RIGHT BESIDE US

RIGHT BESIDE US


WE all go through life
The BEST that we can


But NONE of us make
It through life without
SUFFERING=yet we should CONTINUE
To PRAISE GOD


For he WALKS
RIGHT BESIDE US


NONE of us have suffered
As much as JOB
But he continued to PRAISE GOD


“The Lord gave and the Lord
Has taken away
BLESSED be
The NAME of the Lord” Job 1:21


When we look at Job's DAY
Maybe we shouldn't be
So quick to COMPLAIN
When we are
Having a BAD DAY


Listen to Job's day
He lost his oxen and herdsmen
His sheep and shepherds


And ULTIMATELY his own family=
His sons and daughters


“In all this
Job did not sin
By CHARGING God
With wrongdoing” Job 1:22


For he KNEW something
We ALL should know
God doesn't want us to suffer


And when we are suffering
He is there
RIGHT BESIDE US


He tries to LIFT us up
He=God=
Tries to UPHOLD US


“For the power of the wicked
Will be broken


But the Lord
UPHOLDS the righteous” Psalm 37:17


“So do not FEAR
For I am with you
Do not be dismayed


For I am
Your God


I will strengthen you
And help you
I will UPHOLD YOU


With my righteous right hand” Isaiah 41:10


Our God HATES to see
Us SUFFER
He tries to LIFT us up
When we are in the MIDST
Of falling


He is RIGHT BESIDE US
He is with us


The story of JOB brings us
The question=”WHY?”
Why do any of us
Have to suffer?


We have NO ANSWERS
It is part of life
Since Adam and Eve
We live in a FALLEN WORLD


But we know that we
Have a TENDER-LOVING GOD
We know he is
NOT A SPECTATOR


We know our God
Is RIGHT BESIDE US
Walking with us


“When Jesus spoke again
To the people=
He said=


'I am
The LIGHT of the world
Whoever FOLLOWS ME


Will never WALK in darkness
And will have
The LIGHT OF LIFE” John 8:12


We have a GOD
Who WALKS with us=
RIGHT BESIDE US


In our suffering=and
In our LOSS
We NEVER WALK ALONE!


In the names of Jesus and HIS HOLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-30-18




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

IN GOD'S NAME

IN GOD'S NAME


The WORD of God
Belongs to no one=it is
For EVERYONE


And it is NOT for sale
And it is ALL INCLUSIVE


“Would that
ALL the people of the Lord
Were prophets” Numbers 11:29


We all have different jobs
Under the Lord=but
It is all of our jobs
To PROMOTE the Word of God
IN LOVE


Never to tear
Another person down


In today's reading
The Lord comes down
In a cloud
To talk to MOSES


And bestows his spirit
On the others
In his camp


But even those
Not in the camp
Began to prophesy
And Joshua asks Moses
To STOP them


But Moses REFUSES=because
He does NOT CONTROL
The SPIRIT
And they too are ON
The SIDE of the Lord


“For the Lord
Will be at your SIDE


And will keep your foot
From being snared” Proverbs 3:26


“Jesus answered=
'You say
That I am a king


In fact
The reason I was born
And came into the world


Is to testify
To the truth


Everyone on the SIDE
Of truth=listens to me'” John 18:37


And this story
Is duplicated in today's gospel
WHEN John says to Jesus
That others have been HEALING
In your name


“'Teacher'=said John='we saw someone
Driving out demons
In your NAME
And we told him
To stop


Because he is
NOT one of us'” Mark 9:38


“'Do NOT stop him'=said Jesus=
'For no one


Who does a miracle
In my name
CAN in the next moment


Say anything bad about me
For whoever is not against us
IS FOR US'” Mark 9:39-40


IN GOD'S NAME=we are LOVE=
In God's NAME=we proclaim
GOOD for all


It is a great idea
That the HOLY SPIRIT
MOVES through the universe


To HELP all who are
IN GOD'S NAME


The Spirit comes to us in
Clouds=in winds=and
In tongues of fire


We RECEIVE God's words=
Jesus' word=through the SPIRIT
And IN GOD'S NAME=
It GOES where it will


For the LOVE of our LORD
In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
9-30-18




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

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL










How would you
Define an angel


The one word
That comes to my mind
Is “heavenly”


Beings that help us along
On life’s journey
Beings that assist us
In one way or another


Psalm 91:11 & 12 says,
“For he will command his angels
Concerning you
To guard you in ALL your ways
They will lift you up
In their hands
So that you will
NOT strike your foot
Against a stone”


HEAVENLY---to be sure


I have had
Many earthly angels in my life
My parents---my two sisters
Other family members and friends
To HELP me along the way


I know
I wouldn’t be sitting here writing this
If not for them


But there are angels
From heaven
That God has actually used
To deliver messages


We know
That the angel Gabriel
Appeared to Zachariah
At the birth of John the Baptist


And above all
We know that he appeared to Mary
To ask her
To be THE MOTHER OF GOD


TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL


Then we have Saint Michael
OUR defender and protector
TO HELP US
Against the wickedness and the snares of the devil


Michael appears to us
IN the book of Daniel
As the special GUARDIAN AND PROTECTOR of Israel


And in the book of Revelation
As the PRINCIPAL fighter for God
In the fight
Between good and evil


Michael’s POWER is so strong
That it is believed
That souls can be rescued
Even from hell itself


May we ALL be so lucky


Finally we have the angel Raphael
Named in the book of Tobit


Raphael’s name means,
“GOD HAS HEALED”


My wish for ALL of you:


IS that you be TOUCHED by many beings
Both heavenly and earthly
To help you
On life’s journey


And that you feel
God’s love and presence---SO STRONG---
Inside of you
That you Know
That you have been BLESSED by God
And that indeed---you have been


TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL


Robert P. Wallman
9-28-11




9-29-14 & 9-29-18

GIFTS OF GOD

GIFTS OF GOD=


Do you have any PEOPLE
In your life=that you
Consider GIFTS OF GOD?


I have been BLESSED with
Some INCREDIBLE people
In my life


BOTH family members and FRIENDS=
And they have been
UNBELIEVABLE gifts to me
They have BLESSED ME big time


“Here is a TRUE CHILD
Of Israel=
There is
NO DUPLICITY in him” John 1:47


The disciple=Nathaniel's name=
Means “GIFT OF GOD”=
And what a compliment
For Jesus to say
He has NO duplicity
Or deceit in him


I hope he can say that
Of YOU and me too


And I HOPE=
There are people in this world
Who consider us
GIFTS OF GOD


“Make VOWS
To the Lord your God
And FULFILL them


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


“Cornelius stared at him
In fear=
'What is it Lord=he asked'=he asked


“The angel answered=
'Your prayers
And GIFTS to the poor


Have come up
As a memorial offering
Before God'” Acts 10:4


“Now eagerly desire
The greater GIFTS” 1 Corinthians 12:31


Nathaniel was not only
An apostle=and a
Gift of God


But he was ONE
Of the first=to recognize Jesus
As the SON OF GOD


“Then Nathaniel declared=
'Rabbi you are
The Son of God
You are the
King of Israel'” John 1:49


What a REFRESHING REMINDER
Of how TRUE and HONEST
A person can be


TRUTH=HONESTY=INTEGRITY=
What qualities for
A man to POSSESS
May we all be so BLESSED


Let us all live
With the INTEGRITY
Of Nathaniel


“For the word
Of the LORD
Is right and TRUE


He is faithful
IN all he does” Psalm 33:4


“My mouth
Speaks what is TRUE


For my lips
Detest wickedness” Proverbs 8:7


And so today=as we
Speak about Nathaniel=
On the feast of OUR ANGELS


I wish you many people=
MANY ANGELS=that bring
You honesty and truth=
NO DUPLICITY


And I thank you ALL=for being
MY GIFTS FROM GOD=I
LOVE YOU ALL!


