THE RUMMAGE SALE=THE TOUCH OF A MASTER'S HAND

THE RUMMAGE SALE---THE TOUCH OF A MASTER’S HAND










Do you know
What a rummage sale is


It is
Something that they used to have
Maybe still do
After a person dies


You know the items:
perhaps a woman’s wedding or prom dress
or the tux or suit a man got married in


maybe a lamp or an old desk


or some personal items
like books or jewelry


some old furniture


and over there in the corner sits an old piano
with no one giving it much attention


People---men and women---are coming and going
Buying everything
While the piano continues to sit there unnoticed by everyone
Over there in the corner


A little while later
An elder gentleman comes in
Sits down at the piano
And begins to play


And beautiful music
Comes out of this old piano


People are clamoring about
And the bids keep getting higher---higher---yet higher


What changed its worth
Of course---it is
The touch of a master’s hand


We too
Are like the old piano
Trying to build a life
On all the wrong things: greed and materialism
sexual lust and perversions
our addictions---drugs-alcohol-and pornography
and whatever else in our life that we are putting above God


SO WHAT CHANGES US


Of course
It is the touch of God
THE TOUCH OF A MASTER’S HAND


The moment
We realize that we are a CHILD OF GOD
That God loves us
With an everlasting---never-ending
UNCHANGING kind of love


The moment we realize our worth
The ONLY worth that matters
Comes from God


“These have come
So that your faith
Of greater worth than gold
Which perishes even though refined by fire---
May be proved genuine
And may result
In praise, glory, and honor
When Jesus Christ is revealed” 1 Peter1:7


“Instead---it should be that your inner self
The unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit
Which is of great worth in God’s sight” 1 Peter 3:4


Your worth
Your REAL worth
Can only be found in God
And found through


THE TOUCH OF A MASTER’S HAND


Robert P. Wallman
1-5-12


****************** inspired by a message by Father Leo Clifford---1922-2012
MAY HE REST IN PEACE






Ps MISC. WITNESS 6-25-14




And 3-31-17

GOD WORKS THROUGH YOU AND ME

GOD WORKS THROUGH YOU AND ME


The most POWERFUL prayer
That we can say to the Lord-
IS-”USE ME”


If we do this-REST ASSURED-
That he will
GOD WORKS through
You and me


MANY people in this world-
Are WEIGHED down
By what they think
The THEOLOGY of God is-
Or should be


The ESSENCE of the theology of God
Is simple=LOVE=FORGIVENESS=
And COMPASSION


“The Lord is GOOD to ALL
And COMPASSIONATE toward
All his works” Psalm 145:9


I heard a CATHOLIC PRIEST
Say once:
“God LOVES us a whole lot MORE
Than God loves our theology”


YES-leave the THEOLOGY—to
The doctors & scholars
Of this world


OUR JOB-the job of us
Common men and women-is simply to LOVE
“LOVE GOD & LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR”


And be kind-forgive-and be COMPASSIONATE
To all
That is what CHANGES LIVES


GOD WORKS THROUGH YOU AND ME


“Let your compassion
COME to me
That I may live


For your law
Is my delight” Psalm 119:7


“The Lord is GRACIOUS
And COMPASSIONATE


Slow to anger
And RICH IN LOVE” Psalm 145:8


“Finally-all of you-
BE like-minded-be sympathetic-
LOVE one another
Be compassionate and HUMBLE” 1 Peter 3:8


We NEED to be spending TIME
With God on a daily basis
We need to be PRAYING


And we will have
A DEEPENING awareness
Of our own wounds
And how they AFFECT
Our beliefs and behaviors


WHEN we think God or others
ARE judging or condemning us
Often times-this is us-
Judging ourselves


God & others
WILL have compassion for us-
But we need to be BIG ENOUGH
To SHOW ourselves COMPASSION too


Admit your mistakes—but don't
Grind yourself down


FORGIVE yourself and PRAY for God
To use you


And he-GOD-will WORK-both
THROUGH YOU AND ME


“They tell
Of the power
Of your awesome works


And I will PROCLAIM
Your great deeds” Psalm 145:6


PRAY to be USED by God
Be compassionate-and GOD WILL WORK
THROUGH BOTH YOU AND ME


Robert P. Wallman
3-29-17




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

THE TOTAL HEALING POWER OF GOD

THE TOTAL HEALING POWER OF GOD


God-Jesus-NEVER tries
To force himself on you-
Or anyone else


He leaves it UP to you-whether-
To say “YES” and INVITE HIM
Into your life


The man in today's gospel-
IS an example where Jesus
Invites someone to TRUST HIM-
Before REVEALING his healing power


The HEALING POWER of God


“Jesus said to him,
'Do you want to be well?'” John 5:6


I too-had to TRUST God-first-
And he gave me a SECOND chance
At life-He has BUILT a life for me
Through family and friends


That I could never
Have built myself


TRUST GOD-he knows
What you NEED


Trust in the TOTAL
Healing power of God


“SOME trust in chariots-
And some in horses


But WE TRUST in
The NAME of the Lord
Our God” Psalm 20:7


“May the God of HOPE
FILL you will 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


Our CULTURE-tells us
That we must FIX ourselves


Physically-through clinics-rehab facilities-
THIS specialist and that specialist


But the truth IS-EVERYONE-
Works for God-OUR HEALER


Physical-mental-and emotional HEALTH
COMES from God-
How many times-do we hear-
In the NEW TESTAMENT?


“YOUR FAITH HAS HEALED YOU”


I KNOW mine has-I know my
TRUST IN GOD
Has TURNED my life around


The total
HEALING POWER of GOD


“GRACIOUS words
Are a honeycomb


SWEET to the soul
And HEALING to the bones” Proverbs 16:24


“THOSE troubled
By impure spirits
Were cured


And the people
ALL tried to touch him


Because POWER
Was coming from him
And HEALING them all” Luke 6:18-19


God and Jesus have so MUCH
To give to us
The WELLNESS that
ONLY they can give


A clear conscience-
A PURE and PEACEFUL HEART


And the LOVE of God and neighbor-
And the peaceful INNER HEALING
We CANNOT find on our own


THE TOTAL HEALING POWER OF GOD


Robert P. Wallman
3-28-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by FATHER James Stephen Behrens

O.C.S.O.

THE PROMISED KINGDOM OF GOD!

THE PROMISED KINGDOM OF GOD


ALL of today's readings
Say something about
RESTORING LIFE


In the COMING KINGDOM
Of God-there will be
NO MORE DEATH


And in today's gospel
Jesus HEALS a dying child


And in my OWN life
He HEALED me-when I was lying
Next to death


“They shall LIVE
In the houses they BUILD


And eat of the vineyards
They plant” Isaiah 65:21


In God's kingdom
In GOD'S WORLD
People-children-will NEVER DIE


Everyone will live LONG
And FULFILLING lives
And there will be
NO MORE WEEPING


There will be safety and security
And HEALING-and
They will live a RESTORED LIFE


The Lord KEEPS HIS PROMISES


The PROMISED KINGDOM of God


“........
Come with us
And we will treat you well


For the Lord
Has promised good things
To Israel” Numbers 10:29


“BLESSED is the one
Who PERSEVERES under trial


Because-having
STOOD the test
That person will RECEIVE


THE CROWN OF LIFE


That the Lord has PROMISED
To those who LOVE HIM” James 1:12


In today's gospel-
Jesus HEALS a dying child


“Go,' Jesus replied, 'Your son will LIVE'” John 4:50


“THEN the father realized
That this was the EXACT TIME
At which Jesus has said to him,
'Your son will live'
So he and HIS household BELIEVED” John 4:53


THE PROMISED KINGDOM OF GOD


And then we-have Lazarus-
Whose feast it is today
Lazarus-the brother of Martha and Mary-
And Jesus' own friend


“When he heard this, Jesus said,-
'THIS sickness will NOT
End in death


No-it is for God's GLORY-
So that GOD'S SON
May be GLORIFIED through it” John 11:4


And I give you MY OWN
TESTIMONY=That God has brought me
BACK from the brink of death
Some 40 year ago=
HERE I am=for the GLORY OF GOD
The glory of Christ


Jesus conquered death
He is the God=OF THE LIVING


This is NOT
The world that we live in
But it is
THE PROMISED KINGDOM OF GOD


I BELIEVE=
In the name of God and Jesus CHRIST=
LET IT BE!


