibilities, and also enjoy the fun

I’m so thankful

There’s so much fun in just being alive

On Christmas day I’m not trying to accomplish anything

I’m not trying to strive

I’m not living in the world’s competition

I’m just relaxing and enjoying myself

I’m surrounding myself with family and friends

And if I receive their presence

My Christmas will be beyond description

Sometimes I wonder if we haven’t lost the meaning of Christmas

Are we only concerned with our number of presents

Or if the present we got cost as much as what we spent

Maybe, we’re comparing our decorations to that of our neighbor

Is our Christmas wreath as pretty as the one next door

What you do and believe is what’s at the core

Of the Christmas season

In my Christmas, I want a blend

Of loving and sharing with my Family and friends

And for the one’s who are far away

The greetings we receive and the greeting we send

A nice glass of red wine

And a home-cooked meal

The opportunity to sit down and dine

And relax once more

What do you want in your Christmas season

Whatever it is

I hope it is in the true spirit of Christmas

And I hope it comes your way

12/14/1980        Robert  P.  Wallman

Today is also the feast of Saint Nicholas. The idea of Santa Claus is widely believed

To be attributed to him.  He had a great love of children.  Legend has it that he once

Saved 3 young girls from prostitution by giving them their marriage dowries.

12-24-2015

THE MESSAGES REMAIN THE SAME

THE MESSAGES REMAIN THE SAME


An ANGEL appeared to Joseph-
And left him with a couple
Of MESSAGES
“DO NOT be afraid” (Matthew 1:20)
And God is with US


THIS CHRISTMAS let us REMEMBER
That those SAME messages given
To Joseph=applies to us=
So let us move FORWARD
WITH HOPE AND TRUST


The MESSAGES REMAIN THE SAME


“........and they shall name
HIM Emmanuel”=
Which means-
'GOD IS WITH US'” Matthew 1:23


YES the messages for us
REMAIN THE SAME for us
As they were for Joseph and Mary
That very first Christmas


HOPE AND TRUST in the Lord


It is ADVENT SEASON
And we are invited
To WIDEN our hearts
And DEEPEN our HOPE & TRUST
In the Lord


“WHY my soul
Are you downcast?
Why so disturbed
WITHIN ME?


Put your HOPE in God
For I will yet
PRAISE HIM


My Savior=and my God” Psalm 42:5


“For in this HOPE
We were SAVED


But hope that is SEEN
Is no hope at all


Who HOPES FOR
What they already have?


But if we HOPE
For what we do NOT YET HAVE


We WAIT for it patiently” Romans 8:24-25


YES the MESSAGES remain
The SAME for us today=
This CHRISTMAS


WAITING & HOPING for the Lord
TRUSTING in the coming
Of the baby Jesus
Just the SAME as
Joseph and Mary


“But I TRUST
In your UNFAILING LOVE


My heart REJOICES in
Your SALVATION” Psalm 13:5


“May the GOD OF HOPE
Fill you


With all JOY & PEACE
As you TRUST in him


So that you MAY OVERFLOW
With HOPE
By the POWER
Of the HOLY SPIRIT” Romans 15:13


YES=GOD'S LOVE is a
Stronger force than
Any danger


May God's love SHAPE
Our behavior this CHRISTMAS
As we remember God=in
HOPE AND TRUST


And KNOW not to be afraid=
Because God is with US


In Jesus' name and the name of GOD HIS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-18-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Julia Walsh, F.S.P.A.

GETTING US THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES!

GETTING US THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES


This past SUNDAY=yesterday= was known as
GAUDETE SUNDAY=it is Latin
And it means “REJOICE!”


And it marks the halfway point
Of ADVENT


CAN you rejoice ALWAYS? Can you
REJOICE in all circumstances? In pain?
In disappointment? WHEN we have lost
A LOVED ONE?


As CHRISTIANS that is what
We are CALLED UPON to do
And it is NOT easy


But if we are ONE with God=we CAN
REJOICE in all circumstances=even in
The TOUGHEST of times


“REJOICE ALWAYS!=pray without ceasing=
In ALL circumstances=GIVE THANKS
For this is


The WILL OF GOD
For you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


“REJOICE ALWAYS”=how difficult
To DO when we
Have a CHRONIC ILLNESS


When our funds
Don't pay our bills


Or when we=
Have relationship difficulties


The ONLY way that we
Get through the TOUGH TIMES
Is to “PRAY WITHOUT CEASING”=
TURNING our lives
Over to the Lord


PRAY through the DIFFICULT TIMES
Of your life=if there is
ANY WAY to CONTINUE to rejoice
This is it


“But may the RIGHTEOUS
Be glad


And REJOICE before God
May they be happy
And JOYFUL” Psalm 68:3


REJOICING in difficult times=
And getting THROUGH the tough times


“However=do NOT rejoice
That the spirits submit to you


But REJOICE=that your names=
Are WRITTEN in heaven” Luke 10:20


“But even if I
Am being POURED out
Like a drink offering


On the sacrifice
And SERVICE coming
From your FAITH


I am glad
And REJOICE with ALL of you” Philippians 2:17


REJOICING WITH GOD
Rejoicing with others
Even during the
TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES of life


We should NOT be thankful
For the difficult circumstances
Of life


But we should be THANKFUL
That we are NOT in it
ALONE=we have GOD=we have Jesus=
And we have our BROTHERS & SISTERS
In Christ


We are NOT ALONE=
We will get THROUGH the
TOUGH TIMES=and we will REJOICE!


The ONE who came to be
With us AT CHRISTMAS=is HOLDING on
To us IN LOVE


GAUDETE!


In the names of Jesus and his MOST LOVING FATHER!


Robert P. Wallman
12-17-17





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Patricia LIVINGSTON

AVAILABLE AND FREE

AVAILABLE AND FREE


The GRACE of God is AVAILABLE
To us ALWAYS=and it is FREE


It COMES to us=it SUSTAINS us
And it brings us=NEW LIFE


“........GIVE US NEW LIFE........” Psalm 80:19


Sometimes I FORGET to water
The plant=they begin drooping


ONCE we water the plant=
It is AMAZING the TRANSFORMATION
That takes place


I think sometimes we forget
That GOD'S GRACE
Is AVAILABLE AND FREE


Once we TAP into it
It is amazing the
Transformation that TAKES PLACE
In us


“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


YES this TRANSFORMATION is
AVAILABLE and FREE to us=
ALL we have to do is
CALL on GOD'S GRACE
And be transformed


It is FREELY GIVEN


“You are
The most EXCELLENT of men
And your lips
Have been anointed
With GRACE


And God has BLESSED
You forever” Psalm 25:2


“And GOD'S GRACE
Was so powerfully at work
In them all


That there were
NO NEEDY persons among them” Acts 4:33-34


We MIGHT be in need
Of the SAVING GRACE
Of God's water


But surprisingly=this grace is
AVAILABLE AND FREE


We just have to SLOW DOWN
In this pre-Christmas madness
And make ourselves AVAILABLE
For the SAVING POWER
Of God's grace


It is FREELY GIVEN
By the LORD OUR GOD


“He upholds
The CAUSE of the oppressed


And gives food
To the hungry


The LORD sets prisoners FREE” Psalm 146:7


TAP into the LORD'S GRACE
Which is available to us and
IT IS FREE


Robert P. Wallman
12-16-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.