In the names of Jesus and HIS DIVINE FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-28-18




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

BECAUSE GOD LOVES US!

BECAUSE GOD LOVES US!


With each and every DAY
Life seems to move
Even FASTER


Where does TIME GO?
Each one of us has
A LIMITED amount of time
On earth


Stop=TAKE NOTICE=take stock
Of your life=Take notice
Of the life of OTHERS


DISCOVER your purpose in LIFE!
Why? Because God LOVES every
One of us=and it is
Our Christian duty


To LOVE God==and to
Love all others back


“Lord=what is man
That you NOTICE HIM


The son of man
That you take THOUGHT of him?


Man is like a breath
His days
Like a PASSING SHADOW” Psalm 144:3-4


The best EVIDENCE that God
CARES for us


Is our home
Our FAMILY AND FRIENDS
The roof over our head
The food on the table
OUR very own lives


Take NOTICE of
Your own life=and
The life of others


And THANK GOD for it


The brevity of life=take notice=
GOD LOVES US!
God has TOUCHED=everyone of us


“Saul went to his home
In Gibeah


Accompanied by valiant men
Whose heart God has TOUCHED” 1 Samuel 10:26


“People brought all
Their sick to him


And begged him
To let the sick just TOUCH
The edge of his cloak


And ALL who TOUCHED it
Were healed” Matthew 14:35-36


“That which was
From the beginning
Which we have HEARD


Which we have seen
With our eyes
Which we have LOOKED at


And our hands have TOUCHED--------
This we proclaim
Concerning the WORD OF LIFE” 1 John 1


Every person in this world
Bears the MARK
Of the Creator's hand


Though we can't always
Recognize it
Because of how FAST
We are living our life


It is hard to UNDERSTAND
Our very own lives
Let alone how the UNIVERSE=
And God's plan EFFECT our very own lives


But one think=I think=is for SURE=
We are
ALL in this world


From the lowest to the
Highest=Because GOD LOVES US=
For all of eternity


“He has made everything
BEAUTIFUL in its time


He has also set ETERITY
In the HUMAN HEART=


Yet no one can fathom
What GOD has done
From beginning to end” Ecclesiastes 3:11


One thing for SURE
This world
Will always have HOPE


Why?
BECAUSE GOD LOVES US!


In Jesus' name=and the name of his ALL-LOVING Father


Robert P. Wallman
9-27-18




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

A NEW OUTLOOK=FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE

A NEW OUTLOOK=FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE


“All things are vanity” Ecclesiastes 1:2
“NOTHING is new under the SUN” Ecclesiastes 1:9


Can't you just TOTALLY IDENTIFY with
The author=Solomon=David's son?


Sometimes=we wake up=and
Everything just seems the same=
All motivation seems to come
Out of SELFISH INTERESTS
And greed


It just seems POINTLESS=
We are working SO HARD and
Never seeming to
Get anywhere


We are drained=we are depleted=
And we have been DISCONNECTED


“What profit has man
From all the labor
Which he toils at
Under the sun?” Ecclesiastes 1:3


There may be NOTHING
NEW in this world
All things may be
The SAME


But we are MADE NEW
In God
We are made new
In CHRIST
That alone should
Bring us a FRESH PERSPECTIVE
Bring us a new OUTLOOK


“See I will CREATE
NEW heavens
And a NEW earth


The former things
Will not be remembered
Nor will
They come to mind” Isaiah 65:17


“A NEW command
I give you=
LOVE one another


As I have loved you
So you
Must LOVE one another” John 13:34


“We were therefore
Buried with him
Through baptism into death


In order that
JUST as CHRIST
Was raised from the dead


Through the glory
Of the Father
We too
May live a NEW LIFE” Romans 6:4


I beg to differ
With King Solomon


There is SOMETHING NEW
Under the sun
And it IS US


New creatures=new beings=CHANGED


Let us ask God
To give us
A NEW fresh outlook
On life today


A life BUILT on the concept
Of GOD'S LOVE=of CHRIST'S LOVE
For every living thing


Let us bring RENEWED OPTIMISM
And renewed purpose to our lives
And let us be
FULL OF GRATITUDE
For the CONCEPT of
God and Christ's LOVE


“My command is this=
LOVE each other
As I have loved you


Grater LOVE has no one
Than this=to lay down
ONE'S LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS” John 15:12-13


My friends=there IS
SOMETHING NEW under the sun
And IT IS US


The MODERN DAY disciples of
God and HIS LOVING SON Jesus


In their NAMES


Robert P. Wallman
9-26-18




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

SAINTS COSMAS AND DAMIAN

WITNESS




9-26-13




SAINT COSMAS AND DAMIAN
The Patron Saints of Doctors




Do you have healthcare
Can you afford it


Do you sometimes think
That the healthcare industry
Or maybe
Even some of the Doctors
Are more concerned with
How much money they are making
Than your personal health


If your answers
To any of these question are yes
LISTEN UP
To the story
Of two of our early physicians


Legend says
That they were twin brothers
And doctors


Who practiced their art
Without asking for fees


Can you imagine
Someone doing that today
In any profession


Reportedly
Numerous cures of healing
Were claimed by their intercession


They are
The patron saints of doctors
And their acts
Recount their skill
In both the healing
Of both men and animals


Their most famous medical achievement
Was their grafting of a new white leg
To the live body
Of a cancerous negro


They reportedly
Had a reputation
For disinterestedness about financial gain


Their feast day
Is September 28^th


Dear Lord
We pray
For many more people
As well as physicians
Like Cosmas and Damian
WHO HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL


Robert P. Wallman
9-26-12




Ps WITNESS 9-26-13




9-16-14 & 9-26-18

FINDING HOPE AND INSPIRATION IN TODAY'S WORLD

FINDING HOPE AND INSPIRATION
IN TODAY'S WORLD


We live in a world
That sometimes can just DRAIN US
Of HOPE


WHERE do you find your HOPE
And INSPIRATION to continue to go on?


For me=it has been=it is=and
Will ALWAYS BE=the life=the death=
And the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ


He went on BELIEVING=knowing=
The bitter end=he was GOING
TO FACE


And he continued to INSPIRE OTHERS
Every step of the way


“And as for those
Who do NOT yet welcome you=
When you leave that town


SHAKE the dust off
From your feet
In testimony against them” Luke 9:5


Every time you are TEMPTED
To GIVE UP
Because of the face
Of the harsh=UNWELCOMING world


LOOK at the life of Jesus
Look at the MIRACLES of Jesus
DRAW INSPIRATION
Draw hope and
CONTINUE to fight on


FINDING HOPE AND INSPIRATION
IN TODAY'S WORLD


“But the eyes
Of the Lord
Are on those
Who fear him


On those whose HOPE
Is in
His UNFAILING LOVE” Psalm 33:18


“For in this HOPE
We are saved


But HOPE that is seen
Is NO hope at all


Who HOPES for
What they already have?” Romans 8:24


“All who have
This HOPE in him
Purify themselves


Just as he is pure” 1 John 3:3


Who KNOWS
Better than Jesus=
How to FIND HOPE=and INSPIRATION
In this unwelcoming world?


