GRATEFULLY RECEPTIVE=RELYING ON GOD FOR EVERYTHING

GRATEFULLY RECEPTIVE=RELYING
ON GOD FOR EVERYTHING


Today we talk about the BEATITUDES
And the FIRST BEATITUDE in Matthew


“BLESSED are the poor
In SPIRIT=for theirs is
The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN” Matthew 5:3


This beatitude is an ATTRIBUTE
Of ALL the SAINTS=
Being POOR is spirit


It does NOT mean
That they are destitute
But it DOES mean
That they are GRATEFULLY RECEPTIVE
For this PRESENT MOMENT
And that they RELY on God
For everything IN their lives


This has been an ATTRIBUTE
Of my life too=pretty much
TOTALLY DEPENDENT
On God and others=for everything
IN my life


“My GOD
On whom I can RELY-
God will GO before me


And will let me gloat-
Over those who SLANDER me” Psalm 59:10


“You ARE my strength
I sing PRAISE to you


You-God-are my FORTRESS-
My God=on whom I can RELY” Psalm 59:17


“Clearly NO ONE-
Who relies on the law
Is justified before God


Because-
'The RIGHTEOUS will LIVE BY FAITH'” Galatians 7:11


The saints=OUR SAINTS
Do NOT live
With a sense of ENTITLEMENT


But a DEEP thankful wonder
For GOODNESS=as radiated by Saint FRANCIS
Of Assisi and his RELATIONSHIP with CREATION


Yes-today is not just a day=
For the CANONIZED=but those we LOVE
And who HAVE GONE to God


My father and mother-my grandparents-
Uncle John-Aunt Stella=and many others
Who are SAINTS-in their own RIGHT


We CELEBRATE ALL family and friends=
Who have JOINED the SAINTS and
We ask all of US
Who are LIVING to be
POOR IN SPIRIT-
ALONG with them


“The Lord is CLOSE
To the brokenhearted


And SAVES those
Who are CRUSHED IN SPIRIT” Psalm 34:18


“He anointed us
Set his OWNERSHIP on us
And put his SPIRIT


In our HEARTS
As a deposit-GUARANTEEING
What is to COME” 2 Corinthians 1:21-22


I/WE are GRATEFULLY RECEPTIVE for
Each and every moment
Of our LIVES


And we ARE RELYING on God=
For ALL the DAYS yet to come=
Forever and ever


In the NAMES of Jesus the SON OF GOD=
And HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER=AMEN


Robert P. Wallman
10-31-17





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

WISHING AND HOPING FOR THE SALVATION AND GLORY OF THE LORD!

WISHING AND HOPING FOR THE
SALVATION AND GLORY OF OUR LORD!


We all WISH for a lot
In this world=that we
LIVE IN


A new car=maybe a
New HOME=and all kinds of things
ON our Christmas and birthday lists


And we want MONEY to eat
And dress as we like


HOPING for much in this world


“For in HOPE we are SAVED” Romans 8:24


Bur we/what I HOPE for myself=
What I wish for MOST
Is SALVATION and GLORY
In the Lord


HOPING to see all my RELATIVES
And friends=in heaven=HOPING
To spend eternity with
The LORD


“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


“For my eyes-
Have SEEN your salvation


Which you have PREPARED
In the SIGHT of all nations” Luke 2:30-31


I have had
A NUMBER of near-death experiences
Yet-I still have=NO IDEA


What LIES in the next=
IN GOD'S WORLD


Yet I CHOOSE to BELIEVE
In God and in Jesus' PERFECT LOVE


I choose to live
For the GLORY OF GOD


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


You have set your GLORY
IN the HEAVENS!” Psalm 8:1


“And they-
Were CALLING to one another-
'HOLY-Holy-
Holy is the Lord ALMIGHTY


The whole earth-
Is FULL of his glory'” Isaiah 6:3


“..............
FILLED with the fruit
Of righteousness
That comes-through Jesus Christ---------