Robert P. Wallman
3-27-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Phil Fox Rose

THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART

a








WITNESS




3-14-13




THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART


You see a friend
A beautiful woman
Or a handsome man
You become a little bit jealous


I tell you
Don’t you worry
The Lord
The Lord
Looks at the heart


Someone else
Becomes rich and famous
Achieves your heart’s desire


I tell you
Don’t you worry
The Lord
Looks at the heart


A heart
Is figuratively and literally
The center of a person
That which
Gives a person their direction


Focus your heart
On loving God and loving others


The Lord
Looks at the heart


“Do not
Consider his appearance or his height
For I have rejected him
The lord does not look
At the things that man looks at
Man looks at the outward appearance
But the Lord
Looks at the heart” 1 Samuel 16:7


No beauty---no looks
No wealth or fame
It is no problem
The Lord
The Lord


The Lord
Looks at the heart


“Create in me
A pure heart Oh God
And renew a steadfast spirit within me” Psalm 51:10


Teach me Oh Lord
What really matters
In life


Love, forgiveness, and kindness
The Lord looks at the heart


“Above all else
Guard your heart
For it is the wellspring of life” Proverbs 4:23


It really is
What is inside that counts


The Lord really does look
At the heart


So when the world
Has let you down
When the world
Has pushed you around
Has told you
That you just don’t measure up


Remember what the Lord says,
“I the Lord search the heart
And examine the mind
According to his conduct
According to what his deeds deserve” Jeremiah 17:10


No beauty---no problem
No money or fame---no problem
No notoriety or social status
No problem


“The Lord
Does not look at the things
Man looks at
The Lord
Looks at the heart”


The Lord
Looks at the heart


Robert P. Wallman
4-27-11




Ps Witness 3-14-13


“Jesus replied, ‘LOVE the Lord your God with ALL your HEART,
And with all your soul and all your mind’
This is the first and GREATEST commandment-and the second is
Like it-‘LOVE your neighbor as yourself
ALL the law and Prophets hang on these two commandments’”
Matthew 22:37-40






Misc. WITNESS 3-20-14


9-3-14 & 3-27-17

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE


Sometimes MISFORTUNE strikes
Our lives-and we always
FEEL like we NEED to
Know why


SOMETIMES-like me-you get
A chronic illness-you have
An illness that
ALMOST takes your life


WHAT did I do wrong
To deserve it? What did
You do to deserve
The MISFORTUNE of your life?


NOTHING-of course not-but I do OWN IT
I do TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for my life-
And I do the BEST
That I can-I am SURE
That you do too


“Jesus answered,
'NEITHER he nor his parents sinned;
It is so that
The WORKS OF GOD
Might be made VISIBLE
Through him'” John 9:3


We want a TIDY ANSWER
When bad things happen
In this life


We want to know-”WHY”
Why did God let this HAPPEN?


But life happens-things-
Go wrong-in my case-
I think it WAS for me
To LIVE A LIFE of FAITH
To be an EXAMPLE of
FAITH IN ACTION


Maybe God wants us
To TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
For our life


Maybe God wants to
WORK THROUGH US-and make
His works VISIBLE


OWN IT


Take RESPONSIBILITY for your life
Let God's work
BE VISIBLE in you


FAITH in action


“The Levites
Are to be RESPONSIBLE
For the care
Of the tabernacle
Of the covenant law” Numbers 1:53


“Brothers and sisters
Each person-as RESPONSIBLE to God


Should remain
In the situation
They were in
WHEN God called them” 1 Corinthians 7:24


WATCH for God
In ANY situation
GOD'S HAND always appears


God's hand is ALWAYS VISIBLE
In the tragedy of misfortune


You can SEE him in
Rescue workers-doctors and nurses-
And in FAMILY and friends


And anywhere
There is a MIRACLE


“But everything EXPOSED
By the light-
Becomes VISIBLE---


And everything that is illuminated
BECOMES a LIGHT” Ephesians 5:13


TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for your life-
NO ONE is to blame


Let the MIRACLE of God
Become VISIBLE-it is in misfortune-
That GOD'S LIGHT & WORK
Really SHINES


Robert P. Wallman
3-25-17




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

TRUSTING IN THE PROMISES OF GOD

TRUSTING IN
THE PROMISES OF GOD


Jesus has LIVED and died
For ALL of us
TRUST in the PROMISES
Of God


Things happen in our life
That TURN our world upside down
BOTH positive and negative


We get an UNEXPECTED health diagnosis-
Or experience a MIRACLE RECOVERY
Or we experience a financial
Set back or breakthrough
Or we are HURT UNEXPECTEDLY
In a relationship-or MEET
That special someone


Things happen in our lives
That turn our world UPSIDE DOWN


“MAY it be done to me
ACCORDING to your word'
Then the ANGEL
DEPARTED from her” Luke 1:38


TODAY we CELEBRATE
The Annunciation-when the ANGEL-
Gabriel-appeared to Mary-


And tells her-she is to be
The MOTHER OF GOD-
The mother of the BABY JESUS


He tells her-NOT to be afraid-
He tells her-NOTHING-
Is impossible for God


I wonder WHERE Mary-was-
At that time in her life
She had to be a SCARED 15 year old


And how about us-
HOW are we going to RESPOND
When God-when the ANGEL GABRIEL
CALLS on us


Will we like Mary-say-
“Let it be done=
ACCORDING to thy WORD” Luke 1:38


For what better PRIVILEGE-is there
To be CALLED BY GOD


Will we have the FAITH to:
TRUST in the PROMISES OF GOD?


“LET him not deceive himself
By TRUSTING what is worthless


For he will get NOTHING
In return” Job 15:31


TRUST in God
Trust in the Lord
Trust in the PROMISES OF GOD


His love-his forgiveness-
HIS kindnesses are FOREVER


“They will have NO FEAR
Of bad news


Their heart are STEADFAST
TRUSTING in the Lord” Psalm 112:7


“STOP TRUSTING in mere humans
Who have but a breath
In their nostrils


WHY hold them in esteem?” Isaiah 2:22


MANY years ago
I made a BLOOD PROMISE
To “LIVE for my family, my friends,
And for ALL people everywhere”


Despite some ROUGH TIMES-
I am STILL believing-still trusting-
In God


And God is leading me-
I TRUSTED in the PROMISES of God


Mary said YES
To the ANGEL Gabriel


How can we go wrong?-
Following the CALL OF GOD


God is all good
God is ALL LOVE
God is all forgiveness


Say “YES” to the PROMISES
Of God


And when it comes time
For the ANGEL to leave
Just like he had to leave Mary


REMEMBER to KEEP
On TRUSTING in
THE PROMISES OF GOD


Robert P Wallman
3-24-17





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

MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO ALL

MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO ALL


We all KNOW the second commandment:
“LOVE your NEIGHBOR as yourself” Matthew 22:39