In him=we can continue to FIND
Our way on this JOURNEY
Through LIFE


In him=BY IMITATING HIM=we
Can be strengthened by
The love and grace
That COMES only through him


“Again=it will be
Like a man
Going on a JOURNEY


Who called his servants
And entrusted his wealth
To them” Matthew 25:14


“I plan to do so
WHEN I go to Spain


I HOPE to see you
While passing through


And to have you assist me
On my JOURNEY there
After I have enjoyed
Your company=for a while” Romans 15:24


Dear Lord Jesus=be with us=
On our JOURNEY=and BE OUR HOPE
AND INSPIRATION


As we go THROUGH
The trials of life


In the name of the LORD=and HIS ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-25-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn

OFF TACK?=SLOW DOWN

OFF TRACK?=SLOW DOWN


Are you OFF TRACK
On this journey
We call LIFE?


Are you KEEPING God and
FAMILY FIRST=in your life?


There are so many MIRAGES
In life=things/people
That look good=but
Really are NOT


If you are off track
SLOW yourself down=
Negotiate the curves and get back
ON TRACK


“The plans of the diligent
Are sure of profit


But all rash HASTE
Leads certainly to poverty” Proverbs 21:5


The days come
The days GO
It is easy
For many of us
To SPEED through our days


To MISS
The growing of our children
The growing of our families
To miss the BEAUTIFUL sunsets
To miss the beautiful
BLUE ocean water


To miss those
In need=EVEN OURSELVES


SLOW DOWN=get on track
Take in
The BEAUTY OF LIFE


“One thing
I ASK from the Lord
This only I seek


That I may dwell
In the house of the Lord
All the days
Of my life


To gaze on
The BEAUTY of the LORD


And to seek him
In his temple” Psalm 27:4


“Charm is deceptive
And BEAUTY is fleeting


But a woman
Who fears the Lord
Is to be PRAISED” Proverbs 31:30


“Rather it should
Be that of
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


OFF TRACK?
SLOW yourself down
Take in the BEAUTY
Of all life=
What it has to OFFER


Maybe just for TODAY
We can ease off
The trigger a little bit


We can SLOW DOWN
And TRY to fight through
All the twists and turns
Life throws at us


Maybe we can ASK GOD
To HELP us back up
And PLACE us back on track


“My dear brothers
And sisters
Take NOTE of this


Everyone should be
Quick to listen
SLOW to speak
And SLOW
To become angry” James 1:19


Dear Lord=we PRAY=
SLOW US DOWN=so that
We can see and LIVE
In the BEAUTY
Of your world


In Jesus' name and in the name of HIS ALL-LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-24-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terrence Hegarty

THE STATE OF OUR HEART AND MIND

THE STATE OF OUR HEART AND MIND


COMMUNICATION is a very DIFFICULT
Thing=especially these days=
The days of texting=e-mail=
Cell phones=and who knows
What all


The tone of voice
Can't be heard=but even
IF we are in the same place


Is the MESSAGE received
In the same way
It is intended?


Communications can be MISINTERPRETED
And it is a matter
Of us=being in the
SAME state of HEART
And mind


“Take care=then=
How you hear” Luke 8:18


How we HEAR something
Depends largely on
Our STATE of MIND and
OUR STATE OF HEART


Are we happy?=are we sad?
What events just currently
HAPPENED in your life?


The state of our heart
And mind INFLUENCES everything
That happens in our life


EVERY communication
That we hear


“Therefore my HEART is glad
And my tongue rejoices


My body
Will also rest secure” Psalm 16:9


“CREATE in me
A pure HEART=O God


And renew
A steadfast spirit
Within me” Psalm 51:10


“Bind them on your fingers
WRITE them
On the tablet
Of your HEART” Proverbs 7:3


And SACRED SCRIPTURE
Is the same way


How we RECEIVE
And accept a given verse=
DEPENDS on the nature
Of our mind


And what we are HOLDING
In our HEART


Who knows EXACTLY how
Matthew=Mark=Luke= John=
And Paul
INTENDED certain Scriptures?


Who knows if we
Are RECEIVING their intentions
Exactly the same way
They were INTENDED?


It depends on the nature=the STATE
Of our hearts
The STATE of our minds


“I the Lord
Search the HEART
And examine the MIND


To reward each person
According to their conduct
According to what
Their deeds DESERVE” Jeremiah 17:10


“I appeal to you
Brothers and sisters
In the name
Of our Lord Jesus Christ


That all of you AGREE
With one another
In what you say


And that there may be
NO DIVISIONS among you


But that you may be
PERFECTLY UNITED
In mind and thought” 1 Corinthians 1:10


Dear Lord=I/WE PRAY that ONE
DAY we can all
BE UNITED IN LOVE


And that ALL of us
Can BE UNITED in LOVING YOU
And LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR


In Jesus' name and in the name of OUR ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-23-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVINGFAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek

JOURNAL/GOODNESS

JOURNAL/GOODNESS




“ONLY GOODNESS and kindness will follow me ALL the days of my life” Psalm 23:6




WE ALL want to date-be married to-or have a SIGNIFICANT OTHER with GREAT LOOKS and a person who has a SMILE like a model


BUT there are MORE IMPORTANT powerful forces at work around us:KINDNESS-goodness-generosity-integrity-and HUMILITY just to mention a few


OUR NEW Pope Francis is an example of this-BELIEVERS and nonbelievers are attracted to HIS
innate GOODNESS


Dear Lord-we PRAY to you-the SOURCE of ALL GOODNESS to RECOGNIZE what is truly important in this world-and to STAND UP for truth and justice for those who need it and attempt to BRING GOODNESS into the world










WITNESS




4-03-13




GOODNESS










I have heard the saying
Many times in life that
“It does not matter
If we believe in God
As long as we are good people”


They hope
That by being good
To please God---IF there is one
And if there is no God
They hope for the approval of men


I salute these people
For the good that they do
But in the heart of a Christian
There is a different process


The true Christian knows
That any good that he or she does
Comes from the Christ-like life
That lives inside of him or her


The true Christian
Does NOT think
That God will love us
If we are good


He or she knows better


The true Christian knows
That God already loves us
And that God will make us good
Because he does love us


Like Saint Paul said,
“No longer I
But Christ who lives in me”


That is where
Our goodness comes from---FROM CHRIST


And we know as Christians
That we are NOT perfect
That sometimes we will do wrong
Even if it is NOT our intention
By the mere fact that we ARE human


But we will repent
After each stumble
And go on
Trying to do good again
Because of the Christ-like life
That lives inside each and every one of us


And we know
That goodness does live within us
Because when Christ ascended
Into heaven
He left his very own spirit behind


“But the fruit of the spirit is love,
Joy, peace, patience, kindness, GOODNESS,
Faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control


Against such things
There is no law” Galatians 5:22-23


And so
We keep trying to do good
Even when we fall short


We pick ourselves up
We dust ourselves off
And we try to do good ALL OVER AGAIN


We let God himself RESURRECT us
As he-God himself-resurrected Christ
And when we come to the end of our journey
We long to hear the words


“Well done GOOD and faithful servant”


Robert P. Wallman
3-8-12


******** Inspired by the teachings of CS LEWIS
And LIVING FAITH 3-8-12




Ps WITNESS 4-3-13




“He (Job replied), You are talking like a foolish woman
Shall we accept GOOD from God-and not trouble” Job 2:10


“Taste and see that the Lord is GOOD
BLESSED is the man who takes refuge in him” Psalm 34:8


“Therefore, as we have opportunity-let us do GOOD
To ALL people-especially to those who belong to the
Family of believers” Galatians 6:10




MISC. WITNESS 7-2-14


12-3-14 & 9-23-18

CHAOS OR PEACE=YOUR CHOICE

CHAOS OR PEACE=YOUR CHOICE


Chaos is ONE of the
Companions of DISORDER=it is
NOT one of the GIFTS
That we seek


We SEEK=well at least I do=
Is to LIVE IN PEACE
With all=in our PRAYER today=
It is TIME to take a
Long honest LOOK=at what
DISTURBS our peace


“Beloved:=where jealousy and ambition exist=
There is DISORDER..........” James 3:16


What KIND of chaos EXISTS
In your life today?
What is disturbing your PEACE?