To the GLORY
And PRAISE of God” Philippians 1:11


WISHING and HOPING=for
The SALVATION AND GLORY OF GOD


What an AWESOME thing to
HOPE for=what more
COULD we ever DESIRE


In the NAMES of Jesus and HIS
MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-30-17 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Melaney Rigney

OVERLOOKED AND UNSEEN

OVERLOOKED AND UNSEEN


It is EASY to be
OVERLOOKED & UNSEEN
In this world we
LIVE in today


It is a SELFISH WORLD
That we live in=and
EVERYONE is preoccupied
And FOCUSED on their own lives


Do you FEEL overlooked and
UNSEEN in this world?


I have a HUNCH
That that is the way
The woman in TODAY'S gospel
Was feeling
WHEN Jesus found her


“SHE was bent over
And could NOT straighten up
At all


UNTIL Jesus saw her
He CALLED her forward
And said to her


'You are SET FREE
From your infirmity'


Then he PUT his hands
On her=and immediately=
She straightened up
And PRAISED GOD” Luke 13:11-13


Dear Lord=we too=
Are FEELING overlooked and
Unseen in this very
Fast-paced world that
We live in


Dear Lord=sometimes OTHERS overlook us
And sometimes we EVEN overlook
PARTS of our own selves


We KNOW what it is to
BE overlooked and unseen


We ask you to REACH OUT
And TOUCH US=to heal us=
To KNOW US


Just as you did for
The WOMAN in today's gospel
Who was crippled
For 18 years


TOUCH US=know us=we know
You do NOT look past us=
The way that this world does


“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


Dear Lord=we NEED to be SEEN
As we really are


Yet-in a way-we are
FEARFUL of becoming seen


But NOTICE us=speak for us
MAKE us able to
Be seen and touched


And like the woman
In the GOSPEL
WE WILL speak WORDS of PRAISE
For you forever-more


“I will EXTOL the Lord
At all times


His PRAISE-
Will always be on my LIPS” Psalm 34:1


Thank You LORD for SEEING ME
And not overlooking me=and thank you=
For KNOWING MY HEART


In the names of Jesus and
HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-29-17




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

WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE!

WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE!


As CHRISTIANS=we are ACCOUNTABLE
For our actions
And our DECISIONS


Today we have a PASSAGE
That ADDRESSES the continuous debate
In the UNITED STATES about HOW
To RESPOND to the immigrants and
The refugees among us


Today's SCRIPTURE reminds us
That it is NOT just a matter
Of public policies-but that God
Will HOLD us accountable
For our response


“We shall not molest
Or oppress an alien


For you were ONCE aliens-
YOURSELVES-in the land of EGYPT


You shall NOT wrong
ANY widow or orphan-
IF you ever wrong them


And they CRY out to me
I will surely-
HEAR their cry” Exodus 22:20-22


WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE!
Let us WELCOME them
As ourselves=with COMPASSION


My grandparents were ONCE
IRISH IMMIGRANTS=and they were welcomed
In New YORK CITY by signs


“NO IRISH NEED APPLY”


Let us welcome the NEW IMMIGRANTS
With COMPASSION


“As a FATHER
Has compassion on his CHILDREN


So the Lord has COMPASSION
On those who fear him” Psalm 103:13


“Yet the LORD-
Longs to be GRACIOUS
To you


Therefore he will RISE UP
To SHOW you compassion
For the Lord


IS a God of JUSTICE-
BLESSED are all
Who WAIT for him” Isaiah 30:18


JESUS points out that
We MUST LOVE our neighbor
As ourselves


Let us IMAGINE-
HOW it would be like
To be TEATED as newcomers
In a brand new country


MOST of us probably CANNOT remember
How our family was treated
In a new country


But TRY to imagine-
WHAT it would be like
If a natural disaster
Or civil UNREST=
Forced you to relocate


WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE!
Try to welcome these NEW PEOPLE
With compassion=like the Lord
Would want


LOVE THEM as yourselves=like the
Second commandment says=for
We are accountable!=to the LORD
OUR GOD


“NOW we know
That whatever the LAW says


It says to those
Who are UNDER the law


So that every mouth
May be silenced
And the WHOLE WORLD
ACCOUNTABLE to God” Romans 3:19


YES=the whole WORLD=
Is ACCOUNTABLE to God
And to EACH OTHER


Or at least=WE SHOULD BE!


