THE JOY THAT GOD & JESUS ALWAYS GIVE TO US

THE JOY=THAT GOD=AND JESUS=

ALWAYS GIVE TO US

 

I have-

Some really GOOD NEWS for you

 

God and Jesus=GIVES US=this gift=

This gift of JOY=

And it is always

AVAILABLE to us

 

IF we just say “YES”

To them=this gift CAN

Change and PERMEATE our lives

 

“If you

KEEP my commandments

You will REMAIN

In my love

……..

 

I have TOLD you this

So that MY JOY

Might be IN you

And your joy

Might be COMPLETE”                                                                                                                            John 15:10-11

 

What a WONDERFUL GIFT

That God and Jesus

Give to us

 

And like ALL REAL and true gifts-

Nothing is asked for in return

 

Except our “YES”-

Our yes to the commandments

 

But the TRUTH IS:

Those of us who have already said yes=

To the commandments=

In our minds and in our heart

 

ARE already living in=the=

COMPLETE JOY of God and Jesus

 

Yes this JOY=that=

God and JESUS ALWAYS give to us

 

“The precepts

Of the Lord are right

GIVING JOY=

To the heart

 

The commands of the Lord

Are RADIANT-

Giving light-

To the eyes”                                                                                                                             Psalm 19:8

 

“HE will be

A JOY=and delight to you=

 

And MANY will rejoice

Because of his birth

……..                                           ”                                                                                                                     Luke 1:14

 

“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

 

When I TURNED

My life=OVER to God=

When I began=LIVING

By the ten commandments of God

 

And the two of Jesus=

My life became TOTALLY TRANSFORMED

 

My life and love=has PERMEATED=

Into me=creating COMPLETE JOY=

Within me

 

I didn’t do it=GOD DID IT=

Jesus did it=

The HOLY SPIRIT of God did it

 

We just need

To have the FAITH

To say “YES”

 

The wish=Jesus’ deep wish for us

Is COMPLETE JOY

Just say “YES”

To the ten commandments

 

Just have the FAITH=to say “YES”

And live life

ACCORDING to the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD

 

And there is GOOD NEWS-

Here too

 

The LOVING PRESENCE of Jesus

Is ALREADY in our hearts

To say yes

 

Which ENABLES us to live life

IN COMPLETE JOY=

 

THE JOY THAT GOD AND JESUS GIVE US

 

In the NAME of the Father=

And his LOVING SON=Jesus

 

Forever and ever=amen

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-18-17

 

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