FINDING THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS

FINDING THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS


EVERYONE wants to be HAPPY=right?
Everyone wants to find GOD'S BLESSINGS


The FIRST of the 150 PSALMS
ENCOURAGES US to read further


“BLESSED is the man
Who FOLLOWS
Not the counsel
Of the wicked


Nor WALKS
In the way of sinners” Psalm 1:1


Too MANY of us
Think we will be BLESSED
And HAPPY


If we ACCUMULATE
A great deal of money


OTHERS of us TRY to
FIND happiness in awards
And popularity


BUT this our FIRST PSALM
In 150=explains a REAL
HAPPY=and BLESSED PERSON


Finds TRUE peace and FULFILLMENT
By being JUST=by being KIND=
And be being HONEST


LIVING GENUINELY and with virtues
BRINGS much happiness=
WHERE do you LOOK
For happiness in your life?


“But may the RIGHTEOUS
Be glad
And REJOICE before God


May they be HAPPY
And JOYFUL” Psalm 68:3


“A HAPPY HEART
Makes the FACE cheerful


But heartache
Crushes the spirit” Proverbs 15:13


“........
Yet now I am HAPPY
Not because
You were made sorry


But because your sorry
LED you to repentance


For you BECAME sorrowful
As God intended
And so were NOT HARMED
In any way by us” 2 Corinthians 7:9


LIVING by the pursuit of money
OR by the pursuit of GLAMOUR
Leads us ONLY to an
EMPTY and painful end


But the first psalm TEACHES US
That a CONTENT HEART makes us
The richest and HAPPIEST PEOPLE
In the world


BE happy and content=
Let us be JUST-KIND-
And HONEST


“But I have CALMED
And quieted myself
I am like a weaned child
With its mother


Like a weaned child
I AM CONTENT” Psalm 131:2


“I am NOT saying this
Because I am in need


For I have
LEARNED to be CONTENT=
WHATEVER the circumstances” Philippians 4:11


BE HAPPY=BE CONTENT=find out
The SECRET of HAPPINESS


LIVE by the LAWS of the LORD=
Of LOVE AND FORGIVENESS


In the names of Jesus=and GOD HIS LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-15-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Fr. Jame McKARNS

HELPING US ALONG!

CARRYING US ALONG!


It is a DIFFICULT world
Out there=it takes much
To get THROUGH IT


But we have the MOST
WONDERFUL thing=we have a God
Who does NOT expect us
To do it ALONE


We have a God who says “FEAR NOT”
A God who says=
“I will HELP YOU=
I will CARRY YOU ALONG”


“For I am
The Lord your God
Who grasps your RIGHT HAND


It is I
Who say to you
'Fear not-
I will HELP YOU'” Isaiah 41:13


And help us=HE DOES
He helps the WIDOWED spouse
When they have
To live alone


He helps people in their work
And their studies=He CARRIES
Them along


He helps us with our
Chronic handicaps and illnesses


God=Jesus=helps CARRY US ALONG


“Even to your old age
And gray hairs
I am he


I am he
Who will SUSTAIN YOU
I have made you
And I will
CARRY YOU


I will sustain you
I will rescue you” Isaiah 46:4


“So the soldiers
Took charge of Jesus
CARRYING HIS OWN CROSS
He went out to
The place of the SKULL


There they crucified him
And with two others
ONE on each side
And Jesus in the middle” John 19:17


“This is how we KNOW
That we LOVE
The children of God


By loving God
And CARRYING out his commands” 1 John 5:2


Yes=Jesus HELPS us GROW
As Christians=
Helps us by CARRYING US ALONG


Helps us by carrying
Our sins for ALL of eternity
NEVER COMPLAINING=about how heavy
That they are


YES=we have
TOUGH ASSIGNMENTS in this life


We just need to reach
Out our HANDS
And he will
CARRY US ALONG


“I keep my eyes
ALWAYS on the Lord


With him at my RIGHT HAND
I will NOT be shaken” Psalm 16:8


Yes our God=OUR LORD=
Our Jesus=takes away
Our fears=and CARRIES US ALONG
Holding our hands


ALL the way to PARADISE


In the names of Jesus=and GOD=his HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-14-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Jennifer Christ

HELPING US GROW

HELPING US GROW


Jesus wants to HELP US
GROW through life=grow into
CHRISTIANS=who are LIFE SUSTAINING


BOTH for ourselves
And for others


“COME to me........
LEARN from me........” Matthew 11:28-29


Jesus=you WANT us to grow
Into LIFE sustaining Christians=
HOW do you want us
To do it? What do you want
Us to do?


And in TODAY'S GOSPEL=
Jesus gives us the ANSWER
In six small words
“Come to me” and to “Learn from me”


Dear Lord=Please HELP us
GROW into good Christians


“But those
Who HOPE in the Lord
Will RENEW their strength


They will soar
Like eagles
They will run
And NOT grow weary
They will walk


And not be faint” Isaiah 40:31


“And WHY do you worry
About clothes
SEE how the flowers
Of the field grow


They do not labor or spin
Yet I tell you
That not even Solomon
In all his SPLENDOR
Was dressed Like one of these” Matthew 6:28-29


The Lord-
CONTINUES to HELP
Us grow and he GIVES us rest
As we need it


Jesus PROMISES us rest
He WITNESSES how we work
How we treat our FAMILIES


As he ASSURES us we will
GROW in REST and in truth
With him and our brothers
And sisters in Christ


Jesus also tells us
To LEARN from him=which does indeed=
HELP US GROW


We are to be COMPASSIONATE
With others=we are to be UNDERSTANDING=
Yet take a stand=and we are to
PICK up our cross and FOLLOW HIM


All those MORAL PRINCIPLES
We learn from him
By reading his MESSAGE
In the bible=and PRAYING DAILY


“LEARN to do right
Seek justice-
DEFEND the oppressed
Take up the cause
Of the fatherless
Plead the case
Of the widow” Isaiah 1:17


YES TODAY=may our ADVENT HEARTS
Go to Jesus
And LEARN from him


As he continues
In HELPING US GROW


May we learn from him
Then=with a fire
In our belly=and


TAKE THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE
To the WORLD


In the names of Jesus and ours and HIS MOST LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-13-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Bridget Haase, O.S.U.