With wisdom=comes
The CHOICE for peace


Jesus says=wisdom comes
From ABOVE=and it IS
Peaceable and gentle


It is FILLED with MERCY
And all sorts
Of GOOD FRUIT


CHOOSING wisdom and peace
Over chaos


“This day=I call the heavens
And the earth
As witnesses=against you


That I have set before you
Life and death
Blessings and curses


Now CHOOSE LIFE
So that you and your children
May live=and you may LOVE
The Lord your God..........” Deuteronomy 30:19-20


“CHOOSE my instruction
Instead of silver
Knowledge=rather than
Choice Gold” Proverbs 8:10


“You did not CHOOSE me
But I CHOSE YOU
And appointed you


So that you might go
And bear fruit--------FRUIT
That will last........” John 15:16


Choose wisdom=CHOOSE PEACE
Live in peace=
NOT chaos


Wars inside of us=and wars
Outside of us
Does NOT come from wisdom


OUR CONFLICTS both within us
And with others
Comes from making WRONG CHOICES


If we lived in harmony
And made our choices with wisdom
WHILE we particularly
Listened to our conflicts


We would CHOOSE PEACE


We would know
What we need
And we would KNOW
How to pray and what
To ask for
IN PRAYER


“Great PEACE
Have those
Who love your law


And nothing
Can make them stumble” Psalm 119:165


“You will keep
In perfect PEACE
Those whose minds
Are steadfast


Because they TRUST
In you” Isaiah 26:3


Dear Lord=Dear Prince
OF PEACE=
May we always
Choose PEACE


And may all wars
And conflict CEASE


In the name of Jesus our LORD=and HIS FATHER of ALL PEACE


Robert P. Wallman
9-22-18




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

IS GOD'S WORD TAKING ROOT IN YOU?

IS GOD'S WORD TAKING ROOT IN YOU?


As the MODERN day disciples
Of Jesus Christ
We are CALLED


To let GOD'S WORD
Take root in us
And PRODUCE GOOD FRUIT


Is God's word
Taking ROOT in you?


Or is ANXIETY choking off
God's word in you?
Or perhaps=the RICHES
And PLEASURES of life are
Making you think
You are SELF-SUFFICIENT?


That you have NO NEED
For God's WORD in you


“As for the seed
That fell among thorns
They are the ONES
Who have HEARD
But........


They are CHOKED by the anxieties
And riches
And PLEASURES of life........” Luke 8:14


LET the word OF GOD
Take ROOT in you


“If the part
Of the dough
Offered as firstfruits
Is holy


Then the whole batch
Is holy
If the ROOT is holy
So are the branches” Romans 11:16


“And again=Israel says
'The ROOT of Jesse
Will spring up


One who will ARISE
To rule over the nations
In him
The GENTILES will hope” Romans 15:12


ANXIETY can CHOKE OFF
The word of God
In you


It creates FEAR=
Fear that we don't
Have enough time=money=
Or skill


Or the “RICHES OF LIFE”
Can also
DISTANCE us from God


It makes us think that we
Have MORE than we need
It makes us think
That we DON'T NEED GOD at all


BOTH of these failings
Have LIVED in me=at one time=
Or another


Somehow=we have to
FIGHT through it
And let HUMILITY reign is us
And be SUBMISSIVE to God


Let the WORD of GOD
REIGN in you


Is God's word
Taking ROOT in you?


“In God
Whose WORD I praise--------
In God I trust


And am not afraid
WHAT can mere mortals
Do to me?” Psalm 56:4


“Jesus answered=
'It is written
'Man shall not
Live on bread alone


But on EVERY WORD
That comes
From the MOUTH OF GOD'” Matthew4:4


“We will turn
This responsibility
OVER to them


And give our attention
To prayer=and the ministry
OF THE WORD” Acts 6:4


Dear Lord=Help us TRUST in you
So much=That your WORD
Takes ROOT IN me/US


In Jesus' name and the name of HIS LOVING=GLORIOUS FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-21-18




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

MERCY IS A DIVINE PLEDGE AND A PROMISE

MERCY IS A DIVINE PLEDGE AND PROMISE


Mercy IS a divine pledge
And PROMISE from God
To us


And IF we are FOLLOWING God
And Jesus=
It is a DIVINE PLEDGE from us
To others


Jesus tells us that he PREFERS
MERCY=not sacrifice


“I DESIRE mercy=
Not sacrifice” Matthew 9:13


A couple of years AGO=
It was A YEAR OF MERCY
From GOD and the CHURCH
To us


And he expects us to
SHOW MERCY=BOTH as a divine
Pledge and as a PROMISE
To ALL other living things


“Do not deprive
The foreigner
Or the fatherless
Of justice


Or take the cloak
Of a widow
For a PLEDGE” Deuteronomy 24:17


“........and the water
Symbolizes baptism
That now saves you also--------


NOT the removal of dirt
From the body
But the PLEDGE


Of a clear conscience
Toward God” 1 Peter 3:21


We should GIVE generosity and
Compassion=at all times=
Toward our NEIGHBORS in Christ


Toward our FELLOW BELIEVERS
In God


And we should always EXTEND MERCY
Toward all living things=
THAT is the WAY of God
Toward us


And that should
Always BE OUR WAY
Toward others


“Have MERCY on me
My Lord
Have MERCY on me
For in you
I take refuge


I will take refuge
In the shadow
Of your wings


UNTIL the disaster
Has passed” Psalm 57:1


“Whoever conceals their sins
Does NOT prosper


But the one who CONFESES
And renounces them
FINDS MERCY” Proverbs 28:13


“The Lord is FULL
Of COMPASSION AND MERCY” James 5:11


Other than God=and Jesus himself=
For us=
The greatest example of MERCY
Is in
The PARABLE OF THE
GOOD SAMARITAN=Luke 10=25:37


I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND
That you go and RE-READ this
And follow through
With Jesus' command=
“GO and DO LIKEWISE” Luke 10:37


In any case=we should
Always extend MERCY to
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS


For God DOES ALWAYS EXTEND MERCY
Towards us


In Jesus' name and the name of our HEAVENLY LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-20-18




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

"HONEY=THE TAX MAN IS HERE"

WITNESS




9-21-13




HONEY---THE TAX MAN IS HERE
( or the story of Saint Matthew )










“Honey---
The tax man is here”


How many of us
Like to hear those words


Or how many of us
Like getting a letter
From the IRS in the mail
Or going downtown for an audit


This is the story of Saint Matthew
Originally called Levi
A tax collector of the Jewish people
Who worked for the Roman government


One day
Jesus met Matthew
At his tax collector’s booth
And said, “follow me”


One night---while having dinner at Matthew’s house
And many of his tax collector friends
Some of the teachers of Jewish law
Were asking his disciples,
“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners”