In the names of Jesus OUR LORD=and HIS
MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-28-17




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

HELD TOGETHER BY JESUS OUR LORD

HELD TOGETHER BY JESUS OUR LORD


I have been READING the BIBLE-
EVERY DAY for years=I have
Two bibles completely FALLING APART=
I am currently working
On a third


But I REMEBER the days
WHEN not only my bible
Was falling apart=but SO WAS I


Jesus has NOT only kept my
BIBLES together-from falling completely apart=
BUT ALSO ME


“THROUGH Jesus the WHOLE structure
Ia HELD TOGETHER-
And grows into a temple=
SACRED in the LORD” Ephesians 2:21


There is an OLD PROVERB that says=
“A bible that is FALLING APART=
Usually belongs to-
SOMEONE who isn't”


I think I am HOLDING together-
Pretty well now=THANKS to Jesus
OUR LORD


HELD TOGETHER
BY JESUS OUR LORD!


“As long as MOSES-
HELD UP his hands


The Israelites were winning=
But whenever=
He LOWERED his hands


The Amalekites were winning” Exodus 17:11


“ALL day long
I have HELD OUT my hands
To an obstinate people


Who walk in ways NOT good
PURSUING their own imaginations
--------------” Isaiah 65:2


“But CONCERNING Israel-he says=
'All day LONG-I have
HELD OUT my hands
To a disobedient and OBSTINATE PEOPLE” Romans 10:21


Yes=it is TRUE=it is JESUS=
Our Lord=that HOLDS us together


I DON'T CLAIM= to have my
Whole life together=but I would be
A lot WORSE OFF if I
Didn't read my bible=SAY my ROSARY=
And write my poems


All of that=helps me
STAY CLOSE to God


Saint Paul COMPARES Jesus to the capstone=
To the CORNERSTONE-
Of a building=that PIECE
That HOLDS it all together


“The STONE
The builders rejected
Has BECOME the cornerstone” Psalm 118:22


“Jesus said to them=
'Have you
NEVER read in the SCRIPTURES=


'The stone the BUILDERS rejected
Has become the CORNERSTONE


The Lord has done this-
And it is MARVELOUS
In our eyes'” Matthew 21:42


YES sir friends=the LORD
HOLDS us all together


So WHEN we are
FEELING BATTERED=when our lives
Are in PIECES


Let us PICK UP our bibles
And PRAY to the Lord=


“HOLD US TOGETHER=we hand the
PIECES of our LIVES to you”


In the name of the LORD=Jesus=our LORD=
And his most HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-27-17




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

A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING I THINK

A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING I THINK


As human beings=I think we are ALL just
A little bit CONFUSING


We mean well=we SAY things perfectly=
But our actions sometimes BELIE
What we just said


This APPIES to all of us=and I THINK
The GREAT Saint Paul=said it BEST
“For I do not do
The GOOD I want


But do the evil
I do NOT WANT” Romans 7:19


YES=as human beings=we are NOT
Made simply=our WORDS and actions are
SOMETINES in direct opposition


We are CONFUSING=we are COMPLEX PEOPLE=
Yet MANY of us are STILL GOOD


All of us MESS UP
In this life=from time
To time=and it is NOT ON PURPOSE


It is NOT only about
Our morality=but it is about
OUR RELATIONSHIP with God and Jesus


OUR FAITH is about DOING
The RIGHT THING=but sometimes
We do the WRONG thing
AGAIN and again