THE "YES" THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

THE “YES” THAT CHANGED THE WORLD


Mary's YES to be the
MOTHER OF GOD=CHANGED
The world FOREVER


“Mary said='BEHOLD I am
The handmaid of the Lord=
May it be DONE to me
ACCORDING to YOUR WORD'” Luke 1:38


I have read this passage=
Over and over and over again=
WHY?=
Because it is the “YES”
That CHANGED the world
It is the “YES”=that
Brought Jesus=the “YES” that
CHANGED everything


It makes me think=where=can you
And I say “YES” to God=where
Can you and I say “YES”
In our lives
That may bring some CHANGE=
Into this=sometimes evil world


“HOW can I
Give you up Ephraim?
How can I hand
You over Israel?


How can I
Treat you like Admah?
How can I make you
Like Zeboyim?


My HEART IS CHANGED
Within me
And my COMPASSION
Is aroused” Hosea 11:8


“LISTEN=
I tell you a mystery


We will
NOT all sleep
But we will=ALL=
BE CHANGED
In a flash


In the twinkling
Of an eye


At the LAST trumpet
For the trumpet will sound
The dead-
Will be raised imperishable


And we
WILL BE CHANGED” 1 Corinthians 15:51-52


YES=God calls us=
Just the same as
He called Mary--------
To say YES—in SPECIAL AREAS
Of our own lives


We are called to
MAKE a DIFFERENCE in this world too
JUST LIKE Mary


“I am EIGHTY years old
Can I tell
The DIFFERENCE between
What is ENJOYABLE
And what is NOT?.........” 2 SAMUEL 19:35


“They are to teach
My people


The DIFFERENCE between the HOLY
And the common
And show them


How to distinguish
BETWEEN the unclean
And the clean” Ezekiel 44:23


Yes-Mary's “YES” brought Christ
To the world=and=
CHANGED the world FOREVER


What amazing TRUST-COURAGE-and FAITH
By our Mary=THINK of Mary's YES
This Advent


And MEDITATE on WHERE God is calling YOU=
And where your YES can make a DIFFERENCE
In this world


In Jesus' name and the name OF GOD OUR FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-12-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Kristen Armstrong

THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

THE REASON FOR THE SEASON




Have you seen
The bumper sticker
Or heard the saying


JESUS is the reason
For the season


HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET


As I
Write my Christmas cards
To family and friends
I try to remember


THE REASON FOR THE SEASON


Before I left Pittsburgh
You couldn’t say
The word “CHRISTMAS” on tv


“Happy Sparkle Season”
Hardly has the same effect---at least for me


HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET


A miniature crèche
Identical to the one in Rome
Had to be moved
From the government courthouse
To outside a corporation


HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET


Haven’t you heard
JESUS is the reason
For the season


WITHOUT JESUS
You would be getting
Not one single gift this year


Putting up my decorations
And my Christmas tree
Trying to remember---trying NOT to forget
Jesus is the reason
For this kindness and goodwill
He is THE REASON
For this season


Trying to remember
The LOVE, the FORGIVENESS, and KINDNESS
That he brought to us---in this world
Trying to remember---his name---the name of JESUS CHRIST
Trying to let him know
That it ALL
Wasn’t for not
That it ALL---wasn’t in vain


Let us put the letter “C”
Back into Christmas
Let us put the name Christ
Back into Christmas


It is NOT so hard to remember
It really isn’t---all we have to do
Is take one long look up at the CROSS


JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE---I LOVE YOU


Robert P. Wallman
12-3-11




Ps And HAPPY HANUKKAH to ALL my JEWISH FRIENDS








Also today is the feast of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION---
MARY said yes to God and the angel---JESUS said yes to his Father


What about me
What about you
What if we ALL said yes to God


rpw
12-08-11 & 12-22-15

CARRYING OTHERS TO CHRIST!

CARRYING OTHERS TO CHRIST!


Today=we read of an=
INCREDIBLE STORY=a paralytic is LOWERED
Through the roof by his friends
To Jesus=FOR HEALING


IMAGINE this scene=what if
We did this for one
Of our own friends?


Or WHAT IF we really could
Create a hole in the ROOF
To bring one of our friends
To Christ?


“We have SEEN
Incredible things today” Luke 5:26


OFTEN times=we suffer from
Spiritual paralysis=we are HESITANT
TO ask for things for ourselves


But what if we could
CARRY OTHERS to Christ
Through PRAYER?


Or maybe our FAMILY & FRIENDS
Are PRAYING for me=
Carrying US to Christ


“EVEN to your old age
And gray hairs
I am HE


I have made you
And I will CARRY YOU


I am he
Who will SUSTAIN YOU
And I will rescue you” Isaiah 46:4


“And whoever does NOT CARRY
Their cross
And follow me


CANNOT be my disciple” Luke 14:27


“CARRY each other's burdens
And in this way-
You will
FULFILL the law of Christ” Galatians 6:2


Yes=we should CARRY
Each other's burdens
To the BEST of our abilities


Sometimes-maybe you are like me-
I HESITATE to pray for myself=
But we should never UNDERESTIMATE
The POWER of prayer from our friends


Whose faith-
Can LIFT US UP


Just in the SAME WAY=
That the paralytic's friends=lifted him
To be PHYSICALLY lowered
To Jesus


YES=our family and our FRIENDS
CAN lift us up by
PRAYING for us


“I will PRAISE YOU-
As long as I live


And in your name
I will LIFT UP my hands” Psalm 63:4


“HUMBLE yourselves-
Before the Lord
And he will LIFT YOU UP” James 4:10


“Humble yourselves-therefore-
UNDER God's mighty hand


Then he may LIFT you UP
In due time” 1 Peter 5:6


Yes LORD=let us HELP LIFT
Each other THROUGH THE ROOF=
BOTH physically and spiritually
In our lives


Let us=CARRY EACH OTHER=
TO CHRIST


In the names of Jesus=and HIS LOVING FATHER
Amen.


