TRANSFORMED BY THE GOD OF LOVE

TRANSFORMED BY THE GOD OF LOVE


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


“Do not conform
To the PATTERN
Of this world


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


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


Are being TRANSFORMED
Into his IMAGE


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


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


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


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


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


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


Jesus OFFERED Mary and John
An INVITATION to love


LOVE REMEMBERS=let us
ALWAYS remember Jesus


“I will REMEMBER
The DEEDS of the Lord


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


As we REMEMBER your miracles
Of today=Including MY OWN


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


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


Robert P. Wallman
12-28-17




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