And that is just an EXTENSION
Of the first commandment:
“LOVE the Lord with ALL your heart-
With all your soul-and all your MIND” Matthew 22:37


In other words=love your NEIGHBOR
With ALL you've got


“You are NOT FAR
From the Kingdom of God” Mark 12:34


I live in a condo-with a LOT
Of GREAT neighbors all around
Me-


But I have to admit-some of them-
Haven't quite got into that
“LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR as yourself,”
Kind of thinking just yet


But that doesn't CHANGE my philosophy-
OUR philosophy-the Christian philosophy-
LOVE & FORGIVE everyone with ALL you have


MAKE YOURSELF
AVAILABLE TO ALL


I am loving my neighbor
I am loving ALL
How ELSE will anyone know
The nearness of GOD'S KINGDOM
IF I don't
LIVE THE LIFE


If I am
Not the EXAMPLE
God intended me to be


Let your neighbor
SEE the Kingdom of God
By letting them see
The example of God and Jesus in you


“........
Whose tongue
Utters no slander


Who does NO WRONG
To a neighbor
And casts no slurs
On others” Psalm 15:3


Love your neighbor
Make yourself AVAILABLE
To all


The thing is
We need to SHOW
More COMPASSION


NOT just to the ones
Who live near us
For the Kingdom of God
Is an IMMENSE neighborhood


It has NO FENCES


The KINGDOM OF GOD
Is FORGIVENESS and LOVE
And it should be EXTENDED
To all-to EVERYONE


Show love-kindness-forgiveness-
To ALL in God's kingdom


LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
Make yourself-available to all
In the KINGDOM OF GOD


“From that time on
Jesus BEGAN to preach,
'Repent-for the kingdom of heaven
Has come NEAR'” Matthew 4:17


YES!-the KINGDOM OF GOD-is
As near as your front door-
And as near-as
Your neighbor's front door


“For the kingdom of God
Is NOT a matter
Of eating and drinking


But of righteousness-peace-
And JOY in the HOLY SPIRIT


Because anyone who SERVES Christ
In this way
Is PLEASING to God
And RECEIVES human approval” Romans 14:17-18


Dear Lord-HELP US to know
That your KINGDOM encompasses all


As we live in FAITH-
And drop our selfishness and prejudices


And LOVE our NEIGHBOR-
As we MAKE OURSELVES
AVAILABLE TO ALL


Robert P. Wallman
3-23-17





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

LOVE-A DREAM WORTH LIVING

LOVE-A DREAM WORTH LIVING




“IF I have ALL FAITH
So as to move mountains
But I do not have love
I AM NOTHING” 1 Corinthians 13:2


WHEN I was younger
In my late teens
In my early 20's
I had a PLAN A


And Plan A
Was to meet someone
Settle down
Have a family and a career
And LIVE HAPPILY ever after


And I am SURE
There are those of you
That had that same dream
As I


It's funny
HOW things work out


MY WHOLE LIFE
Changed on my 22^nd birthday
With an operation


AND GOD
Brought me back to him


And maybe GOD
HAS BROUGHT YOU
Back to him
In some other way


I HOPE SO


For there are many of us
Out there
Who have lost track
Of themselves
And their dreams
Of CHANGING the world


By living the wrong dream
And they can't
FIND THEIR WAY
Back to God


Love is
THE ONLY DREAM
Worth living


“LOVE is patient
Love is kind


It does not envy
It does not boast


It is not proud
It is not rude


It is not self seeking
It is NOT easily angered
It KEEPS no record
Of wrongs


LOVE does not delight
In evil
But REJOICES
With the truth


IT ALWAYS PROTECTS
Always trusts
Always hopes
Always perseveres


LOVE NEVER FAILS” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8


As we
Go about our journey
In life
We forget
That love


THE GIVING AND RECEIVING
Of love
IS the only dream
Worth living


NO OTHER
Kind of investment
Of our time and treasure
WILL BRING us peace


The funny thing
About love
Is that
The more we give
THE MORE we have to give


GOD-YOU ARE LOVE
YOU ARE my very life
You are the ONLY DREAM
Worth Living


Robert P. Wallman
9-17-14


Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Steve Givens


11-12-14
1-5-15
3-2-16

And 3-24-17

BEING UNITED WITH GOD

BEING UNITED WITH GOD


God wants ALL OF US
To be UNITED with him


He wants us all to be UNITED
In our love of God-and-
In OUR love of Christ


As well as LIVING LIVES
Of FORGIVENESS for those
Who have wronged us
In this life-and in
This world


BE united IN LOVE with
All living creatures




“WHOEVER is not with me
Is against me


And whoever does not
Gather with me-scatters” Luke 11:23


It is NOT easy
To be a GOD FOLLOWER
Not easy
To BE a Christ FOLLOWER


BEING a Christian=being a follower
Of Christ=always
REQUIRES us-to go
The extra mile


GO the extra mile in LOVE-
IN FORGIVENESS-in giving=and in KINDNESS


That is WHAT a true CHRIST FOLLOWER does
That is what a true CHRISTIAN DOES


“If anyone-
FORCES you to go one mile-
Go with them two miles


GIVE to the one
Who asks you
And do not TURN AWAY
From the one
Who wants to borrow from you” Matthew 5:41-42


BE UNITED with God and Christ
Be FOR God and Christ
BE TRUE FOLLOWERS of them


“SURELY your goodness and love
Will follow me
ALL the days
Of my life


And I will dwell
In the HOUSE of the Lord
-FOREVER-” Psalm 23:6


“COME-FOLLOW ME,'
Jesus said,
'And I will send you out
To FISH for people,'


At once-
They left their nets
And FOLLOWED HIM” Matthew 4:19-20


And that is WHY-
We-HIS FOLLOWERS of today
Are to go too


TURN away from sin-
And be UNITED in love-
And in kindness and forgiveness
With CHRIST FOLLOWERS-
Not the worldly beings


We are to be EXAMPLES
To them-we are to be UNITED
In our front


BE UNITED with God and Christ
In love


Jesus tells us=to GATHER with him
Or leave


Dear Lord-we PRAY for the STRENGTH
To ALWAYS be UNITED with you
As you are always with us


Dear Lord=help us to stay
UNITED with you


“MY GOAL
Is that they may be encouraged
in heart


And UNITED IN LOVE


So that
That they may have the FULL riches
Of COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING


In order That they may KNOW the mystery
Of God=namely Christ


In whom are HIDDEN
All the treasures
Of wisdom and understanding” Colossians 2:2-3


Dear Lord-CLOTHE us
With FAITH in you


So that we MAY be ONE
With you in LOVE & MERCY


And ONE-in GOD & JESUS' NAME,


Robert P. Wallman
3-22-17




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

3-22-17=OTHER CHRISTS

JOURNAL=3-22-17=OTHER CHRISTS




“Do NOT think
That I have come
To abolish the law
….....
I have come not to abolish
BUT TO FULFILL
….....
UNTIL heaven and earth pass away
Not the smallest letter
Or the smallest part of a letter
Will pass from the law” Matthew 5:17-18


WE can NOT earn
Our way in to heaven
By keeping the commandments
Or ANY
Or all parts of the LAW


We can ONLY make heaven
By ACCEPTING the GRACE
That God and Christ OFFERS us


And by doing our BEST
To LOVE God and LOVE OTHERS
Just as Jesus did


We can NEVER BE PERFECT LIKE CHRIST
But we can say “YES”-and
ACCEPT his grace
And LOVE to the BEST
Of our ability
In this world