Robert P. Wallman
12-10-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Jessica Mesman Griffith

A GIFT FOR ALL TO SEE

A GIFT FOR ALL TO SEE


John the BAPTIST
Has a special place
In the BIBLE


He PREPARED the WAY
For his contemporaries
To recognize Jesus
At the time Jesus
Was BEGINNING
His public ministry


His life
Was a GIFT for all
To see


“And this is what John PROCLAIMED:
'ONE mightier than I
Is COMING after me


I am NOT worthy to stoop
And loosen the thongs
Of his sandals” Mark 1:7


YES=John pointed out
That Jesus would BAPTIZE him
With the HOLY SPIRIT


John's life was truly a GIFT
For ALL who heard
And ACCEPTED what he said


JUST as our lives too
ARE GIFTS from God=
How are we going to use
OUR GIFTS=to point the WAY
To God and Christ?


“Make VOWS to the Lord
Your God=and FULFILL them


Let all the neighboring lands
Bring GIFTS
To the ONE to be feared” Psalm 76:11


“A GIFT opens the way
And ushers the giver
Into


The PRESENCE of the great” Proverbs 18:16


John's life
Prepared the way
For the COMING of the LORD


His life was a GIFT
For all to see


In every age=there are people
That PREPARE the way
For Christ


MANY have helped me
To KNOW Christ better
And to DEEPEN my
Relationship with him


Who has done this
For you? Have YOU done this
For others?


John's life was a GIFT
Your life/my life
Are gifts too


Let us ALL HELP OTHERS
Get ready to receive Christ=
To receive LOVE in this world


Like John=let us HELP
PREPARE the way for others
To RECEIVE CHRIST


Like John=let OUR LIVES
BE GIFTS for all to see
The PRESENCE of Christ


“On the mountain
The Lord ALMIGHTY
Will prepare


A FEAST of rich food
For all peoples
A banquet of aged wine--------


The BEST of meats=and the
FINEST of wines” Isaiah 25:6


Dear Lord=HELP us like John=
to let others see the
GIFTS of our LIVES


As we PREPARE THE WAY
For God and Jesus
FOR ALL TO SEE


In the names of Jesus and our MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-9-17





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Fr. Kenneth Grabner, C.S.C.

WAITING FOR GOD'S GUIDANCE

WAITING FOR GOD'S GUIDANCE


God always GUIDES US
In our life=and always LEADS
The way=bur rarely
Is it overt


We DON'T hear a booming voice
Saying:
“THIS is the way”


Nevertheless we all NEED GOD'S LEAD=
Plain and simple=we COME to God
In PRAYER longing for God
To nourish and GUIDE US


“The Lord will GIVE you
The bread you need
And the water
For which you thirst


….....While from behind-----
A VOICE will sound in your ears:
'This is the way-----WALK in it'” Isaiah 30:20-21


Often times=we go through
Long dry periods in life=
WAITING for God
To CALL our name


WAITING FOR GOD'S GUIDANCE


Sometimes we wonder
IF we are wasting
Our time=neglecting responsibilities


But God will CALL US
God will GUIDE US
If we just OPEN OUR HEARTS


“GUIDE me in your truth
And TEACH ME


For you are my God
My SAVIOR


And my HOPE is in you
ALL DAY LONG” Psalm 25:5


“When you walk-
They will GUIDE YOU


When you sleep-
They will watch over you


When you awake-
They will SPEAK to you” Proverbs 6:22


“But when he-
The SPIRIT OF TRUTH comes
He will GUIDE you


Into ALL the truth-
He will not speak
On his own


He will speak
ONLY what he hears
And he will tell you
What is YET to come” John 16:13


YES=God will NOT disappoint
He will come through=he will LEAD US
To the plan
He HAS for our life


We just have to WAIT
FOR GOD'S GUIDANCE
We just have to wait-
UNTIL we are CALLED


“Then I CALLED-
On the name of the Lord
'Lord-SAVE ME'” Psalm 116:4


And SAVE ME he did=
Day by day=CALLING MY
Name out in LOVE


Eventually we will feel and
SEE GOD=
Eventually we will say:
“Oh now I see=
THIS IS THE WAY”


Dear Lord=help us to be PATIENT
And OPEN to you for GUIDANCE
ALL the days OF OUR LIFE


In Jesus' name and the name of his MOST HOLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-8-17



Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Karla Manternach 

SIN MAKES US AFRAID

SIN MAKES US AFRAID


Of course=we all KNOW=sin
Was BROUGHT into the world
When Adam and Eve ate fruit
Off of the FORBIDDEN TREE


It made them afraid
And want to HIDE


And when we SIN or do wrong
In this world=it makes us AFRAID
And want to hide too


“After the man-Adam-had eaten
Of the tree
The LORD God


CALLED to the man
And asked him
'WHERE are you?'


He answered-
'I HEARD you in the garden-
But I was AFRAID-
Because I was naked
So I hid myself'” Genesis 3:9-10


Sin is NOTHING less than
MISSING THE MARK-
With our lives


And WHEN-we miss the mark-
We hide because we are AFRAID
That we do not measure up=and
We SOMETIMES hide like Adam did


“The Lord is my light---
And my SALVATION---
Whom shall I fear?


The Lord is the STRONGHOLD
Of my life---of whom
Shall I be AFRAID?” Psalm 27:1


“He replied---'You of little FAITH-
WHY are you afraid?'


Then he got up and rebuked
The winds and the waves
And it was COMPLETELY CALM” Matthew 8:26


And WHY should we be afraid?
For all the WRONG Adam and Eve
Did=The Lord Jesus=made it RIGHT=
He GAVE his entire life=to FORGIVE
And make things right
For us


Sometimes when we do WRONG=
We hide and we SHY
AWAY from God


But God KNOWS the truth about
What we have a HARD TIME acknowledging


Today is the FEAST of the
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION=and she STANDS
Up for us too


Through GRACE=and her=and HER SON=we too
CAN BE FORGIVEN


LEAN on the BLESSED MOTHER today
And ask her=to SHARE
Her grace with you


“You are
The most EXCELLENT of men
And your lips


Have been anointed
With GRACE


Since God
Has BLESSED YOU FOREVER” Psalm 45:2


“The WORD became flesh
And made his dwelling
Among us


We have seen his GLORY
The glory of
The ONE & ONLY SON


Who came from the Father
FULL of GRACE=and truth” John 1:14


We NO LONGER need to be AFRAID=
The SON=MAKES us clean=and the
BLESSED MOTHER adds her GRACE


In the names of Jesus and his MOST GLORIOUS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-7-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mark Neilsen

BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY=ALWAYS KEEP YOUR WORD

BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY=
ALWAYS KEEP YOUR WORD


WORDS come easily in this life=
But do we mean what we say?=and
Do we BELIEVE
What we say?