Jesus heard about the conversation, and said,
“It is not the healthy who need a Doctor
But the sick
I have not come to call the righteous---but sinners” Mark 2:16&17


Good for the Apostles
And very good for us


It is believed
That after the Resurrection
That Matthew went on
To preach the Word of God
Either in Ethiopia or Persia


And it is believed
That Matthew wrote his Gospel
From Antioch
Primarily to the Jews
But also to Gentiles and Christians


As an original Apostle
He gave us an eyewitness account


Jesus speaks more
In Matthew’s Gospel
Than in any of the other Gospels
And Matthew quotes
From many of the Old Testament books
To prove that Jesus certainly is
The “Fulfillment”---The Anointed One


Matthew traces the genealogy of Jesus
Describes Jesus’ temptation in the desert
And concludes his Gospel
With the calling of the GREAT COMMISSION
To all believers


Matthew teaches us
That the standards of God are high
And that the example that he---God---gave us
Is perfect---Jesus Christ


And Matthew teaches us
That Christ is sufficient
For whatever need we might have
And that the ways of God
Are infinitely higher
Than the ways of this world


Saint Matthew
Died a martyr’s death


September 21^st is his feast day


“HONEY---THE TAX MAN IS HERE”


Robert P. Wallman
9-11-11




Ps WITNESS 9-21-13




and 9-21-14 & 9-21-16 & 9-20-18

LOVE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

LOVE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!


There is a lot of POWER
In God's LOVE=in Jesus' love
FOR THE WORLD


After all=it CHANGED the
World once=I don't have
The power=in my life=or in
My love to change the world
All by myself


But I do BELIEVE if enough
Of us got TOGETHER
With our love=we could
CHANGE the world again
With GOD and JESUS' LOVE


LOVE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!


“So I tell you
Her many sins have
Been forgiven=hence=
She has shown GREAT LOVE” Luke 7:47


I don't have the power
Within myself to save others
But I do BELIEVE=if ENOUGH
Of us got TOGETHER with our love
And UNITED


With the POWER of God's love
We COULD change the world


The POWER of love
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD


“How can I give
You up=Ephraim?
How can I
Hand you over=Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you
Like Zeboyim?


My heart is CHANGED within me
All my COMPASSION
Is aroused” Hosea 11:8


“Listen=I tell you
A mystery
We will not all sleep


But we will
All be CHANGED--------
In a flash


In the twinkling
Of an eye
At the last trumpet” 1 Corinthians 51-52


Above=Jesus traces the SOURCE
Of love
To having one's sins forgiven


He gives us a PARADOX=
For those of us who
Would like to TRANSFORM the world


We must FIRST consider
Our own powerlessness


ONLY by recognizing
That we are BROKEN
Can we open our hearts
And FEL our powerlessness


But the GIFT OF LOVE
From God=opens us
To his saving power
And to RECEIVE
The gift of love


Love is power
LOVE TRANSFORMS US
Because God is love


Love=ALL of our LOVE
With GOD'S HELP
Can CHANGE the world
Can transform the world


“And we eagerly AWAIT
A SAVIOR from there
The Lord Jesus Christ


Who by the POWER
That enables him
To bring everything
Under his control


Will TRANSFORM our lowly bodies
So that they will be
Like his GLORIOUS BODY” Philippians 3:20-21


With the POWER of GOD=
The power of Jesus


The power of ALL
Of our love=we can
COLLEVTIVELY CHANGE
The world once again


In the name of Jesus and that of OUR HEAVENLY FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-19-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Elizabeth Duffy

STORMS ARE A PART OF LIFE

STORMS ARE
A PART OF LIFE




Things go wrong
In life
That much
IS for sure


And you have
To have MORE
Than just a little FAITH
To get you through the storms
Of life


FAITH is defined
As a “STONG belief
Or TRUST in something;'
'BELIEF in the existing of God'”


In the 14^th chapter
Of Saint Matthew's GOSPEL
We read about
Jesus walking on the water
And Peter-THE ROCK-trying to
FOLLOW in his Master's footsteps


“Peter said to him
In reply:
'Lord-if it is you
Command me
To come to you
On the water'” Matthew 14:28


Peter starts off
With FIRM RESOLVE
Only to eventually sink


Ye of little faith


Aren't we
A lot like Peter
Starting out STRONG
In our faith in the Lord


ONLY to have our resolve weaken
By the storms of life
And weaken just like Peter


Jesus said,
“You of little faith
WHY are you so afraid?” Matthew 8:26


I find it interesting
That Peter asks
NOT that the storm be quieted


BUT for the ability
To walk on water


HOW about you
Do you ask
For the problems of your life
To go away


Or for the ability
To NAVIGATE
Through the storms


Whatever the case
It takes a lot of FAITH


To walk on the water
Or wade through the water
UNTIL we make it
THROUGH the storms of life


Like Peter found out
It takes
A DEEPER amount of faith


“'HAVE FAITH in God,' Jesus answered” Mark 11:22


Then Jesus said,
“RISE and GO-
YOUR FAITH has made you well” Luke 17:19


And I KNOW
It was God-it was Jesus
Who SAVED my own life
NUMEROUS TIMES
WHEN I was in my 20's


I know
I couldn't save myself
And admittedly
The medical community
Couldn't save me


STORMS ARE
A REAL part of life


And like Peter
I realize
It takes something DEEPER
To SUSTAIN our lives


It takes GOD
It takes Jesus


Your life-my life
Will NEVER be without storms


And Peter had it right
God and Jesus
Can't always take away the storms


But if we have
Just a little faith


THE FAITH of a mustard seed


He gives us the ability
To walk through them


Dear Lord-
WE put our FAITH in you


PLEASE hold our hand
As we walk
Though life's storms


Robert P. Wallman
8-3-15




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


Ps 5-4-17 & 9-18-18

BEING SUPPORTIVE TO OTHERS

BEING SUPPORTIVE TO OTHERS


Today=we READ about Jesus=
Who runs into a FUNERAL PROCESSION
At the GATES of the city=Nain


It is a CHANCE encounter
And it TOUCHES Jesus=
And he reaches out with COMPASSION
And SUPPORT
For the widow=and her son


“Jesus JOURNEYED to a city
Called Nain.........” Luke 7:11


And it RAISES the question=who do
I MEET=that I can SUPPORT
In the course of my BUSY DAY?


“A large CROWD from the city
Was with her” Luke 7:12


The widow was RECEIVING much
SUPPORT right now=but who would be there
Weeks=or even months down the road?


WHO can we REACH OUT to=
And LEND our support=and COMPASSION
To TODAY?=like Jesus always did


BEING SUPPORTIVE to others
Like Jesus=feeling the COMPASSION


“They confronted me
In the day
Of my disaster


But the Lord
Was my SUPPORT” Psalm 18:18


“If others
Have this right of SUPPORT
From you


Shouldn't we have it
All the more?” 1 Corinthians 9:12


As CHRISTIANS=our duty is
To give COMPASSION and SUPPORT
To all of those in NEED


Jesus was
“MOVED WITH PITY” Luke 7:13


HOW MUCH pity and compassion
Do I have for
Those in need?=Am I
FILLED with it=like Jesus was
For all in need?


“As a father
Has COMPASSION
On his children


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


Being supportive to OTHERS
FEELING the compassion
Like Jesus


“When Jesus landed
And saw a large crowd
He had COMPASSION on them


Because they were like sheep
Without a shepherd


So he BEGAN teaching them
Many things” Mark 6:34


“Jesus GAVE him to his MOTHER” Luke 7:15
Jesus RESTORED the vital
Mother-son relationship=by
Bringing the son BACK to LIFE


What RELATIONSHIPS can we
RESTORE=in our lives today?


