WE KNOW SOME SAINTS!

 

WE KNOW SOME SAINTS!

I read about the

SAINTS every day=I read

About WHERE they lived

And what they did=

ALL OVER THE WORLD

They died after living

UNIQUE and holy lives=

And doing many things

For many people=each

IN THEIR OWN WAY

“Rejoice and be glad=

For your REWARD

Will be great in heaven” Matthew 5:12

But there is another

GROUP OF SAINTS=a group

That will probably NEVER APPEAR

In any book

But they are those

Who TOUCH our lives

Every single day=

Who help us

ALONG THE WAY

WE KNOW SOME SAINTS!

They are every day people=

Family=friends=teachers=

Clergy and ministers

They are every day people=

Nurses=police men and women=

Our own Fathers and MOTHERS

Who raise their FAMILIES

They MAKE the list of SAINTS=

WE KNOWSOME SAINTS!

They are those that

IMPRESS us and inspire us

To live better lives

Saints are the HOLY PEOPLE of God=

Often without even knowing it

“These commandments

That I give you today=

Are to be on your hearts

IMPRESS them on your children=

Talk about them

When you sit at home-

And when you

Walk along the road=

When you lie down

And when you get up” Deuteronomy 6:6-7

“We remember before our God

And Father-

Your work produced by faith

Your labor-

Prompted by love

And your endurance

INSPIRED BY HOPE-

In our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Today we REMEMBER=

All the Saints=for all time

Those canonized saints=and

Those saints who-

TOUCH our lives every day=

Without whom we COULD NOT LIVE

Do you KNOW what a saint is?

A SAINT can be a

VIRTUOUS and HOLY PERSON=

But it doesn't have to be

It can be a virtuous=KIND=

Patient=helpful person too=

And I have many of BOTH TYPES

OF SAINTS=touch my life

“Do not let any unwholesome talk

Come out of your mouths

But only what is HELPFUL

For building others up-

According to their needs” Ephesians 4:29

Here is to MAKING THE LIST=Here is

To the SAINTS of our life

WE (I)=KNOW SOME SAINTS!

In Jesus' name=and in the name of our ALL INSPIRING DEAR FATHER GOD

Robert P. Wallman

10-31-20

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Fr. James McKarns

YOU BE THE ONE

 

OCTOBER 31^st, 2012

YOU BE THE ONE

It all depends on you

To get it done

You have to be the one

For the battle

To be won

You have to be the one

Stand up

You have to be the one

Stand up

Get it done

Other people will help

Well maybe just a few

Well-the truth is

Maybe it’s just you

You can be the one

To get it all started

Stand-up-be a man

You be the one

You be the one

You be the one to get it started

Yeah-you be the one

You have to be the one

Stand-up

You have to be the one

Stand-up

Get it done

Robert P. Wallman

4-18-06

Ps “This is what the Lord says to you:

“Do NOT be afraid or discouraged because of the vast army

For the BATTLE is NOT yours, BUT GOD’S” 2 Chronicles 20:15

“Who is the King of glory?

The Lord strong and might

The Lord mighty in BATTLE” Psalm 24:8

“I have seen something else under the sun:

The race is not to the swift

Or the BATTLE to the strong

Nor does food come to the wise

Or wealth to the brilliant

Or favor to the learned

But time and chance happen to them all” Ecclesiastes 9:11

FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS

 

FOLLOWING IN=THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS

I have heard it said=

“The surest way to

Become a SAINT=is

To be kind=be kind= and BE KIND”

I have seen bumper stickers

That read=”KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS”

And Jesus was kind=what

More MOTIVATION do we need?