I PROMISED God=on my deathbed=
41 years ago=to LIVE for others=
And I meant it


But it hasn't ALWAYS come easy
To me=it isn't easy to subvert
Your own will=for the will of
OTHERS=but God has HELPED ME
And my life has BECOME
Very MEANINGFUL for me


“NOT everyone who says to me=
'Lord-Lord'=will enter
The KINGDOM of Heaven” Matthew 7:21


I have met MANY in this world
Who TALK a good game=but they
DON'T always mean what they say=
Much less do what they say


God always KEEPS his PROMISES
Always keeps his words=
GOD CANNOT LIE


“How can a young person
STAY on the path of purity?


By LIVING
According to your WORD” Psalm 119:9


“EVERY WORD of God
Is flawless


He is a SHIELD
To those
Who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30:5


“Jesus answered=
'It is written:
Man shall NOT LIVE
On bread alone


But on EVERY WORD
That comes from
The mouth of God'” Matthew 4:4


I think CONSTANTLY about God
Every day=that is WHY I
Write so much=and I do
TRY to live by GOD'S WORDS=by the
First two commandments of LOVE


I write words of love through
GOD'S PRINCIPLES of compassion=
Integrity=FORGIVENES=and justice


But if I am NOT LIVING
With these same principles in
MY LIFE=I am a phony


And anyone PROFESSING themselves
To be GOD FOLLOWERS=should be
LIVING by these same principles too


The WORDS of God=and the
GUIDANCE of the HOLY SPIRIT=
And then LOVE of family=friends=and
ALL others DIRECT my life


If it doesn't come
THROUGH in my ACTIONS=
Then I am NOT BELIEVING
What I say=and living with
The PRINCIPLES that I write


So PLEASE in the name of
OUR LORD=always KEEP your word
To the BEST of your ability


“Heaven and earth will pass away
But my WORDS will not
Pass away” Luke 21:33


Eternal words=eternal life=
BELIEVE what you say and write


In the names of Jesus and HIS GLORIOUS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-07-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek

OUR SMALLNESS+GOD'S GREATNESS=LIFE'S MIRACLES

OUR SMALLNESS+GOD'S GREATNESS=
LIFE'S MIRACLES


You don't have to READ any further
Than today's reading in Matthew
To KNOW what God can do
With our SMALL EFFORTS


Jesus takes seven loaves of bread
And a few fish=and FEEDS four thousand men
PLUS women and children


It makes me WONDER what MIRACLES
Jesus can perform with
Our small efforts
In today's world


“Jesus said to them,
'How MANY loaves do you have?'
'Seven'=they replied,
'And a few fish'” Matthew 15:34


What SMALL THINGS do you
Have to offer Jesus today?


Just IMAGINE with GOD'S GREATNESS=
What miracles Jesus can PERFORM
With them


THE GREATNESS OF GOD!


“GREAT is the Lord
And most WORTHY of praise


HIS GREATNESS=
No one can fathom” Psalm 145:3


“But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit
HEALED the boy
And gave him back
To his FATHER


And they were all AMAZED
At the GREATNESS OF GOD” Luke 9:42-43


What small gifts do you have
TO OFFER Jesus?


A KIND HEART=A willing spirit=
Jesus ASKS us to give them to him
And with that he CAN=and does
WORK MIRACLES


“I will REMEMBER
The deeds of the Lord;


YES=I will remember
YOUR MIRACLES=OF LONG AGO” Psalm 77:11


“You are the GOD
Who performs MIRACLES


You display your power
Among the peoples” Psalm 77:14


“I PERSEVERED in demonstrating
Among you
The marks of a true apostle


Including signs-wonders-and MIRACLES” 2 Corinthians 12:12


Yes-Jesus WORKED miracles
Through his apostles
We ARE his modern-day apostles


LET us offer what we have=
Our donations=our food=even our 2
SMALL COINS like the poor widow


Let us let Jesus take our SMALL EFFORTS=
Add his GREATNESS=
And PERFORM modern day miracles


IT JUST TAKES FAITH!


In the names of Jesus and his GLORIOUS=most HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-5-17





Ps INSPIRED BY an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Fr. James BEHRENS, O.C.S.O.

THE LORD BRINGS NEW LIFE!

THE LORD BRINGS NEW LIFE!


There are all sorts of EXAMPLES
In the bible=where the Lord=
BRINGS NEW LIFE


Not to mention Jesus' own RESURRECTION=
And the Lord brought NEW life
To me=when I was next to dead=
Some 41 years ago


One such EXAMPLE is read
In Isaiah where what was THOUGHT
To be a dead stump=we FIND
Life is STIRRING


We find that the seemingly
LIFELESS root of JESSE is sporting
A BLOSSOMING BUD


Thanks to the Lord's life-giving SPIRIT-
A branch will SPRING OUT of
What appears to be a
Dried-up waste


“A shoot shall SPROUT
From the stump of Jesse


And from his roots
A bud shall BLOSSOM” Isaiah 11:1


The LORD BRINGS NEW LIFE!


Someone is COMING in a few weeks
That knows JUSTICE by heart
That brings NEWNESS to our lives


YES one will be BORN
In a few weeks
That will be ROBED
In integrity and FAITHFULNESS


And he will bring NEW HOPE=
NEW LIFE=a new spirit
To us all


“He put a NEW SONG
In my mouth
A hymn of praise
To our God


MANY will see and fear
The Lord
And put their TRUST in him” Psalm 40:3


“A NEW command
I give to you:
LOVE one another


As I have loved you-
So you MUST LOVE
One another” John 13:34


And how he LOVED US=he did
ALL the way through his life=
UNTIL his last breadth


He will come and RESTORE
The world to PEACE
WHEN he comes again


FEAR of what is different
Will fade away
Even=enemies=will SHARE
The same table


It sounds like a “FAIRY TALE”
But I BELIEVE it can
And WILL HAPPEN


PREPARE yourself for the new=
He is COMING=our LORD=
This CHRISTMAS


Let us PREPARE for the NEW!


“You PREPARE a table
Before me
In the presence
Of my enemies


You anoint my head
With oil
MY CUP OVERFLOWS” Psalm 23:5


Is there something dead or
DRIED UP in your life?