“And the God
Of all grace
Who called you
To his ETERNAL GLORY
In Christ


After you have suffered
A little while
Will himself RESTORE YOU
And make you strong=
Firm=and steadfast” 1 Peter 5:10


And the people SPREAD
The GOOD NEWS about Jesus
“Through the WHOLE of Judea” Luke 7:17


Dear LORD=help us to BE
SUPPORTIVE to all others=and SPREAD
Your good news
ALL OVER THE WORLD


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
9-17-18




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

SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE

SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE (1542-1621)




Robert Bellarmine
Was born in Tuscany
He was Jesuit
And archbishop of Capua


He became skilled
Playing the violin
And speaking in debates


In 1560
He became a Jesuit
And was ordained
A priest in 1570


He was appointed
A professor
Of “controversial theology”
At the Roman College


And his lectures
Became the basis
For his famous-controversies-
A four volume work
With him
As the leading Catholic
In the counter reformation


IT was a COMPLETE defense
OF CATHOLIC THEOLOGY
And was so LEARNED
In SCRIPTURE
It was wrongly believed
To be the work
Of a TEAM OF SCHOLARS


He became the rector
Of the Roman College
In 1592
Provincial of Naples in 1594
And cardinal in 1598


He LIVED off of
Bread and garlic
And used his curtains of his apartment
To CLOTHE the poor


In 1602
He became archbishop of Capua
And took a prominent share
In pastoral and welfare work


In 1605
He became the PREFECT
Of the Vatican LIBRARY
And an ACTIVE member
Of several Roman Congregations


His moderate views
On the papacy
MAY have delayed his canonization
As well as his sympathy
To Galileo
Even though he RECOMMENDED caution
To distinguish
Between hypothesis and PROVED TRUTH


In old age
Bellarmine withdrew from controversy
And wrote books
On devotion


He died at the age of 79-
On September 17th-his feast day


He was
Physically very small
Bur possessed GREAT powers
Of intellect and sympathy


He PRAYED DAILY
For the Protestant theologians
That he opposed
And was canonized in 1930
And a DOCTOR of the church in 1931


He NEVER
Made personal attacks
On the Protestant theologians


Robert P. Wallman
9-24-13

A LIFE LONG CONVERSATION WITH GOD

A LIFE LONG CONVERSATION WITH GOD


PRAYER is nothing less than
OPENING our minds=our hearts=
And our SOULS to GOD


BOTH giving and receiving=and we ARE
In a LIFE-LONG
CONVERSATION with God


Both telling our wants and needs
To G0D=and RECEIVING from God
What he WANTS OF US


We need to learn about
How to LISTEN to our HEART=and
To HEAR God's VOICE of
Loving encouragement for us


“But who do you SAY
That I am?” Mark 8:29


WHAT do you say to Jesus
When he asks:


“Who do you say that I am?
Will you FOLOW ME?
Are you WILLING to lose
EVERYTHING for my sake?”


What will your answer be?
Peter said=
“You are the MESSIAH” Mark 8:30


Will you ANSWER the same way?
Will you LIVE
Your whole life for Christ?
Will you LOSE your life
For him?


“Then he called the crowd
To him=ALONG with his disciples
And said=
'WHOEVER wants to be
My disciple must DENY themselves
And take up their cross
And FOLLOW ME


For whoever wants
To save their life
Will lose it


And whoever loses their life
For me=and for the gospel
WILL SAVE IT” Mark 8:34-35


Sometimes I feel
My ENTIRE life is
One BIG CONVERSATION
With GOD


I have so many questions
For the LORD
Why did this happen?
WHY did that happen?
Why do I have
So many CROSSES
In my life?


So many questions
So FEW answers


A LIFE LONG CONVERSATION
WITH GOD


“Let your CONVERSATION
Be always FULL OF GRACE
Seasoned and salty


So that you may
Know how
To ANSWER everything” Colossians 4:6


And WHEN it comes
To HOW we will ANSWER GOD
God looks for our response
IN ACTIONS=not just words


For when it comes to
LOVING GOD and loving our NEIGHBOR=
OUR ACTIONS actually do speak
LOUDER than our words


What is your LIFE LONG
RESPONSE=to God and your neighbor
In LOVE?


“He will RESPOND
To the prayer
Of the destitute


He will not
Despise their plea” Psalm 102:17


My friends=our life IS
ONE LONG PRAYER=one life-LONG
CONVERSATION WITH GOD=


Let your ACTIONS and WORDS
Respond in LOVE=KINDNESS and FORGIVENESS


In the name of Jesus and OUR ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-16-18




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

FINDING HUMILITY IN GOD

FINDING HUMILITY IN GOD


The power of LOVE
Of God-in my life
Has brought me great humility


He has brought me LIFE
When I had none
He has RESCUED me
Over and over again


He has taught me to LIVE
the RIGHT WAY-by loving others-
By forgiving others-and being KIND
To others


And most of ALL to RESPECT
All others-all nationalities-all creeds-
ALL races and all religions


WE should all be ONE IN GOD


“For every one who EXALTS himself
Will be humbled


But everyone who humbles himself
Will be exalted” Luke 14:11


In today's parable
Jesus teaches us
To let others
Take the most important place


To LET others feel exalted
And for us to take the LOWER position


That is fine by me
I don't need to be
The most important person
In the room


I don't need to be
The most important person
In the world


For I have FOUND MYSELF
In God
I know I am someone
In God
And I know you are SOMEONE
In God too
We are ALL someone
Because GOD LOVES US!


FINDING HUMILITY in God
And RESPECTING all others


“In your majesty
Ride forth victoriously-
In the cause of truth-
Humility-and justice-


Let your right hand achieve
Awesome deeds” Psalm 45:4


I am FINDING humility
In the power and the LOVE
Of God


“When pride comes
Then comes disgrace


But with humility
COMES WISDOM” Proverbs 11:2


TAKE the lower position
In life
If you are to be exalted-
LET God do it-
Do NOT BOAST about yourself


“In the same way
You who are younger
Submit yourselves
To your elders


ALL of yourselves
CLOTHE yourself in humility
Toward one another


'GOD opposes the proud
But shows favor to the humble'” 1 Peter 5:5


Particularly this year
In this YEAR OF MERCY
From God towards us
And from us-towards one another


Let us
FIND HUMILITY IN GOD
Let us
RESPECT all others-LOVE all others


And let us let others-
TAKE the higher position
And NOT judge one another


For it is by FINDING OUR HUMILITY IN GOD-
That we actually do FIND OURSELVES


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
8-27-16




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










9-15-16

OUT OF LOVE FOR YOU! (ME and US)!

OUT OF LOVE FOR YOU!
(ME and US)!


God sent his Son Jesus
To be the EXAMPLE
For all of us


To show us=HOW=life
Was meant to be LIVED


HIS words and actions
Are the MODEL for
ALL of us


He is the EXAMPLE and
He did it=OUT of LOVE
For you=for me=
And for ALL OF US!


