THE REALITY of God and LIFE

THE REALITY OF GOD
AND LIFE




Dealing with reality
Can be harsh


It can include
DEALING with illness-death-
Bankruptcy-and failed relationship
After failed relationship


But life can be HAPPY too
For life brings us God-life
FAMILIES-friends-and relationship
After relationship


FRIENDSHIP after friendship


NEVER GIVE UP on life
For you NEVER KNOW what life
Will bring


And it can ALWAYS
Bring us NEW HOPE


I wonder
IF the disciples heard Jesus
When he said:


“PAY attention to what
I am telling you


The SON OF MAN
Is to be handed
Over to men” Luke 9:44


Many of us
Dislike hearing messages


That CONFLICT
With how we think things should be


They(the disciples) ignored him
WHEN he tried
To tell them
The bad things
That were going to happen to him


They couldn't even believe it
When it happened-


But they FOUND HOPE-
In the REMAINDER of Jesus' story
The RESURRECTION OF HIS LIFE


And HOPE for the world


“Put your HOPE
In God


For I will yet PRAISE HIM
My Savior and my God” Psalm 42:5


“Be JOYFUL in HOPE-
Patient in affliction-
FAITHFUL in prayer” Romans 12:12


LIKE US-the disciples
Didn't want to hear
The message
That suffering is
PART of the journey


But like us-
I don't know if they could see
That their lives would
CHANGE THE WORLD


THE REALITY OF GOD
AND LIFE
Changed the world


I firmly believe
That for whatever REASONS
We may be suffering


If we LIVE with HOPE
And UNITE our lives with God and Jesus
WE can and WILL change the world too


The reality of GOD & LIFE
Is also living with love-kindness-
And forgiveness


That is what CHANGES the world
GOD'S LOVE


“My heart is CHANGED
Within me
All my compassion
Is aroused” Hosea 11:5


We may NOT be able
To change our suffering
In this world


But we can CHANGE our hearts
Toward God


TOWARDS love-life-kindness-
And forgiveness


And if enough of us
Do that


We really can
CHANGE THIS WORLD


For that is THE REALITY
OF GOD AND LIFE


Robert P. Wallman
9-25-15




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




2-26-2019