LET us do our best
To IMITATE Christ-and be SMALLER-
“OTHER” Christs in this world


In Jesus' name,


Robert P. Wallman
3-22-17












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



and 3-22-17

LOVING & FORGIVING

LOVING AND FORGIVING


I think the ENTIRE ESSENCE
Of the NEW TESTAMENT
CAN be summed up


In LOVING GOD more than
Anything else
And LOVING your neighbor as yourself
And forgiving 70 X 7


As well as LIVING the BEATITUDES
From Jesus' SERMON ON THE MOUNT


If you can INCORPORATE
All of this into your life
You are living a WONDERFUL life
BASED on the TEACHINGS of Christ


“Should you not have pity
On your fellow servant
As I had pity on you?” Matthew 18:33


In other words-FORGIVE OTHERS
As you expect to be forgiven


“FORGIVE us our trespasses
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us”


If this were your
ONLY PRAYER this Lent-
And you lived up to it-
As Christ did-
It would be enough


For we are sinners
The SAME as someone else-
A fact that is easy
For us to FORGET


Live the GOLDEN RULE
Treat others the WAY
That you want others to treat you
And the way
That you want
God to treat you


LOVING & FORGIVING


PITY others who need HELP
“He will take pity
On the weak
And the needy


And SAVE the needy
From death” Psalm 72:13


“IF either of them
FALLS down
One can HELP
The other up


But pity anyone who falls
And has no one
To help them up” Ecclesiastes 4:10


BE THERE for your brothers
And sisters
READY to help them up
(A PRAYER we say every week BEFORE BIBLE STUDY)


“But a SAMARITAN
As he traveled


Came where
The man was
And WHEN he saw him


He took pity on him” Luke 10:33


KEEP your hearts
LOVING & FORGIVING toward others
As Christ did- as
The good SAMARITAN did


For GOD LOVES YOU-
Just as you ARE


The trick is=to do the SAME
For others


Dear Lord of LOVE & FORGIVENESS
HELP US to be MORE like you


Robert P. Wallman
3-20-17




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

WE ARE ALL-GOD'S TOOLS

WE ARE ALL-GOD'S TOOLS




Are you LIKE ME-do you
Wake up some days
ROARING to go?


Roaring to do GOD'S WORK
Certain you CAN
Make a difference
In this world


But the truth IS-I am
Just a tool- being USED
By God-to make a difference-
So are you


“It is HE who shall
BUILD a house
For my name


And I will make
His royal throne FOREVER” 2 Samuel 13


The truth is-I'm a little
Like King David-thinking I am
Going to build a house
For God


But the truth is
“MY” best work happens
When I have NO idea
What I am doing


Just SURRENDERING myself
To God-to let him
USE ME-in whatever way
That God CAN


Just a tool=just CLAY
In God's hands=
Just a tool
In HIS vast universe


To be USED by God:
“Woe to those
Who quarrel-with their maker


Those who are
NOTHING but potsherds
Among the potsherds
On the ground


DOES the clay
Say to the potter,
'What are you making?'
Does your work say,
'The potter has no hands?'” Isaiah 45:9


“Then the word
Of the Lord
Came to me


He said,
'CAN I not do with you-
Israel-
As the potter does?'
Declares the Lord


'LIKE CLAY
In the hand of the potter
So are you
In my hand-Israel?'” Jeremiah 18:5-6


The Lord's RESPONSE to David
REMINDS US=we are just
God's tool


It's God-it's Christ
WORKING GRACIOUSLY through us


Joseph-whose feast-
We CELEBRATE today
Was a carpenter


USED by God
To make a home for Jesus


Like Abraham-Joseph-REALIZES
He is a tool
To be used THROUGH
His RELATIONSHIP with God


Dear Lord-we are just
YOUR TOOLS-
USE us to BUILD something today


Like you used David
Like you USED Joseph
Like you used Abraham


And we will SING
Of your WORKMANSHIP FOREVER!


Robert P. Wallman
3-19-17




Ps INSPIRED BY AN ARTICLE in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco

Saint Joseph=THE FATHER OF US ALL

THEFATHER OF US ALL---SAINT JOSEPH


He was
The Father of all Fathers
The Father of Jesus
Our Lord


The angel of the Lord
Appeared to Joseph


“Do not be afraid
To take Mary as your wife
Because what is conceived in her
Is from the Holy Spirit”


Are you serious Lord


Could you imagine
How you would react
How I would react
How anyone would react
To this---in today’s world


Joseph was a righteous man
He did not want
To expose Mary to public disgrace
So he stood by her


Then the angel
Told Joseph
To take the child and Mary---to Egypt
And he did this too


He was
A carpenter by trade
And as his human Father---
Along with Mary
Was responsible for developing the human traits and character
Of Jesus


Our Saint Joseph
A man of righteousness
A man of honor and faith
The Patron Saint of Fathers


Our Saint Joseph
Who stood tall
In the midst
Of it all


Our Saint Joseph
The Father of the Holy Family
Our Saint Joseph
The Father of the Universal Church


Our Saint Joseph
THE FATHER OF US ALL


Robert P. Wallman
3-13-11




Ps misc. WITNESS 3-19-14


3-19-15
3-20-17

THE FATHER OF US ALL---SAINT JOSEPH


He was
The Father of all Fathers
The Father of Jesus
Our Lord


The angel of the Lord
Appeared to Joseph


“Do not be afraid
To take Mary as your wife
Because what is conceived in her
Is from the Holy Spirit”


Are you serious Lord


Could you imagine
How you would react
How I would react
How anyone would react
To this---in today’s world


Joseph was a righteous man
He did not want
To expose Mary to public disgrace
So he stood by her


Then the angel
Told Joseph
To take the child and Mary---to Egypt
And he did this too


He was
A carpenter by trade
And as his human Father---
Along with Mary
Was responsible for developing the human traits and character
Of Jesus


Our Saint Joseph
A man of righteousness
A man of honor and faith
The Patron Saint of Fathers


Our Saint Joseph
Who stood tall
In the midst
Of it all


Our Saint Joseph
The Father of the Holy Family
Our Saint Joseph
The Father of the Universal Church


Our Saint Joseph
THE FATHER OF US ALL


Robert P. Wallman
3-13-11




Ps misc. WITNESS 3-19-14


3-19-15
3-20-17

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD? WHY?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?
WHY?


Do you BELIEVE in God?
WHY do you believe?


I KNOW-in my heart-and -
In every fiber
Of my being


That God LIVES in me
And lives in you
And lives in ALL believers
Of God and Jesus


“WE no longer believe
Because of YOUR WORD


For we have heard
For ourselves........” John 4:42


YES I know-I live
Because MY SAVIOR lives
And this life in me
Will LAST forever and ever


God lives-Jesus Christ-
LIVES in US


The Samaritan woman at the well
And the Samaritan people
COME to believe
Because of Jesus-his words-
HIS DIVINE WORDS


We do too-his words are
DIVINE-and they last forever


“You Samaritans worship
What you do not know


We worship
What we DO KNOW
For SALVATION is from the JEWS


Yes a time is COMING
And has now COME
WHEN the true worshipers


Will worship the FATHER
In the SPIRIT and in truth
For they are


The KIND of worshipers
The Father seeks


And his WORSHIPERS
Must worship
In the SPIRIT and in TRUTH” John 4:22-24


Do YOU BELIEVE in God? WHY?
His Spirit-his truth-runs through
Every SINGLE fiber of our being


He CONQUERED death and his words
LAST FOREVER-he told us so


Do you BELIEVE in him? I DO!
God can't lie-Jesus can't lie
Jesus won't lie


“Heaven and earth will PASS AWAY
But my WORDS
Will NEVER pass away” Matthew 24:35
(also Mark 13:31 and Luke 21:33)


“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 6:68-69


And Jesus tells the SAMARITAN woman,
“I-the one-speaking to you-I AM HE”
(the CHRIST) John 4:25-26


I BELIEVE because Jesus told us
-He CANNOT LIE


Do you BELIEVE? WHY?