Think again=PREPARE for the LORD
This Christmas


SOMETHING NEW is COMING=REJOICE in
The NEW LIFE that is to COME


In the names of our JESUS=and his most GLORIOUS & HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-4-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.

FINDING THE FAITH!

FINDING THE FAITH!


TODAY-we read about-
The FAITH of the CENTURION=
A man of gigantic faith


Do you? Do I?=have that
SORT of faith


A centurion comes to Jesus
And asks Jesus to come and
HEAL HIS SERVANT


Jesus wants to come and
HEAL HIM


But the centurion REPLIES:
“Lord-I am NOT WORTHY
To have you
ENTER under my roof;


ONLY say the word
And my servant
WILL BE HEALED” Matthew 8:8


Jesus becomes amazed and says=
“Truly-I tell you=I have NOT FOUND
Anyone in Israel
With such great faith” Matthew 8:10


You and I need to FIND
That FAITH=will Jesus find
The faith of the centurion
In you and me=as WE SEARCH
For MIRACLES to our life's problems?


Maybe we need a HEALING
For a relative or friend
With stage IV cancer


Or maybe we or a family member
Are searching for a new job


Or maybe=just maybe=we are
TRING to HEAL from a
Past relationship=and FIND LOVE again


WHERE is our miracle?
Where is our FAITH?


“If you do not stand FIRM
In your faith
You will
NOT STAND at all” Isaiah 7:9


“He replied:
'Because you have so little faith=
Truly I tell you


IF you have faith
As small as a mustard seed
You can say to this mountain


'MOVE from here to there'
And it will move


NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE with God” Matthew 17:20-21


FINDING THE FAITH!


It is important to REALIZE
That Jesus is ALWAYS with us
In this world


Maybe that suffering loved one=
Ends in a PEACEFUL DEATH


Maybe we find
That new career


And maybe=just maybe=that
Heartbreaking ending=
PREPARES us for a new relationship


MIRACLES come in
Different shapes and sizes


“You are the God
Who PERFORMS MIRACLES


You display your power
Among the peoples” Psalm 77:14


Dear Lord=as we repeat the
CENTURION'S PRAYER TODAY


Help us to BELIEVE=even
When we cannot see


FINDING THAT FAITH!


In the names of Jesus and his heavenly FATHER=amen


Robert P. Wallman
12-03-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Melanie Rigney

THE POWER OF GOD'S PRESENCE

THE POWER OF GOD'S PRESENCE


Today is the first Sunday
In ADVENT and the beginning of
“PUSH & HURRY” and “HURRY & SCURRY” season


We need to RELY on the-
THE POWER OF GOD'S PRESENCE
To keep us settled and to keep us
At PEACE


This season has a way of
KNOCKING us off center


“GOD IS FAITHFUL...........” 1 Corinthians 1:9


Yes we have schedules=we have
Commitments=it is easy
To let deadlines get us out
Of whack


Let us entrust EVERY single thing
To God's PRESENCE=to RELY on
The power of God's presence=to keep us
In balance=and to keep our PRIORITIES
STRAIGHT


GOD AND FAMILY are number one


“Now this I KNOW:
The Lord gives VICTORY
To his anointed


He ANSWERS
From his heavenly sanctuary


With the victorious POWER
Of his right hand” Psalm 20:6


“But God made the earth
By his POWER;


He founded the world
In his wisdom
And stretched


Out the heavens
By his understanding” Jeremiah 10:12


“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


YES=the POWER of
GOD'S PRESENCE
Makes all the difference
In this world


Makes all the difference
In our lives


God's presence gives us PEACE
Even in this hectic
Time of the year


We WILL try to go slower
But sometimes it
Will be difficult
To do so


When your pace speeds up
Give yourself to GOD'S CARE
And REST in his presence


“SURELY you
Have granted him UNENDING BLESSINGS
And made him glad


With the JOY
Of your presence” Psalm 21:6


Dear Lord=help us REST
In the POWER of your PRESENCE
Particularly this ADVENT SEASON


In the names of Jesus=and HIS HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-2-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART!

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART!


We LIVE in a rough-cruel world-
FEW would argue about that=but
Jesus gives us a TOUGH command too=
He tells us to=TAKE CARE OF
OUR HEARTS=he tells us that
The demands and anxieties of LIFE
Are many=and it is EASY to
LOSE your heart to something=
INSTEAD of him and HIS FATHER


“BEWARE your hearts
Do NOT become drowsy


From carousing and drunkenness
And the ANXIETIES of
Daily life” Luke 21:34


SOME DAYS I wake up early=I
Just feel the NEED to PRAY


I live by a lake=and WHEN I
SEE the lake and the crisp golden sun=
It STARTS my heart and my day off
In a GOOD way


And you know what=
The sun doesn't need my help
To COME UP=it AROSE
All by itself=with GOD


It made me REALIZE=for SURE=
That I am NOT the center
Of the universe=
And neither are you=ONLY GOD


God is the CENTER=and we NEED
To take CARE of our hearts=we NEED
To keep our hearts=CENTEREDON GOD


OUR God must be FIRST in our hearts=
Over EVERYHTING ELSE in this world


“This is
What the Lord says--------


Israel's KING and Redeemer=The LORD ALMIGHTY
I am the FIRST-and -
I am the LAST


Apart from me-
There is NO GOD” Isaiah 44:6


“But seek FIRST his KINGDOM
And his righteousness
And ALL these things


Will be given to you
As well” Matthew 6:33


It is easy to take on
A lot of RESPONSIBILITIES
In this world


But you/we/I am NOT
The center of the UNIVERSE
The SUN will
Still come up


DON'T put God's RESPONSIBILITIES
On your tiny shoulders
LIGHTEN your heart


And THINK for a moment
About how GREAT GOD'S LOVE
Is for you


God's CARE for you
Is great too


Dear Lord=we are TAKING CARE
Of our HEARTS today-
And letting our responsibilities
RIDE on your shoulders


For you CARE for us


“What is mankind
That you are mindful
Of them?