Paul is PAINFULLY HONEST=knowing that
LOVING Jesus has NOT STOPPED him
From MESSING UP


I BELIEVE most of us are TRYING=
WE=are just people=and
WONDERFULLY COMPLEX


We just NEED to be HONEST
With God=and HONEST with ourselves-and
ASK ourselves the tough questions


“But they NEED NOT-
Account for the money
Entrusted to them


Because they are HONEST
In their dealings” 2 KINGS 22:7


“TEACHING you to be HONEST
And speak the truth


So that you bring BACK
Truthful reports
To those you SERVE?” Proverbs 22:21


YES-we are BASICALLY
GOOD human beings-
We WANT to do the right things


But we do NOT always
Do so-as Paul says


But KEEP trying to do good
FOR ALL=and we will be
And LIVE in a right relationship
With Jesus


“TASTE and see
That the Lord is GOOD


BLESSED is the ONE
Who takes REFUGE in him” Psalm 34:8


Yes=LIKE PAUL said=we do
NOT ALWAYS do
The GOOD that we want to do


We are just a little-bit-CONFUSING-
I think=and WONDERFULLY MADE
And COMPLEX by the Lord OUR GOD


In the name of Jesus OUR LORD=and
HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-25-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Eve Tushnet

FINDING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING IN THIS WORLD

FINDING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING
IN THIS WORLD


It is a CRAZY-mixed-up world=
That is a FACT=and
FINDING PEACE and understanding
From others In this world
Is DIFFICULT


But we CAN find it in Jesus
And in God=RIGHT?


Yet Jesus said:
“Do you think that I have
COME to establish PEACE
On this earth?


No-I tell you-but rather division” Luke 12:51


Maybe OUR CONCEPT of peace
Is NOT CHIST'S concept of peace


Maybe we have MISTAKEN
Faith for certainty


MAYBE what it just comes down to
=IS TRUSTING God and Jesus


IF we can't find peace and understanding
In this world=WHERE can we find it?


Oh-but WE CAN=Christ Jesus
Tells us=that in him we CAN FIND
A PEACE that TRANSCENDS all understanding


Maybe we have mistaken PEACE for
Comfort=for lack of division=and for
FULFILLMENT of worldly needs


But CHRIST'S PEACE comes despite
all of that=whether we have them or not


“LOVE and faithfulness
MEET together-
Righteousness and PEACE
Kiss each other” Psalm 85:10


“And the PEACE OF GOD
Which TRANSCENDS all understanding
Will GUARD your hearts
And your minds
IN Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:7


“MAKE every effort
To LIVE in PEACE with everyone
And to be HOLY


Without holiness
NO ONE will see the LORD” Hebrews 12:14


You will NEVER find peace
In MATERIAL POSSESSIONS-in money-
Or through anyone else


But you CANFIND peace and UNDERSTANDING
Despite the things of
This world


In God and in CHRIST Jesus=
Jesus understands you=for He
UNDERSTANDS this world


He went through it all
Just the SAME as you and I


“GIVE me understanding
So that I
May KEEP your law


And obey it
With ALL MY HEART” Psalm 119:34


“We know also
That the SON OF GOD
Has come


And has GIVEN us UNDERSTANDING


So that we MAY also KNOW
Him who is TRUE
…...................” 1 John 5:20


Dear Lord=we KNOW that
We will NEVER FIND PEACE
In-or through this world


But we will FIND OUR
PEACE and UNDERSTANDING in you


In the name of Jesus OUR SAVIOR=and his MOST
HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-25-17




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

SENSING GOD'S PRESENCE NOW

SENSING GOD'S PRESENCE NOW


Life is indeed FULL of SURPRISES
We never know
What is coming NEXT


Sometimes-though-we don't
Even RECOGNIZE the surprises
When they DO COME


Every day the Lord REVEALS
His PRESENCE in the people=
And places=and things around us


SURPRISE-surprise-surprise-
Do you recognize him?