Jesus spoke to the woman
At the well-and
He SPEAKS to us


MY HEART OVERFLOWS
with joy and life-to be in the
PRESENCE OF HIS COMPANY


In Jesus' name,


Robert P. Wallman
3-18-17




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

THAT SWEET SWEET SMILE

MOM is GONE seven years ago today=LOVE YOU ALL!














MARCH 18^th, 2012










THAT SWEET SWEET SMILE










That sweet sweet smile
Will linger in my heart
If not forever
At least
For a little while


That look of contentment
And peace
That look of it ending
Will live an eternity
In me


Oh
That last look
On your face
What a life
Of love
You must have lead


Oh now I am sure
That last look
Of contentment
And smile


Will live
Forever in me


My God
What a sweet sweet smile


Robert P. Wallman
3-19-10


Mom passed away 2 years ago today---NOT a day has passed where I have not
Thought about her


A few weeks before she passed---we were both crying and holding each other
I said,
“No son ever loved his mother more than I love you.”
She answered,
“Maybe Jesus.”


If I have ever done- or ever do---one thing of significance in this world---it is because
Of her---and the love that she and my father gave to me---miss them both so very much


Today March 18^th, 2016-is the 6^th year since my mom has passed-SHE is AS ALIVE in me-as she has ALWAYS HAS BEEN-LOVE HER SO MUCH!





3-18-17

SAINT PATRICK

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY EVERYONE=
EVERYONE IS IRISH TODAY=
DON'T FORGET-to wear your green


SAINT PATRICK


Saint Patrick was born around 390-
PROBABLY in Wales


His father was a deacon


His faith became MEANINGFUL to him
ONLY after he was carried off
As a slave and captive to IRELAND
When he was 16


DURING the 6 years
Of his slavery
He became-A MAN OF GOD


He wrote DIVINE INSPIRATIONS
During these years
And then he escaped
And returned home


In his dreams-he felt CALLED
To RETURN to Ireland
And then he went to monasteries
For training and became a bishop


In 30 years of labor
MOSTLY in the west and north
He and his co-workers
Converted Ireland


In his autobiography
Also called CONFESSION
He combines humility
With a sense of mission


Saint Patrick-always REFUSED gifts
And like Saint Paul
Had to DEFEND himself
Against false charges


He had a deep CONVICTION
Of his personal call to God


He once wrote:
“Regardless of the danger
I MUST make known
The GIFT of God
And everlasting consolation


Without fear-and frankly
I must SPREAD everywhere
The NAME OF GOD


So that AFTER my DECREASE
I may leave a bequest
To my brethren and sons
WHOM I have baptized
IN the Lord-


So many thousands of people”
(Confession 14)


Saint Patrick passed in the year 460


Robert P. Wallman
3-16-17


Ps MAY we ALL live up
To our CALL by God
As Saint Patrick did


I look forward
To HONORING Saint Patrick
With a green beer tonight




HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY my friends
I LOVE YOU ALL


rpw=my middle name IS PATRICK

LIVE IN THE LIGHT!

LIVE IN THE LIGHT!


HOW many of you guys
have ever TRIED to
FOLLOW your own plan


For your life and then
Seen it fall apart
Piece by piece?


I have-and it is NOT any fun
To be helpless-WHERE your own
Life is concerned


“I-the Lord-
Alone-probes the mind
And TEST the heart


To REWARD every one according
To his ways
According to the MERIT
of his deed” Jeremiah 17:10


But one thing I have ALWAYS
Been-is a GOD FOLLOWER-
A Christ follower


When my life fell apart
When the world
REJECTED ME


The Lord picked me back up
And BUILT a life for me=
Brick by brick=piece by piece
And I believe
A LIFE that will LAST


“The stone-
The builders rejected
Has become the CORNERSTONE” Psalm 118:22


“.........BUILT on the foundation
Of the apostles and prophets
With Christ Jesus himself
As the chief CORRNERSTONE


In him
The whole building
Is joined TOGETHER
And RISES to become
A holy temple in the Lord


And in him-you too
Are being BUILT TOGETHER
To become a dwelling


In which our GOD LIVES
By the SPIRIT” Ephesians 2:20-22


That is IT my friends
Build your lives on God
Build your lives
On the teachings of Christ


It is a HOME-it is a BUILDING-
That can never collapse


YES my friends
Live in the LIGHT OF GOD
And you will FIND joy and peace
You will find
Rewards beyond measure


You will find
The intrinsic values and the
LOVE OF GOD


“Many Lord are asking
'Who will BRING
us prosperity?'


Let the LIGHT of your face
Shine on us
FILL your heart with joy
When their grain
And new wine abound” Psalm 4:6-7


Yes Lord-
When you probe our hearts


MAY you FIND our hearts
In God
And in the TEACHINGS of Christ


For we ARE
LIVING IN THE LIGHT!


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
3-15-17




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

BE OF HUMBLE SERVICE

BE OF HUMBLE SERVICE


What is the KEY to life?
What is the key to GREATNESS?


What if I told you it
Was HUMILITY? That it is SIMPLE TRUTH?
That is of BEING OF HUMBLE SERVICE
And doing simple acts of KINDNESS
For others-
BEING THE LEAST


“Rather-whoever wishes to be GREAT
Among you
Shall be your SERVANT” Matthew 20:26


That is where the GOSPEL
Takes up today-Mrs. Zebedee wants
Her sons to be great-but
She doesn't get the point of
Jesus' life-as no one else does either


Mrs. Zebedee ASKS a favor of Jesus-
For her sons


“She says='Grant that
ONE of these two sons
of mine-
MAY sit at your right


And the other at your left
In your kingdom'” Matthew 20:21


Jesus says a few things-and-
Then goes on-
“........INSTEAD-whoever
WANTS to be great
Among you-
MUST be your servant


And whoever wants
To be first
Must be your slave-


Just as the SON OF MAN
Did not come
To be served
But to SERVE


And give his life
As a RANSOM for many” Matthew 20:26-28


So do you STILL want to be great?
Then
BE of HUMBLE SERVICE


Be a servant-and SERVE
For all-be the LEAST


Somehow-being great=doesn't seem
So GLAMOROUS-does it?


So this LENT
Do something out of SERVICE
For others


Open doors for others
VISIT the sick and confined
CLEAN UP after a party
Volunteer for an UNPLEASANT task


There are COUNTLESS things
That we can DO for others


BE OF SERVICE for others
MAKE another person feel good


“He GUIDES the humble
In what is right
And teaches them
The way” Psalm 25:9


“TAKE my yoke upon you
And learn from me


For I am simple
And HUMBLE OF HEART
And you will find REST
For your souls


For my YOKE is easy
And my burden light” Matthew 11:29-30


Dear Lord=HELP us to IMITATE YOU
And be HUMBLE OF HEART
And of SERVICE TO ALL


Help us to UNDERSTAND
That ONLY by being the least
That we CAN truly become great


Robert P. Wallman
3-14-17




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

SETTING THINGS RIGHT WITH GOD AND OTHERS

SETTING THINGS RIGHT WITH GOD
AND OTHERS


Often times
I watch the evening news
And WHEN I see a certain story
I think
WHAT in God's name
Were they thinking?