HUMAN BEINGS
That you CARE for them?” Psalm 8:4


Dear Lord=WE TRUST YOU
WITH OUR HEARTS


In the names of Jesus and HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
12-1-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVINF FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco

RELYING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD

RELYING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD


Jesus PROMISES us that
EVERYTHING in this world
Will pass away=all that is=
EXCEPT his EVERLASTING-truthful-
And LOVING WORDS


“Heaven and earth will PASS AWAY-but my words-
Will NOT pass away” Luke 21:33


This is ONE of=if not
My MOST FAVORITE line from
The bible=Jesus tells us that
THE WORD OF God brings
ETERNAL LIFE


MOST of you who have been
READING my writings for years


KNOW-that I made a deathbed
PROMISE=when I was 22=”to LIVE
For my family-friends-and
ALL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE”


I have TRIED to keep this PROMISE=
For 41 years now-yet-
I can't take any credit


ALL CREDIT goes to God and Jesus
For my life=till the end of time=for I BELIEVE
I will LIVE FOREVER IN FAITH
In God and Christ
(as MANY of you will too)


RELYING on the PROMISES of God=
God does not lie=God does
KEEP HIS PROMISES


“My God
On whom I can RELY


God will go BEFORE me
And let me gloat-over those-
Who slander me” Psalm 59:10




“WHO among you-
FEARS the Lord
And obeys


The WORD of his servant?
Let the ONE
Who WALKS in the dark
Who has no light
TRUST in the name-
Of the Lord


And RELY
On their GOD” Isaiah 50:10


We LIVE in a culture
That is AFRAID of death


Yet it lacks
RESPECT for life


We must RELY
On the PROMISE of Jesus
To be with us ALWAYS


IF we BELIEVE in God
If we believe in Jesus
If we live BY HIS WORDS
We will live ETERNALLY
With God and Christ


“Your word Lord-is ETERNAL-
It stands FIRM
In the heavens” Psalm 119:89


“Trust in the LORD FOREVER-
For the Lord-


The Lord himself=
Is the ROCK ETERNAL” Isaiah 26:4


We are the AMBASSADORS of
CHRIST'S LOVE=inviting ALL to live
ETERNALLY in him


A tender word=a warm SMILE=
POINTS to Jesus and God and HOW NEAR
His eternal kingdom is


KEEP LIVING God's words=keep RELYING
On the PROMISES of God
It will NEVER FAIL YOU


In the name of Jesus=and that of HIS ETERNAL FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
11-30-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Deborah A. Meister

CAPTIVATED BY JESUS

CAPTIVATED BY JESUS


Today we CELEBRATE the feast
Os Saint ANDREW


Andrew-is hardly MENTIONED in the bible-
Without reference to Saint Peter=
I wonder if he felt like
He was “JUST PETER'S BROTHER”


Nevertheless=he left all behind
To FOLLOW Jesus


What are we/what am I/willing
To LEAVE EHIND in order to
FOLLOW Jesus?


Am I CAPTIVATED by Jesus?


“At ONCE they left their nets and
FOLLOWED HIM” Matthew 4:20


There is ONE MAJOR EXCEPTION
Where Andrew is mentioned without Peter=
He was MENTIONED to be a Disciple
Of John's


John said to Andrew
And another disciple


“LOOK there is
The LAMB OF GOD”


At that point=Andrew and this
Other disciple BEGAN to follow Jesus


CAPTIVATED by Jesus
Was Saint Andrew


Are we too=CAPTIVATED=
We should be captivated
By Jesus' GENTLE and LOVING WAYS


“A gentle answer=
Turns away wrath


But a harsh word
STIRS up anger” Proverbs 15:1


“Take my yoke upon you
And LEARN from me


For I am GENLE and
HUMBLE in heart
And you will find rest
For your souls


For my yoke is easy
And my burden is LIGHT” Matthew11:29-30


Andrew MUST have gone home
And told his brother Peter
About Jesus


But there was a PRICE to pay
They had to LEAVE their
Old lives behind


What are WE willing
To leave behind-in order-
To FOLLOW Jesus?


Materialism-drugs-pornography-
Alcoholism-whatever it is-
There is a COST to be-
A TRUE FOLLOWER of Jesus


“Then he said to them all:
'WHOEVER wants to be my disciple
Must DENY themselves


And take up their CROSS DAILY
And FOLLOW ME'” Luke 9:23


Are you CAPTIVATED by Jesus
Like Andrew was?


If so


PICK up your cross=CAST your nets=
FISH for people=and FOLLOW Jesus
AL the days of your life


In Jesus' name and the the name of his GLORIOUS FATHER in HEAVEN


Robert P. Wallman
11-29-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Fr. Martin Pable, O.F.M. Cap.

PREPARING OUR HEART!

PREPARING OUR HEART!


It is BARELY past THANKSGIVING and
Christmas is COMING=and the
Questions have already started


Are you ready for the holidays?
Have you finished your
Christmas shopping?


But there is ONLY ONE question
Really meaningful=are you READY
For the COMING of the
CHRIST CHILD? Is there ROOM in our HEART?
Is Christ your PRIORITY?


“.........You praised the gods of
Silver and gold-bronze-
Iron-wood-and stone...........” Daniel 5:23


CHRISTMAS is coming=make ROOM
For the Christ child


Let us open up and PREPARE
OUR HEARTS for the coming of
Christ and God


“I know
That you are Abraham's descendants


Yet you are looking
For away to kill me
Because you have NO ROOM
For my WORD” John 8:37


“Jesus did many OTHER THINGS
As well


If every one of them
Were written down
I suppose


That even the WHOLE WORLD
Would NOT have ROOM
For the books
That would be written” John 21:25


“Make ROOM
For us-IN YOUR HEARTS” 2 Corinthians 7:2


PREPARE YOUR HEARTS
For the COMING of God
And Jesus in this year


MAKE ROOM for God and Jesus
This CHRISTMAS


Prepare=PREPARE YOUR HEARTS=
Make room for Jesus


“You PREPARE a table
Before me
In the presence
Of my enemies


You ANOINT my head with oil
My cup overflows” Psalm 23:5


“This is he-who
Has spoken
Through the prophet Isaiah


'A VOICE of one
Calling in he desert


PREPARE the way of the Lord
Make straight paths for him'” Matthew 3:3


PREPARE your hearts for
The LORD=this year=
Make ROOM for God and Christ


Ready or not?
Christmas is coming


You probably won't be ready
NO MATTER what you do


PREPARE your HEART for the
Only PERFECT GIFT this year


The ONE about to be born


Ready or not=
HE IS COMING


In the name of Jesus and his PERFECT HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
11-28-17





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Gail Goleas

ONLY IN JESUS!

ONLY IN JESUS!


We are all LOOKING to be
SAVED=to find our SALVATION=
But there are a lot of
FALSE PROPHETS=a lot of FALSE
Things in this world
To HANG your hat on


But we can FIND our REDEMTION=
Our salvation=only in God=
ONLY IN JESUS!