“BE PREPARED”=Jesus says=
Or you will MISS the
SURPRISING WAYS=in which the Lord
Reveals himself


“You also must be PREPARED
For at an hour
You do NOT EXPECT
The SON OF MAN will come” Luke 12:40


SENSING God's PRESENCE now=
Sensing God's presence in the people-
In the places-and
In the things AROUND US


WHERE & WHEN
Will we SEE God's presence TODAY?
And IN WHO?


“For WHAT you have done
I will always PRAISE YOU


In the PRESENCE
Of your faithful people


And I will HOPE
In your name
For your name is GOOD” Psalm 52:9


“How can we THANK GOD enough
For you in RETURN


For all the JOY we have
In the PRESENCE of our God
Because of you?” 1 Thessalonians 3:9


“This is how we KNOW
That we BELONG
To the truth


And how we set our HEARTS
At REST in his PRESENCE” 1 John 3:19


I FIND the BEST way
To START the day is
WITH PRAYER


By READING the BIBLE
And saying my ROSARY=
Which I do EVERY DAY


This helps me to be RELAXED
And have FEWER worries and distractions
As I MOVE
Throughout my day


I find myself and MY PEACE
IN GOD=and by LOVING GOD=
And by recognizing others


“The Lord
GIVES strength to his people
The Lord
BLESSES his people with PEACE” Psalm 29:11


“Deceit is in the hearts
Of those who plot evil


But those who PROMOTE PEACE-
Have JOY” Proverbs 12:20


I find my peace in GOD'S PRESENCE=
GOD'S peace TRANSCENDS the
Distractions of this world


SENSING GOD'S PRESENCE NOW=
TURN to God and find peace


It is NOT only at life's end
That we find God=
The Lord comes to us DAILY


He waits for us PATIENTLY to notice
His presence NOW=in the people=
Things=and PLACES around us


In the NAMES of Jesus=and HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-24-17





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

BE PREPARED=FOR WHERE AND WHEN

BE PREPARED=FOR WHERE & WHEN


“BE PREPARED”-is the motto
Of the boy scouts of AMERICA


And we FIND a version of it
In today's GOSPEL (Luke 12:35-38)


WHERE & WHEN is the LORD coming back?
In short=no one knows-
But we MUST be prepared=for
WE NEVER KNOW


“........Light your lamps and BE
Like servants who
AWAIT their master's RETURN
….....” Luke 12:35-36


BE PREPARED=for we know NOT
When-where-or how


“You PREPARE a table
Before me-
In the PRESENCE of my enemies


You anoint my head with oil
My cup OVERFLOWS” Psalm 23:5


“For we are GOD'S HANDIWORK
Created in Christ Jesus
To do GOOD WORKS


Which God PREPARED in advance
For us to do” Ephesians 2:10


“PREACH the word-
Be PREPARED in season
And out of season


Correct-rebuke-and ENCOURAGE-
With great patience
And careful instruction” 2 Timothy 4:2


ARE YOU READY? Are you PREPARED
For the COMING of the Lord?
Are you ready for
Where and when?


There are so MANY distractions
In life---will you be ready
WHEN Jesus CALLS?


Where do you need HELP-DAILY-
In your life? With generosity-
With service-with COMPASSION-or maybe
You NEED to LOVE God and
Others just a little more


How is your PRAYER LIFE?
WHERE do you NEED just
A little more HELP?


“In my distress-I CALLED-
To the LORD
I called-to my God
For HELP


From his temple
He heard my voice


My CRY-came before him-
Into his ears” Psalm 18:6


“I do NOT hide
Your righteousness-in my HEART


I speak
Of your FAITHFULNESS
And your SAVING help


I do NOT CONCEAL
Your love-and your faithfulness” Psalm 40:10


BE PREPARED for the COMING
Of the Lord=in season and out=
SAY your prayers daily=be PREPARED
Every day of your life


Are you LIVING SOULFULLY?
What STARVES your soul?