But then I stop and think
About my OWN relationship
With God and others
And I think
What was I thinking?


How about you?
Do you ever FEEL like
Your thinking is not right?


Like your RELATIONSHIP with God
And others-are NOT where
They should be


“Come now-let me SET THINGS RIGHT
Says the Lord” Isaiah 1:18


SOMETIMES-when we are-
Not thinking right
Our sins-our mistakes-
SEPARATE us from God


It's ON US
To bring our LIVES
Back into line
And get on the RIGHT PATH
The right passage way
With God and others


ONCE we do that-
NOTHING can separate us
From God and living right


“For I am CONVINCED
That neither death nor life
NEITHER angels or demons


Neither the present
Nor the future
Nor any powers


Neither height nor depth
Nor ANYTHING in all creation
Will be able


To separate us
From the LOVE OF GOD
That is
In Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:38-39


PAUL KNOWS this and writes this
Because he knows that Christ
Has ALREADY done the work


He KNOWS that Jesus
REMOVED our sins and
That all we have to do
Is ACCEPT the GRACE & SALVATION
He has already offered us


Just say YES to Christ
And love HIM and the FATHER-
And your neighbor-and your WORK
Is almost done


“But I TRUST
In your UNFAILING LOVE
My heart rejoices
In your SALVATION” Psalm 13:5


“But Israel
Will be SAVED
By the Lord
With an EVERLASTING SALVATION


You will never
Be put to shame or disgraced
To ages everlasting” Isaiah 45:17


Dear Lord-we fall
To our knees
We admit our sins
AGAINST you and others
And we ask for FORGIVENESS


Help us SET THINGS RIGHT
With you and ALL others
For WE LOVE YOU


It is your GRACE & SALVATION
That MAKES all the difference
In our lives
And in our world


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
3-13-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Steve Givens

MERCY NOT JUDGMENT

WITNESS




5-8-13




JULY 19^th, 2012




MERCY NOT JUDGMENT




Who
Who are you
Who am I
To be passing judgment on someone else
In today’s world


Give mercy
Give compassion
Give someone a free pass
Give someone love
God’s love


Look at the story of Daniel
Did you know
That the name Daniel means
“God is my judge”


Daniel goes public
He confesses his sin
And the sins of God’s people


How can Daniel
Be so sure
God will forgive him
Forgive them


Because Daniel knows
That he has the history of God
On his side


Daniel knows
That our God
Is a God of love and compassion
He has rescued his people
Over and over again


God saved
Daniel’s 3 friends
From the blazing furnace
God saved Daniel himself
From the lion’s den


And in Luke 7
We find Jesus saying,
“Do not judge
Or you too will be judged
For in the same way
That you judge others
You will be judged
And with the measure you use
It will
Be measured against you”


Take Daniel as your model
Give mercy---give love


Take Jesus
As your model
And as your God


Because giving someone else mercy
And not judgment
Is God’s way


Give someone love
Give someone a free pass
And do it TODAY


Robert P. Wallman
3-22-11




WITNESS 5-8-13


Ps “It does not therefore depend on man’s desire or effort
But on God’s MERCY” Romans 9:16


“Blessed are the merciful
For they will be shown MERCY” Matthew 5:7


“Because judgment without mercy
Will be shown to anyone who has NOT been merciful
MERCY triumphs over judgment!” James 2:13




misc. WITNESS 1-28-14
9-5-14
1-21-15

3-13-17

DIVINE KINDNESS

DIVINE KINDNESS


Of ALL the qualities
That the Lord possessed
The one EASIEST to IMITATE
Is his KINDNESS


After all-anyone of us
CAN BE KIND-that is-
IF we want to be


GIVE & RECEIVE kindness
For that is the WAY
Of the Lord


“........of the kindnesses of the Lord
The earth is FULL” Psalm 33:5


We live in a mean-judgmental-and
Hostile world=where violence is
HAPPENING all the time


WHERE people are constantly
Saying mean things about one another
And gossiping about one another


TRY to be KIND
And do kind things
For one another


Try saying KIND THINGS
About your neighbor
And IF you can't do that


Try DOING what I was taught
As a kid:
“If you can't say something good-
Nice-or kind about someone else
DON'T SAY anything at all”


Try to be KIND=
That IS=or at least=
That should be=THE CHRISTIAN WAY=
The true example of
IMITATING CHRIST


DIVINE KINDNESS=what a world
That would be=if=
We all LIVED that way


“The king asked:
'Is there no one still
From the house of Saul


To whom I can
Show God's kindness?'” 2 Samuel 3


That's it=that's the way=
SHOW KINDNESS to all=
Including your enemies


“In a surge of anger
I hid my face from you
For a moment


But with INCREASING KINDNESS
I will have compassion
On you” Isaiah 54:8


Yes the Lord
Shows us DIVINE KINDNESS
EVERY day of our lives


As Christians-the least-
That we can do-is
IMITATE our loving God-our Jesus


And PASS kindness
On to our brothers and sisters
In this world


Yes EXPRESS kindness in
Your words and deeds
USE words like:
“Thank you,” “I'm sorry,”
“I understand,” “I forgive you,”
And “I LOVE YOU”


Yes-DIVINE KINDNESS-can be anywhere
If we are determined to
SAY it-Express it-give and receive it


Let KINDNESS win in you
Let kindness WIN in this world


DIVINE KINDNESS=let it WIN TODAY


In Jesus' name,


Robert P. Wallman
3-11-17




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

SEEKING GOD-?

SEEKING GOD?


Have you been actively SEARCHING-
Seeking God-with your whole heart?


And have you found him? I think
That you will-that I will-
IF we do it with intention-
With energy-and with EFFORT


“BLESSED are they who observe
God's decrees-who SEEK God-
With ALL their heart” Psalm 119:2


How about that? If we
Are actively seeking God-
We are BLESSED


And if we are actively
Seeking God-we are pursuing-
We are seeking God
Wit h all our heart


I think that that IMPLIES too-
We are SEEKING the most
Important TEACHINGS of God and Jesus


Actively seeking God?


LOVE GOD with your whole heart
Love your NEIGHBOR as yourself
FORGIVE 70 X 7-and
Live the BEATITUDES from
Jesus' famous teaching=
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
(Matthew chapters 5-6-and 7)


ACTIVELY seeking God-look a little DEEPER
You'll find him
LIVING in you-in that
DEEPEST part
Of your own soul


“The lions
May grow weak and hungry
But hose


Who seek the Lord
Lack no good thing” Psalm 34:10


“I love
THOSE who love me
And those-who SEEK me-
FIND ME” Proverbs 8:17


Are you seeking God?
Are you finding God?


