THE CHOOSING OF MATTHIAS

THE CHOOSING OF MATTHIAS




Judas is the one failure
That we know of-for sure


And NOT because
God gave up on him
God NEVER does that
But because he gave up on himself


DESPAIRED


And our God-our Lord
Picked a man to replace him


“Therefore it is necessary
To choose one of the men
Who have been with us
The whole time
The Lord Jesus went in and out among us


Beginning from John’s baptism
To the time
When Jesus was taken up from us


For one of these
Must become a witness
With us
Of his resurrection” Acts 1:21 & 22


They cast lots
And Matthias was chosen


Like the other Apostles
Matthias received
The gift of the HOLY SPIRIT
At Pentecost


It is believed
That he preached
First in Judea
And later near the Caspian sea
Possibly in Ethiopia


His relics
Were moved to Rome
In the 11^th century


Dear Lord we pray
That as your true followers
Become less and less in today’s world
And with the coming of Pentecost yet again


We pray that we have the courage
To STEP FORWARD like Saint Matthias
And that your spirit


THE SPIRIT OF FIRE
THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
THE SPIRIT OF GOD


LIVES in us


Saint Matthias’ feast day is May 14^th


Robert P. Wallman
May 25^th, 2012 and 5-14-2019