Your soul is WHERE
THE LORD RESIDES=PREPARE it
For him


LIGHT a lamp there=and
ALWAYS be ready and prepared
For the COMING OF THE LORD


In the name of JESUS=and
HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-23-17





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

GOD KNOWS US=BY OUR NAMES

GOD KNOWS US=BY OUR NAMES


FAME is a wonderful thing=
EVERYONE likes=maybe=even LOVES
To be acknowledged=for
WHO they are=and what they do


Everyone wants
THEIR 15 minutes of FAME


But for me
What is really important
Is that GOD KNOWS ME
By name


He knows EVERYTHING about me
About the INNER workings
Of WHO I am=of
Who you are


It matters to me=I HOPE
It matters to you too


“I have called you
By YOUR NAME
Giving you a title
-Though you knew me not” Isaiah 45:4


GOD knows us BY OUR NAMES


YES!-far BEYOND any fleeting
Moments of “FAME”
The fact that God
KNOWS us by name


PRODUCES a deep and LASTING JOY
That comes from knowing
That we are indeed KNOWN
By the CREATOR of the UNIVERSE


“For his anger
LASTS only a moment


But his FAVOR=LASTS
A lifetime-
Weeping- may STAY
For the night


But REJOICING
COMES in the morning” Psalm 30:5


“And if what was transitory
Came with GLORY


How much GREATER
IS the glory-
Of that which LASTS” 2 Corinthians 3:11


Yes=FAME in this world
Is fleeting=but GOD knows our NAME
And our glory in him
LASTS FOREVER


He=God=reaches out
And TAPS us on the shoulder
And says:


“I know you=YOU ARE MINE=and
I have a title for you=
My sons and daughters=


BELOVED”


Yes God LOVES US
For ALL of eternity


“About Benjamin-he said-


'LET the BELOVED of the Lord
Rest SECURE in him


For he SHIELDS him-
All DAY long


And the ONE=the Lord LOVES
Rests between his shoulders'” Deuteronomy 33:12


Yes my friends=
Fame is FLEETING


But God KNOWS US=in glory
ALL the days of our lives-
And for ALL OF ETERNITY


GOD KNOWS US AND LOVES US!


Dear Lord=Please let us
HEAR your VOICE today and
Sense your touch


As you REACH out to us
And CALL US by our NAMES


In the names of Jesus our LORD and HIS
MOST HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
10-22-17




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

A WELL-BALANCED LIFE=THE BETTER WAY

A WELL-BALANCED LIFE=

THE BETTER WAY

 

Once AGAIN we enter the

DEBATE of Martha and Mary=

IS it better to PRAY or to SERVE?

 

I think we NEED to

Do BOTH=we need to live

A WELL-BALANCED LIFE

 

“Lord-do you NOT CARE that

My sister has left me

……………

To do the SERVING?”                                                                                                           Luke 10:40

 

Some people ARGUE:

“What IF everyone just sat around

And talked?

Who would

PUT the food on the table?”                                                                                                        

 

But Jesus tells Martha that

Mary has CHOSEN-“THE BETTER WAY”

In LISTENING to his teachings

 

I think we have

To LEARN to PRAY first

And act second

 

It is so EASY to get caught up

In the ACTIVE LIFE

 

“’Martha-Martha’-the Lord answered

‘You are worried and upset

About many things

 

Mary has CJOSEN-what is BETTER

And it will NOT BE

Taken away from her”                                                                                                        Luke 10:41-42

 

And isn’t that the way

LIFE is=when we BECOME

Worried and anxious

 

We WANT to act

 

But we NEED to LEARN first=

PRAY first=act second

Living a WELL BALANCED LIFE

 

CHOOSE THE BETTER WAY

 

“I will PRAISE YOU=with

An upright heart-

As I LEARN

Your righteous laws”                                                                                                                         Psalm 119:7

 

“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

 

“Take my yoke upon you

And LEARN from me

 

For I am gentle and

HUMBLE IN HEART

And you will find REST

For your souls”                                                                                                                           Matthew 11:29

 

YES-we need to LEARN

From God-we need

To learn from CHRIST!