KEEP LOOKING=you will find him
LIVING inside of you-and in
EVERY other living thing


“But seek first
His kingdom
And his righteousness


And ALL these things
(The necessities of life)
Will be GIVEN to you
As well” John 6:33


YES my dear friends
Let us seek God “WHOLEHEARTEDLY”
Let us seek God
With EVERY fiber of our being


Let us look for
THE HOLY ONE
Let us look for
The CHERISHED one


And WHEN we find him
We will indeed BE BLESSED


He will be in every
ASPECT of our lives
And it will be IMPOSSIBLE
For us to treat others
Without love


“ASK & it
Will be given to you


SEEK-and you will find
Knock-and the door
Will be OPENED to you


And everyone who asks-RECEIVES
The ONE who seeks-FINDS
And the one who knocks-
The DOOR will be opened” Matthew 7:7-8


SEEKING GOD?-you bet=and
FINDING HIM in the deep hearts
Of ourselves and in each other


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
3-10-17




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

BRINGING YOUR TROUBLES TO GOD

BRINGING YOUR TROUBLES TO GOD


GOD LOVES you-me-US-
Wholeheartedly-
He wants to be INVOLVED
In every part of our lives


He even wants to-
HEAR your troubles-if-
You can believe it-and he
WANTS to HELP you
Through your troubles


“WHEN I called
You answered me


You built up strength
WITHIN ME” Psalm 138:3


YES God wants to
Encourage you
He wants to BUILD UP
Your strength
To get you through-
Whatever troubles you are facing


But it doesn't mean
That our difficulties
Will always be removed


SOMETIMES-God-
Just GIVES us the strength
To get through the difficulty
That cannot be removed


BRING your TROUBLES to God
He will give you the STRENGTH
To help you get through


“The Lord is a REFUGE
For the oppressed


A STRONGHOLD
In times of trouble” Psalm 9:9


“The righteous person
Is RESCUED
From the trouble


And it falls
On the wicked-instead” Proverbs 11:8


“I have told you
These things-so
That you may have PEACE


In this world
You will have TROUBLE


But TAKE HEART!
I have overcome
The world” John 16:33


BRINGING your troubles to God-
Whatever they are


He will give you the STRENGTH
To get through them


WHEN you lose out
On a job=or job promotion


When your partner CHOOSES
Someone else over you


And EVEN when you are facing
A chronic or INCURABLE ILLNESS


LIFT your eyes to God
He will HELP YOU-
He will GIVE you strength


“I LOVE YOU Lord-
My strength” Psalm 18:1


“SURELY-God-
Is my salvation-
I will trust
And NOT be afraid


The Lord-The LORD himself-
Is my strength-
My DEFENSE” Isaiah 12:2


YES=there are ALL kinds
Of problems=without a solution
And we don't always
Know WHY


But when we LIVE
In faith and TRUST
In God and Jesus


He EMBRACES US
To live through them
And LEARN through them
And gain STRENGTH


He is OUR ROCK-
And our REFUGE


So BRING your troubles to God
WHATEVER THEY MAY BE


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
3-09-17




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

JOURNAL=3-9-17=TRIALS-AFFLICTIONS-DIFFICULTIES

JOURNAL 3-9-17/
TRIALS-AFFLICTIONS-DIFFICULTIES


We ALL have troubles in our LIVES
And we-at least I
CAN'T get through them without God


SOMETIMES-God lets us deal with our difficulties
In order to build CHARACTER


WE LIFT our problems to God
In FAITH and TRUST
And his COMPASSIONATE LOVE
EMPOWERS us to to live through them
And learn though them


Dear LORD your CROSS led to
Your RESURRECTION and OUR SALVATION


HELP US to know that our crosses
WILL help BUILD our character
And CONTINUE to move us forward
In this journey we CALL LIFE


Robert P. Wallman
3-9-17






TRIALS-AFFLICTIONS-DIFFICULTIES




Do you have trials-afflictions-
And difficulties
In your life


Have you ever


IF you answer no
To both questions
GOD BLESS YOU
Because
You are not human


EVEN Jesus did


Another word
For these words is tribulation
And tribulation
IS trouble in one's life
Often associated with great afflictions


Saint James-Jesus' ½ brother
Once wrote,


“Consider it ALL JOY
My brothers
When you encounter various trials........” James 1:2


We probably hate to admit it
But TRIALS can be GOOD for us
Because they can bring MATURITY
DEVELOP character
And IF we take on our crosses
As Jesus did
They can bring us GREAT JOY


It all goes to our mind set
TRIALS can make us or break us
It all depends
On the ATTITUDE we face them with


We should become
An EXAMPLE to others
Like Jesus


You are probably saying,
“Bob/Robert are you nuts
How can trials and afflictions
Be good for us?”


“It was good for me
To be afflicted
So that I might learn
Your decrees” Psalm 119:71


First of all
They can remind us
Of our human limits


Sometimes
The MIRACLES of our life
DEPEND on God's power
NOT on our own


John 4
Tells us about the HEALING
Of an official's son


Jesus says,


“UNLESS you people see miraculous signs
And works
You will NEVER believe” John 4:48


“The royal official said,
'Sir, come down,
Before my child dies'” John 4:49


“Jesus replied,
'You may go
Your son will live'” John 4:50


The power of faith
The power of belief
COMES FIRST
Then comes THE HEALING


Put your TRUST in God


Secondly-afflictions can develop virtues
In us


VIRTUES like humility-patience-understanding
Wisdom-and compassion


And these virtues
Can lead to
Human and spiritual maturity


But if we
Let our afflictions break us
This can lead to qualities
Like meanness-pettiness-and selfishness


WHICH PERSON
Are you
Going to choose to be


So I ask you
What kind of trials
Are you experiencing
In your life-right now


And what kind of person
Are they turning you into


Dear Lord-we pray
That you USE our trials
In life
To HELP us become
MORE AND MORE like you


And BECOME
A shining example to ALL


Robert P. Wallman
2-17-14




ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH magazine by Melanie Svoboda








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3-9-17

A BRAND NEW YOU AND ME

A BRAND NEW YOU AND ME


YES it is TIME-for-
A BRAND NEW you and me


A time to COMMIT to God
Or-in case you have SLIPPED away-
A time to recommit
To a BRAND new you


Yes-this is LENT my friends
What better time to GROW
CLOSER to God and to Jesus


“A clean heart CREATE-for me-
O God-
And a STEADFAST spirit
RENEW within me” Psalm 51:12


Do you WANT a clean heart
And a steadfast spirit
This Lent?


GIVE your life back to God
Give your life BACK to Jesus


Who wants
Better and greater things
In your life-than them?


“The one who has
Clean hands and a PURE HEART


Who does NOT trust
In an idol-or swear-
By a false God” Psalm 24:2


Yes-it is TIME-
Time for a brand NEW you
And me


Time for us to
Recommit to God-and
If we haven't
Make God NUMBER ONE
Again in our lives


NO false idols here
NOT money=not sex or lust
NOT even science
God is in CONTROL


“WHO can say
'I have KEPT my heart PURE
I am clean
And without sin?” Proverbs 20:9


Of course-NONE of us-
Can say that


The BEST that we CAN SAY
IS that we have TURNED our lives
Over to God


OVER to Jesus


WE have RECOMMITTED to God-
To Jesus-
THEY are number 1
IN our lives


Our psalmist knows this
He BELIEVES GOD CAN-
God DOES-help us RENEW
Our spirit


He believes
God can WASH or clean us
With his tears of MERCY
For us


It IS a bumpy ride
But WITH GOD number one in our lives-
Number 1 in our SPIRIT
We can make it


We can LIVE
With a renewed spirit


There can be
A BRAND NEW YOU
A brand new ME


“Bur those who HOPE
In the Lord
Will RENEW their strength


They will SOAR
On wings-like EAGLES


They will run and NOT
Grow weary
They will walk
And not grow faint” Isaiah 40:31


Dear Lord=WE PRAY for
Two things=A clean heart
And a steadfast spirit


PLEASE CREATE in us=
BRAND NEW YOU'S
BRAND NEW ME'S


For you are NUMBER 1
In our HEART TODAY


HAPPY LENT!=I LOVE YOU ALL!