“For GOD so LOVED
The world=that he GAVE
His only SON


So that everyone who BELIEVES
In him=might NOT PERISH


But might have ETERNAL LIFE” John 3:16


Our POSITIVE RESPONSE=to Jesus
And his model for us=is to FOLLOW HIM
And the actions of Jesus
OUT OF LOVE


He did it=OUT OF LOVE
For you=for me=for US
Our job=is to FOLLOW him
No matter what the COST


“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 Jesus said
To his disciples=
'WHOEVER wants
To be my disciple


Must deny themselves
And take up their cross
And FOLOW ME'” Matthew 16:24


“My sheep listen to
My voice
I know them
And they FOLLOW ME” John 10:27


Jesus' death
On the cross
REVEALED the depth of his love
For us=and so PROVED
That love sometimes
Has a very STEEP COST


But OUT OF LOVE=for you=
For me=he did it
And out of OUR LOVE=
For him=we must follow him
And CARRY our cross too


And his RESURRECTION showed us
That we will be
TRANSFORMED=out of our love
For him=and for OTHERS too


“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


“And we eagerly AWAIT
A SAVIOR from there
The Lord Jesus Christ


Who by the POWER
That enables him
To bring everything
Under his control


Will TRANSFORM our lowly bodies
So that they will be
Like his GLORIOUS BODY” Philippians 3:20-21


The really GOOD NEWS
Is that by Jesus ACCEPTING
His cross=OUT OF LOVE FOR US=
Led to HIS RESURRECTION


And if we ACCEPT our cross=
It will be the SAME for us
In LIFE


Dear Lord=Dear Jesus=help us to
FOLLOW in your footsteps
And BELIEVE in the PROMISE
Of RESURRECTED LIFE


In the names of Jesus and our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-14-18




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

FEELING FREER INSIDE

FEELING FREER INSIDE


Have you ever tried
To COMPLETELY=quit JUDGING people?
It is NOT
Such an easy task


EVERY DAY=little judgments SNEAK
Into our mind=it seems IMPOSSIBLE
To FIGHT them off


But if we can=we feel
So MUCH FREER INSIDE


“STOP judging and you will
NOT be judged” Luke 6:37


Try REPLACING judgments with
Something more POSITIVE


Every time you want to
Judge someone=say
A little PRAYER like


“GOD BLESS Mr. Smith”=or
“GOD BLESS Mrs Jones”


Try replacing judgments
With POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
It really does work
At least FOR ME


After doing this
For some weeks
You will BEGIN
To feel MUCH freer
And KINDER


A more FREE=kinder=
Gentler you


“The SPIRIT of the Lord
Is on me
Because=he has anointed me


To PROCLAIM good news
To the poor


He has sent me to proclaim
FREEDOM=for the prisoners
And recovery of sight
For the blind
To set the oppressed FREE” Luke 4:18


“........because through Christ
The law of the SPIRIT
Who gives LIFE


Has set you FREE
From the law
Of sin and death” Romans 8:2


Try this=take some time
And stop and TAKE NOTICE
Of all the LITTLE WAYS


You judge people
Then try PRAYING for them
Try BLESSING THEM


“This is the BLESSING
That Moses=the man of GOD
Pronounced on the Israelites
Before his death” Deuteronomy 33:1


“The BLESSING of the Lord
Brings wealth


Without painful toil for it” Proverbs 10:22


TRY BLESSING and NOT JUDGING
And I am SURE you too
Will begin=to FEEL
Much more at PEACE


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


STOP judging today and FEEL
THE FREEDOM of God
And Jesus


In the names of Jesus and our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-13-18




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

GIVING WHAT WE HAVE

GIVING WHAT WE HAVE


I don't have
MUCH to give
From a material perspective
In this life


But I always TRY
To GIVE what I can
Toward others


At least to ENCOURAGE them=
And to try and be
A SOURCE OF HOPE


“BLESSED are you who are POOR=
For the Kingdom of GOD
IS YOURS” Luke 6:20


I have heard that
HOMELESS Christians have
Great BIG HEARTS


That they often perform
ACTS of charity for others=
And that they GIVE to others
When they themselves
Are LIVING on the streets


GIVING WHAT WE HAVE=
That is always
What TRUE Christians do


“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


“A person finds joy
In GIVING an apt reply---------


And how good
Is a timely word” Proverbs 15:23


“But since you excel
In everything--------in faith-in speech-
In knowledge-in complete earnestness
And in the LOVE
We have kindled to you


See that you also
Excel in the GRACE OF GIVING” 2 Corinthians 8:7


Sometimes=people feel anger=
Resentment=and mistrust=toward
CHRISTIANS who are better off
Than them


And sometimes HOMELESS people
FEEL out of place in church
And attempt to try and HIDE
Their hopelessness


But the truth is=their GENEROSITY
EXTENDS to both other homeless people
And EVEN to those who are better off
Than them


The truth IS=we
Should all RESPOND like
The POOR WIDOW=and always
GIVE WHAT WE HAVE


I TRY to do that
Even though I don't
Have that much to give


“As JESUS looked up
He saw the rich
Putting their gifts
INTO the temple treasury


He also saw a POOR WIDOW put
IN two very small copper coins


'Truly I tell you'=he said=
'This poor widow
Has put in MORE
Than all the others


ALL these people
Gave their gifts
Out of their wealth


But she=out of her poverty
Put in ALL SHE HAD
To live on” Luke 21:1-4


ALWAYS give what you have=
And whether=you be a POOR WIDOW=
HOMELESS=or whatever=you will be
A TRUE CHRISTIAN


In Jesus' name and the name of our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-12-18




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

ARE YOU SEEING JOY? (IN YOUR LIFE)

ARE YOU SEEING JOY?
(IN YOUR LIFE)


What do you see
When you LOOK
In the MIRROR?
Are you SEEING JOY?


Or do you see a FACE
That is sad=weary=
And WORRIED?


A JOYLESS CHRISTIAN is
A CONTRADICTION in terms=
We should be happy=we should
KNOW=we are going to
LIVE FOREVER


FEEL THE JOY


“Sing to the Lord
A new song of PRAISE


In the assembly
Of the FAITHFUL” Psalm 149:1


From the earliest of TIMES
JOY has been
ONE of the hallmarks
Of our Christian faith


MANY Christians=have gone
To their deaths=singing
For joy


WHAT are you seeing
When you look in the mirror?
Are you seeing JOY
On your face?


“But let all
Who take refuge in you
Be glad


Let them even SING
FOR JOY


Spread your protection
Over them
That those who LOVE your name
May REJOICE in you” Psalm 5:11


“The FATHER
Of a righteous child
Has great JOY


A man who fathers
A wise son
REJOICES in him” Proverbs 23:24


“That JOY is mine
And it is now complete


He must become greater
I must become less” John 3:29-30


Of course=we can't
Walk around=GRINNING
All the time=because
Of our JOY


But we can let people KNOW
That the SOURCE of our joy
Is that


GOD LIVES inside of us
And that we are AWARE
Of the PRESENCE of God
And Jesus in our lives


And WHEN we look
Into the mirror=we should
That joy on our FACE
We should be aware
Of that EVER PRESENT JOY
Living INSIDE of us


“Many Lord are asking=
'Who will
Bring us prosperity?'


Let the light of your FACE
SHINE on us” Psalm 4:6


OUR kind of joy
Runs deep=it CAN even
COEXIST with sorrow=pain
Worry and fear


So I ask you=
Are you seeing JOY-or-
Are you seeing gloom
WHEN you look into the mirror?


I hope it is JOY=and
I hope it is
Because of the PRESENCE
Of God and Jesus in your life


Dear Lord=OUR SOURCE OF JOY=
Gives us a deep presence
Of you=in our life today


In the names of Jesus and OUR all loving Father


Robert P. Wallman
9-11-18




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

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU!