 

THEN we need to put it

In action=BY SERVING

 

We need to CHOOSE the

BETTER WAY=but also

Live a WELL-BALANCED LIFE

 

Yes a well-balanced life

COMBINES a healthy dose of

Mary and Martha

 

We need to ROOT our lives

In daily prayer-and KEEP our eyes-

Ears-and HEARTS OPEN

To the needs of the people

 

In the names of Jesus-and-

HIS MOST HEAVENLY FATHER

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-10-17

 

 

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

 

 

 

NEEDING HEALING=NEEDING TO BE RESTORED

NEEDING HEALING=NEEDING TO BE RESTORED

 

You probably KNOW that=

Our bodies CONSTANTLY needs

RESTORATION=by sleep-nutritionally-

And by EXERCISE

 

But our SPIRIT also needs CARE=Unfortunately

Our spirit is INVISIBLE

And NOT all of us

Are AWARE of this fact

 

“O-Lord=God of hosts=RESTORE US”                                                                                                 Psalm 80:20

 

Emotional distress-a TROUBLING past-

A LOSS of spiritual consolation=and

Seemingly endless grief=leave us

DRAINED and DISTURBED

 

We need to be RESTORED=our spirit-

Needs TENDING too=with lots and lots

Of PATIENCE

 

“A person’s WISDOM

Yields PATIENCE

 

It is to ONE’S GLORY

To overlook an offense”                                                                                                                 Proverbs 19:11

 

“Or do you SHOW

Contempt for the riches

Of his KINDNESS-forbearance-

And PATIENCE

 

NOT realizing that GOD’S KINDNESS

Is intended

To LEAD YOU to repentance”                                                                                                      Romans 2;4

 

We TRY to RESTORE ourselves

By daily prayers-meditation-and

READING the BIBLE

 

As well as MASS-or

Church services

 

We LEAN on God

And those people who

RECEIVE us graciously

 

And REJUVENATE us and

HELP us to

RESTORE ourselves

 

“RESTORE our fortunes-LORD

Like streams in the Negev”                                                                                                       Psalm 126:4

 

“……..

RESTORE ME-and I will return

Because you are the

Lord MY GOD”                                                                                                                       Jeremiah 31:18

 

“Brothers and sisters=if SOMEONE

Is caught in sin

 

You who LIVE by the SPIRIT

Should RESTORE

That person GENTLY

 

But watch yourselves

Or you also-MAY BE TEMPTED”                                                                                                          Galatians 6:1

 

Dear Lord=help us=

Let us SLOW DOWN

Our fast-paced life

And RESTORE OURSELVES

From interior depletion

 

HELP US get CLOSER to you

And restore our SPIRIT

In you

 

Let us TURN to the LORD

The very ONE=who leads us

To RESTORATION

 

Dear Lord=restore us=

BOTH IN HEALTH and IN SPIRIT

MAKE US HEALED

 

In the name of JESUS and

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-8-17

 

 

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

 

LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

 

Do you KNOW that you ARE

LIVING in the PRESENCE

Of God?  That in fact

The presence of GOD

Is ALIVE IN YOU

 

God is with us=in fact

God is living WITHIN

You and me

 

“Let us GO with you=for we

Have HEARD that God is with you”                                                                                           Zechariah 8:23

 

How would you REACT

If someone took you

By your HAND

And said

 

“Let me GO with you

Because I have heard

That GOD is with you

 

I have heard

That you have been BLESSED

And have become a BLESSING”

 

God is with US

God is WITHIN you and me

Within EVERY ONE of us

 