Robert P. Wallman
March 7^th, 2017





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE

FAITH IN THE DARKNESS OF LIFE

FAITH IN THE
DARKNESS OF LIFE


We LIVE in a dark
And violent world
With murder and killing
ALL over the world


NOT to mention the violence
IN our own American cities
And ALL the white collar crime
And relationship issues


The RESULT:
This world leaves
MANY of us
CRUSHED IN SPIRIT


“The Lord is CLOSE
to the brokenhearted:


And those who are crushed in spirit
HE SAVES” Psalm 34:19


HANG on to your FAITH
Hang on to the Lord
You are going to NEED him


I am SURE each of us
Have felt CRUSHED in spirit
At some time in our lives


But hang on
We can still find HOPE
In the Lord
We can still FIND COMFORT
In this dark world


We just need to practice
OUR FAITH DAILY=we need
To PRAY daily


HANG on to your faith
Pray with ALL of your might


“She said to herself
'IF I only
Touch his cloak-
I will be HEALED'


“Jesus turned and saw her-
'Take heart daughter-'
He said-
'Your FAITH has healed you'
And the woman
Was HEALED at that moment” Matthew 9:21-22


And our faith CAN heal us
Even today-and even SUSTAIN us
THROUGH the darkness of life


PRAY & have faith
LOOK to God-look to Jesus
You can still FIND COMFORT
In this world


“My comfort in my suffering
Is this:
Your PROMISE preserves my life” Psalm 119:50


“Comfort-comfort-my people
Says your God” Isaiah 40:1


“But the one who PROPHESIES
Speaks to people-for their strengthening-
Encouraging and comfort” 1 Corinthians 14:3


YES my friends
We must CULTIVATE our faith
Through God and our Lord Jesus


An step up and speak out
To ENCOURAGE OTHERS
And HELP others that
Are going though the darkness


Yes my friends=we must trudge on
IN FAITH-because the Lord
Is IN the darkness


The LORD is in the deepest-
Darkest spots of our own soul
That IS where and when
We all FIND GOD


And maybe one day like Jacob
We will be able
To look back to our brokenness
And say like Jacob


“Truly the Lord is in
This spot


Although I did not know it” Genesis 29:16


We NEED to hang on
To our FAITH-
And continue to PRAY
Through the dark moments
Of our life


And SURELY we will find God
We will find our Jesus
And find COMFORT-like Jacob
In the midst of
OUR BROKEN hearts and crushed spirits


I did-
I HOPE YOU WILL TOO


Robert P. Wallman
3-6-17




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

JOURNAL=LINGERING SINS

3-6-17=JOURNAL/
LINGERING SINS


“You shall NOT defraud or rob-
Your NEIGHBOR-
You shall not WITHHOLD the
Overnight wages of your laborer” Leviticus 19:13


There are ALL KINDS of sins-
In this world


Do we notice or IGNORE?-
Or better yet-
FORGIVE others their faults?


How about our own?
Do we HOLD others to to theirs-
But FORGIVE our own sins?


In the 12^th century-
There was a man -
By the name of Aswego-


Aswego was SENTENCED
To go on a PILGRIMAGE
To the HOLY LAND


His sin was=
That he gave FALSE MONEY
To the POOR on his wedding day


How about you?
What are your sins?


BETTER yet=do you LOVE OTHERS?
Do you FORGIVE others 70 x 7?


Have a BLESSED DAY my friends-
There-but for the GRACE OF GOD-GO I
LOVE YOU ALL! Rpw 3-7-17












LINGERING SINS---12 YEARS AGO




12 years ago
Were you carrying
The same stupid sins
That you are carrying today
I know that I am


The sin of pride
The sin of gossip
The sin of an addiction
Maybe just the sin of
Not wanting the best
For our family and friends


Oh I know
We are living respectable lives
We are going to work each day
Taking care of family
Maybe even belonging
To a church organization or two


In the Xth chapter of Saint Matthew Gospel
There is a little known parable
A Canaanite woman comes to Jesus---crying out,


“Lord Son of David
Have mercy on me
My daughter is suffering terribly
From demon possession”


Jesus did not answer her
The disciples came to Jesus
And asked him to heal her
For she would not go away


Jesus says,
“I was sent
To heal only the lost sheep of Israel”


Finally this woman who won’t give up
And is persistent in her prayer
Comes to Jesus---kneels before him---and says,
“Lord help me”


Jesus responds,
“It is not right to take
The children’s bread
And toss it to the dogs”


The woman says,
“Yes Lord
But even the dogs eat the crumbs
That fall from their Master’s table”


Finally Jesus given in and says,
“Woman you have great faith
Your request is granted
And her daughter was healed
From that very hour”


How about us
Do we have the faith and persistence
Of this Canaanite woman
To keep asking God and Jesus
For help


I believe that if we do
If we keep fighting the good fight
We will eventually get our own answer


So I ask you
I ask myself
Are your sins today
The same
As what they were
12 years ago
The same
As what they have been
Your entire life


For we know
That we are either getting better
Or worse
For nothing stays the same


We know
That if we stay persistent in prayer
Strong in our faith
Keep asking for forgiveness---keep asking for healing
We too will get an answer
We too will experience a healing


We too will hear those lovely words


“YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU
YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN”


Robert P. Wallman
5-4-11
3-6-17




* Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford---OFM

JOURNAL=TEMPTATION

JOURNAL=3-5-17
TEMPTATION


“At that time-Jesus was led by the SPIRIT
Into the desert-to be tempted by the devil” Matthew 4:1


NONE of us are PERFECT
EXCEPT THE LORD


We ALL face temptation
In EVERY area of our life


Temptation to take that
Illegal drug to make us
BETTER than we are naturally


Temptation to steal financially
To ENHANCE our bank accounts


And TEMPTATION or LUST
For that person-we are
Physically attracted to-
But brings out the WORST in us


When temptation rings
DON'T ANSWER the door


USE GRACE and the words of God
Or flee


That IS the only two options
With temptation


NONE of us are perfect-
EXCEPT the Lord


Robert P. Wallman
3-4-17














WITNESS




3-15-13




TEMPTATION


Have you ever
Come face to face
With the person or thing
That is the absolute worst thing
In the world for you


Where every fiber
Of your being is saying
I want this person
Or I want to
Follow my own selfish impulse
And give in to that temptation


I suggest to you
That that is where you meet God
At the deepest darkest level
Of our own souls


Temptation is something
That tests a person’s character
That either makes you
Or brakes you


Look at what happened
With Adam and Eve
We all know
What happened there


If you are being tempted
In some area
Of your life
Consider it a compliment
The devil hasn’t gotten control of you yet


So when the devil comes after you
And he will
You have but one weapon
The Word of God


Jesus said,
“It is written
Man does not live on bread alone”


Life comes from the spirit


Jesus said,
“Worship the Lord your God
And serve him only”


Choose light over darkness


Jesus answered,
“Do not
Put the Lord your God
To the test”


Choose God
Over the flesh


You are never going
To be free from temptation
Life is an ongoing journey


But if we choose
Light over darkness
If we choose
God over the devil
If we choose good over evil


We will
Not only survive
But we will thrive
On God’s Word
And in the Lord


Robert P. Wallman
3-13-11




Ps WITNESS 3-15-13


misc. WITNESS 3-9-14




TEMPTATION is defined as, “something that tests a person’s righteousness
And strength of character”


“NO TEMPTATION has seized you except what is common to man
And GOD is faithful-he will NOT let you be TEMPTED
Beyond what you can bear-but when you are TEMPTED
He will also provide a way out
So that you can stand up under it”
1 Corinthians 10:13


“When TEMPTED-no one should say-“God is tempting me”
For God cannot be TEMPTED by evil-nor does he TEMPT anyone”
James 1:13


3-5-17