“............MANY will come
Saying-'I AM HE'” Luke 21:8


Today Jesus warns us AGAINST
Putting our beliefs in anyone-
Or anything other than himself


Putting our FAITH in=putting our BELIEFS
ONLY IN JESUS!


Especially when life around us
Is FILLED with wars-earthquakes-
And darkness


And inside of us=we
Are FILLED with TURMOIL


Putting our TRUST in=our faith in=
And our BELIEFS=ONLY IN Jesus!


“If anyone-causes ONE of
These little ones-


THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN ME-


To stumble=it would be better
For them-to have a large millstone
HUNG around their neck


And be drowned in
The DEPHTHS of the sea” Matthew 18:6


“Simon Peter answered him-
'Lord to whom shall we go
You have the WORDS
Of eternal life


We have come to BELIEVE
And to KNOW that you are
The HOLY ONE of God'” John 6:69


“This RIGHTEOUSNESS is GIVEN
Through faith in Jesus Christ
To ALL who BELIEVE


There is no difference
Between Jew and Gentile” Romans 3:22


ONLY IN JESUS=do we find
Our salvation and our REDEMPTION


A false prophet DENIES life's
Legitimate joys and pleasures=
A false prophet denies pain
And the sorrows of life=
But Jesus is FOUND in ALL
Of life's endeavors


Jesus is PRESENT in ALL of life


And sometimes a false prophet
Might NOT be a person at all=
But an ATTACHMENT to something
OTHER than God=like material goods-
A NEED for control-or PERSISTENT
Self-centeredness


On thing you can be SURE of
GOD is REAL-
Jesus is real-and PRESENT
Of all things of life=
Good and bad


“Because of my INTEGRITY-
You uphold me


And set me in
YOUR PRESENCE FOREVER” Psalm 41:12


Dear LORD=you ALONE
Are our SAVIOR


We place our TRUST in you=
For we BELIEVE you are with us
During ALL the events of our life=
Smooth=and when things are rough


For it is ONLY IN JESUS!=that we do indeed=
FIND OURSELVES


IN Jesus' name and the HOLY NAME of God HIS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
11-27-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.

GIVING ALL YOU HAVE!

GIVING ALL YOU HAVE!


We all KNOW=Jesus gave
All that he was=his
Last breath for the people
Of this world


Today we READ about the
POOR WIDOW and putting her LAST
Two coins into the collection basket


“.........And he NOTICED a poor widow
Putting in two small coins” Luke 21:2


Some people like to SHOW OFF
Their wealth=and that is EXACTLY
What the scribes were doing


But Jesus POINTS to the widow=
Who GIVES not from her surplus=
But from her meager resources


And that is ALL-any of us
Can do-is GIVE what you have


GIVING all that you have=
In time-TALENT-and energy for others


And that is exactly
WHAT JESUS DID


GIVING all that you have
GIVING YOUR TOTAL SELF


“All day long-
He craves for more


But the righteous GIVE
Without sparing” Proverbs 21:26


“Give=and it WILL BE
GIVEN to you


A good measure-pressed down
Shaken together and running over
Will be POURED-
Into your lap


For with
The MEASURE you use-
It will be
MEASURED TO YOU” Luke 6:38


There was a RECENT STORY
In the news about=
A HOMELESS MAN who gave
His last $20 to get gas
For a woman=so she could get home


She=IN THANKS=set up=a
“GO FUND ME” page for him=
And he now has $300,000


For which he says he is
GOING to use to
HELP OTHERS


GIVING all that you have=that is
The least any one of us
Can do=and should TRY TO DO


If we can do nothing else=
We can PRAY FOR OTHERS


GIVE what you got=give all
That you have and BE KIND=
BE KIND=BE KIND


And GENEROUS and PURE OF HEART


“GOOD will come to
Those who are GENEROUS
And lend freely


Who conduct their affairs
With justice” Psalm 112:5


“The GENEROUS-
Will themselves be BLESSED


For they SHARE their food
With the poor” Proverbs 22:9


ALWAYS REMEMBER=
Give all that you HAVE TO GIVE
Like Jesus=Like the POOR WIDOW=
And like the HOMELESS MAN


And you will BE BLESSED=and
PRAYED for every day by OTHERS


BE GENEROUS!=in the names of Jesus and his MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
11-26-17





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Judy Schueneman 

THANKING GOD FOR THE SHEPHERD!

THANKING GOD FOR THE SHEPHERD!


2,000 years ago=as well as TODAY
We were in DESPERATE NEED
Of a leader=a SHEPHERD
That BRINGS us back to God


THANK GOD for the SHEPHERD=
Thank God for our Shepherd=our God=
Our Jesus=who LEADS all the other SHEEP=
Comes and FINDS us INDIVIDUALLY=and
BRINGS us back to God


“I will RESCUE THEM
From every place=
WHERE they were scattered


When it was cloudy
And dark” Ezekiel 34:12


WHERE do we go=when we ARE
In our dark days=and LOST
In the clouds


We go to the ONE we can
TRUST=OUR GOD=our Jesus=who FINDS
Us in the midst of it all


THANKING God for the SHEPHERD
Thanking The LORD for the one
We can TRUST=our Jesus


When we are LOST
When the threatening hours
Overshadow our lives


When hope seems
LIKE a dream


And when the way FORWARD
Seems like a STEEP-taxing-
Impossible uphill CLIMB=


TURN to the one
WE can TRUST=our shepherd=
Our Jesus


“But I TRUST-
In your UNFAILING LOVE-
My heart REJOICES
In your salvation” Psalm 13:5


“The greedy
STIR up conflict-
But those who TRUST


In the Lord
Will prosper” Proverbs 28:25


“May the God of HOPE
FILL you with all
JOY and PEACE


As you TRUST in him
So that
You may OVERFLOW


With hope=by the POWER
Of the HOLY SPIRIT” Romans 15:13


Today we celebrate=
CHRIST THE KING=the King of the UNIVERSE=
How FITTING today that our readings
Celebrate those of the SHEPHERD


The ONE who accompanies us
ALWAYS=the one
Who gives us RESTFUL BREATH
When we are
In labored breathing


The ONE who SEARCHES for us
And brings us HOME when we
Are LOST


“The Lord is my SHEPHERD=
I lack nothing” Psalm 23:1


YES=our SHEPHERD is at
The heart of GOD'S REIGN


Let us always TURN to
The SHEPHERD=and always THANK GOD
For the Shepherd's LEAD


In Jesus' name forever and ever=and the name
OF HIS MOST GLORIOUS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
11-25-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.