For we have been MADE

In the IMAGE OF GOD=

Of Christ Jesus

 

LIVING in the PRESENCE

OF GOD

 

“Because of my INTEGRITY

You uphold me

 

And set me

In your PRESENCE FOREVER”                                                                                                    Psalm 41:12

 

“For Christ

Did not enter a SANCTUARY

MADE with human hands

 

That was only a COPY

Of the true one

 

He entered HEAVEN itself

NOW to appear for us

IN GOD’S PRESENCE”                                                                                                                       Hebrews 9:24

 

“This is how

We KNOW that we BELONG

In the TRUTH

 

And how we set our HEARTS

At REST in his PRESENCE:

 

IF our hearts condemn us

We know that God is GREATER

Than our hearts

 

And he knows everything”                                                                                                 1 John 3:19

 

When GRACE takes HOLD in us

We are OBEDIENT to the presence

Of God-

Who LIVES INSIDE of us

 

We OPEN our arms and our hearts

To ALL PEOPLE

Just as CHRIST so LOVINGLY DID

 

And his EVERLASTING arms

Are BENEATH our arms

Holding us UP

 

WE are living WITHIN

The PRESENCE of God-Christ

And their everlasting LOVE

 

“BEFORE the mountains

Were born

Or you brought forth

The whole world

 

From everlasting to everlasting

YOU ARE GOD”                                                                                                                           Psalm 90:2

 

REMIND YOURSELF people

That God is with you-

WITH US

 

LIVING INSIDE of us

What a shock

What a MOMENT OF GRACE

 

In the name of Jesus=and the

EVERLASTING LOVE of GOD OUR FATHER

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-2-17

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

YOUR LIFE STANDS ALONE

YOUR LIFE STANDS ALONE

 

Do you KNOW that God

Gave you ONE LIFE to live

And it STANDS ALONE on its

OWN MERIT?

 

What you do with it=or what

You DON’T DO with it

 

There are to be NO COMPARISONS

 

“WHOEVER humbles himself

Like this child

Is the GREATEST

 

In the KINGDOM of heaven”                                                                                            Matthew 18:4

 

HUMILITY is the greatest quality

That we can have=children ACCEPT

How things are=they LOVE=and they

Are NOT always trying to compare

 

We should REMEMBER to live lives

Like little children=we should remember

To LET our lives STAND ALONE=

NOT to compare

 

“For what was GLORIOUS

Has no glory now

In comparison

With the SURPASSING GLORY”                                                                                    2 Corinthians 3:10

 

IF you are going to COMPARE=

Compare yourself to CHRIST=and

How MUCH LOVE that you have

 

But DON’T COMPARE yourself even there

Just FOLLOW Christ in LOVE=

Live with ALL THE LOVE

That you can muster

 

“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

 

“Then a TEACHER of the law

Came to Jesus and said

‘Teacher-I will FOLLOW YOU

WHEREVER YOU GO’”                                                                                                                  Matthew 8:19

 

Yes=let us NOT COMPARE

Our lives to ONE ANOTHER

 

Let us FOLLOW Jesus

And his WAYS OF LOVE

 

“I am not commanding you

But I want

To TEST the sincerity

Of your LOVE

 

By COMPARING it

With the earnestness

Of others”                                                                                                                                       2 Corinthians 8:8

 

“EACH ONE

Should test their OWN ACTIONS

 

Then they can take PRIDE

In themselves alone

WITHOUT COMPARING themselves

To someone else”                                                                                                                                   Galatians 6:4

 

Dear FRIENDS=

OUR LIVES STAND ALONE

 

We cannot PUT the genie

BACK in the bottle=we GROW

Into adulthood=the BEST we can

HOPE FOR=is to CONTINUE to

LOVE LIKE a child=

FOREVER AND EVER

 

And NEVER COMPARE

In the name of Jesus and HIS MOST LOVING FATHER

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-29-17

 

 

Ps          INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Aileen O’Donoghue