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU


Are you a person
Who tries to do God’s will
In the world today


Maybe not always getting it right
But you keep trying
To be a positive influence
On the world


Well stand up
Take a bow
Let the light
Shine on you


You---you
Are one of the few


“You are
The light of the world
A city on a hill cannot be hidden
Neither do people light a lamp
And put it under a bowl
Instead they put it on its stand
And it gives light
To everyone in the house
In the sane way
Let your light shine before men
That they may see your good deeds
And praise your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16


You can’t be a beacon
If your light don’t shine


I don’t know about you
But I feel
Like we live in a world
That is getting a little bit meaner
Each and every day
Sometimes
I feel that this world can’t get any lower
But then it does


I have an idea
Let it stop
With me and with you


Do you know
That kindness
Is one of the fruits of the spirit


“But the fruit of the spirit
Is love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS
Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
Against such thing---there is no law” Galatians 5:22-24


If you are living in the spirit
Stand up and take a bowel
Let the light shine on you


Saint Vincent DePaul once said,
The surest way to become a Saint
“Is to be kind, be kind, be kind”


Saint Theresa---the Little Flower
Was kind
Many consider her to be
The Saint of the ordinary
The one whose vacation was love


You can’t be a beacon
If your light don’t shine


“For God who said
Let light shine out of your darkness
Made light shine in our hearts
To give us the light of the knowledge
Of the glory of God
In the face of Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6


Do good---be light---let God’s light
LET THE LIGHT
Shine on you


Robert P. Wallman
10-25-11
10—02-15
9-11-18

WISHING YOU THE BEST!

WISHING YOU THE BEST!


I always wish everyone
The BEST=my family=
My friends=and ALL
People everywhere


I PRAY for everyone=I really do
WANT the BEST for everyone
IN GOD


“The scribes and the PHARISEES
Watched him closely
To see


If he would CURE
On the Sabbath
So that they might discover
A REASON to accuse him” Luke 6:7


NOT really wishing Jesus
The BEST of intentions
Are they?


How about you? Have
You ever looked for a reason
To DISLIKE someone?


Or TRIED to trap
Someone=into saying something
So that you could accuse them?


Our job as CHRISTIANS
IS to help others
BE at their BEST


And if we can't do that
PRAY for them=so they CAN BE
At their best


LOVE ONE ANOTHER!


“Let them give thanks
To the Lord
For his UNFAILING LOVE


And his wonderful deeds
For mankind” Psalm 107:8


“My command is this:
LOVE each other
As I have loved you


Greater LOVE has no one
Than this


To LAY down one's life
For one's friend” John 15:12-13


“For this is the MESSAGE
You heard: From the BEGINNING
We should LOVE ONE ANOTHER” 1 John 3:11


YES we are CHRISTIANS=
And yes we should LIVE WITH LOVE=
And always WISH EACH OTHER
The BEST


Did you ever NOTICE=we JUDGE
Others=by their actions=but judge ourselves
BY OUR INTENTIONS?


But the TRUTH is
Our intentions should TRANSFORM
Themselves=into
POSITIVE ACTIONS for others


And our positive DEEDS for others
Come from WISHING EACH OTHER
THE BEST


“The Son of Man
Came eating and drinking
And they say


'Here is a glutton
And a drunkard
A friend of tax collectors
And sinners'


But wisdom is PROVED right
By her DEEDS” Matthew 11:19


“What good is it=my brothers
And sisters=if someone CLAIMS
To have FAITH
But has NO DEEDS?
Can such faith SAVE them?” James 2:14


Dear FRIENDS=always WISH EACH OTHER
THE BEST


And let your INTENTIONS
Be transformed into DEEDS


In Jesus' name and the name of our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-9-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Claire J. King

INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE=(IN THIS WORLD)

INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE
(IN THIS WORLD)


EVERY DAY=people
Are COMPLAINING about
Their lack of justice
In one situation
Or another


They want to RIGHT
A wrong or
FIGHT for equality


“Praise the Lord=MY SOUL!
The God of Jacob
KEEPS faith forever


Secures JUSTICE
For the oppressed........” Psalm 146:1, 5, 7


This psalm REMINDS US
That justice COMES from
The HEART and mind of God


GOD'S JUSTICE cares
For the oppressed=the hungry=
And the captive souls


This PSALM begins and ends
By PRAISING God
With a GRATEFUL HEART


And ONCE we achieve
A grateful heart=it is OUR JOB
To be INSTRUMENTS
Of peace and justice
In the world
JUST like the LORD


“The Lord
Gives strength to his people


The Lord BLESSES his people
With PEACE” Psalm 29:11


“You will go out
In joy=and be led forth
In PEACE


The mountains and hills
Will BURST into song
Before you


And all the trees
Of the field
Will CLAP their hands” Isaiah 55:12


When we are GRATEFUL
When we feel gratitude
It gives birth
To JUSTICE


We thank God for the
GIFT of life=HOW PRECIOUS!


A GRATEFUL HEART holds
No resentment and casts anger aside
When we let go of
Our selfishness=GOD'S JUSTICE
Does reign


And it is our job
To WORK WITH GOD and be
INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE and JUSTICE
In this world


“For he has set a day
When we will judge
The world with JUSTICE
By the man
He has appointed


He has given PROOF
Of this=to everyone
By RAISING HIM
From the dead” Acts 17:31


GOD'S JUSTICE will reign
In this world=when we become
INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE
And JUSTICE in this world


When this happens=the oppressed
Will be FREE=and the
Poor will be fed


In the names of Jesus and our HEAVENLY-loving Father


Robert P. Wallman
9-8-18




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

ALLOWING GOD TO DO HIS WORK IN US

ALLOWING GOD TO DO HIS WORK


We are SMALL people
In a big LARGE world
And we are all DEPENDENT
On God and others to get by
In this world


“You-Bethlehem-Ephrathah
Too SMALL
To be among
The clans of Judah


For you shall come forth
For me
ONE who is to be
The ruler of Israel” Micah 5:1


Some of us believe we
Are NOT worth anything


IF we do not have that new car car
Or that latest phone
But nothing
Could be further from the TRUTH


Jesus had NO status symbols
He had no material success
All he had was his CHARACTER


Yet he is the MOST IMPORTANT PERSON
The world has ever seen
He was a man of HONOR


“Let the king
Be enthralled
By your beauty


HONOR him
For he is your LORD” Psalm 45:11


“Moreover the Father
Judges no one
But has entrusted all judgment
To the Son


That all may HONOR
The SON
Just as they honer the FATHER


Whoever does not honor the Son
Does not HONOR the Father
Who sent him” John 5:22-23


“You made them
A little lower
Than the angels


You crowned them
With glory and HONOR” Hebrews 2:7


Jesus was a man of HONOR
Mary was a woman
Of HONOR
But both were DEPENDENT
On GOD the Father


They were small and had
To ALLOW God
To do his WORK
Through them
As we have to do too


Despite our age=despite our
Physical or social status
We too are SMALL


We too have to ALLOW
GOD TO WORK THROUGH US
And he will=if we
COOPERATE willingly


“From him=
The whole body joined
And held together
By every supporting ligament


Grows and BUILDS itself up
In love
As each part
DOES ITS WORK” Ephesians 4:16


Today we CELEBRATE the BIRTHDAY
Of the BLESSED MOTHER


Let us know=that we should=
Like Mary did=EMBRACE the small=
And ALLOW GOD to do
HIS WORK IN US


In the names of JESUS and our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-7-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terence Hegarty