BE KIND=be like Jesus=

FOLLOWING IN the footsteps

Of Jesus

“........and the people there

Were OBSERVING him carefully” Luke 14:1

I WONDER what has

Happened to us as a nation=

I wonder=what has HAPPENED

To us in this world

These REMINDERS of kindness

Should motivate us

To LIVE that way

Faith and kindness are

NOT MEANT to be

Just lived interiorly

They are to be EXPRESSED EXTERIORLY=

In whatever SMALL ways

That we can=

Send someone a CARD=

Tell someone-

That you LOVE THEM=

Give someone a ride=

Make a meal or buy a DINNER

For someone in NEED=

Relative-friend=or even STRANGER

FOLLOWING IN the FOOTSTEPS

Of Jesus

“Yet he

Has not left himself without testimony

He has SHOWN KINDNESS

By giving you rain form heaven-

And crops in their seasons

He provides you

With plenty of food-

And fills your hearts with joy” Acts 14:17

“Consider therefore

The KINDNESS and sternness of God

Sternness to those who fell-

But KINDNESS to you-

Provided that you

Continue in his KINDNESS” Romans 11:22

We are EXPECTED to FOLLOW

In the kindness of Jesus

We are expected to be kind=HONEST=compassionate=

Forgiving=patient=and HOPEFUL

We TRY to act

In those ways=NOT to

Impress anyone

But=because we want to

FOLLOW=IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS

“When he has

Brought out all his own

He goes on ahead of them-

And his sheep FOLLOW HIM

Because they know his voice” John 10:4

“........Jesus answered='My sheep

Listen to my voice=

I know them

And they FOLLOW ME.........'” John 10:27

People OBSERVED Jesus closely=

They knew what kind of a man

He was

That is WHY so many asked=

And so many were HEALED

WHO is watching us today?

Will they be able to tell=

By our WORDS AND ACTIONS

That we are

FOLLOWERS OF JESUS?

Dear Lord=HELP us to

Be MORE KIND today=

In our words and actions

FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS

In Jesus' name=and in the name of our FOREVER LEADING FATHER!

Love you all!

Robert P. Wallman

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

THE IMAGE OF GOD

OCTOBER 30^th, 2012

THE IMAGE OF GOD

I see

The image of God

In you

I hope you see

The image of God

In me too

The image of God

Is love

The image of God

Is understanding

The image of God

Is kindness

The image of God

Is forgiveness not withstanding

I see

The image of God

In you

I hope you see

The image of God

In me too

The image of God

Is love

The image of God

Is kindness

The image of God

Is forgiveness

Not withstanding

Robert P. Wallman

9-04-06

Ps “Then God said,

“Let us make man IN OUR IMAGE, IN OUR LIKENESS” Genesis 1:26

“He is the IMAGE of the invisible God-the firstborn

Over all creation” (about the NATURE of Jesus) Colossians 1:15

“Do not lie to each other since you have taken off your old self

With its practices-and have put on the new self

Which is being renewed in knowledge in the IMAGE

OF ITS CREATOR” Colossians 3:9-10

WE ARE ON A SPIRITUAL PATH!

 

WE ARE ON A SPIRITUAL PATH!

I have

A strong faith=I have

A strong CHRISTIAN philosophy

I believe=

NOTHING in this world=

Nothing in our life=happens

Without a reason

Without a PURPOSE

“I am confident of this=

That the one

Who began a GOOD WORK

In you=

Will continue to COMPLETE IT

Until the day

Of Christ Jesus” Philippians 1:8

I can tell you

From my very own EXPERIENCES=

That we are not

On a SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

On our own

God has a PLAN for

Each of our lives=He has

A SPECIFIC purpose for us!

“Many are on plans

In a person's heart

But it is

The LORD'S PURPOSE

That prevails” Proverbs 19:21

“........so is my word

That goes out

From my mouth=

It will NOT

Return to me empty

But will accomplish

What I desire

And ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE

For which I sent it” Isaiah 55:11

“And we know

That in all things=

God works for the good-

Of those who love him

Who have been called

According to his PURPOSE” Romans 8:28

ALL things in life

Happen to us-

FOR A REASON

We are

ON A SPIRITUAL PATH!

The fact that

I am on a spiritual path

GIVES EVIDENCE-

That God did very well

BEGIN a good work in me

It BOOSTS my faith

When my prayer shifts

From pleading with God

To REALIZING

God is working for me/

WORKING FOR US

That helps me

To INCREASE my love

For others=and to

Thank God for others

And helps me THANK GOD

For all the love=courage=endurance

And FAITH-

That he has given to me-

GIVEN TO US

“Praise be to the God

The Father=

Of our Lord Jesus Christ

Who has blessed us

In the heavenly realms

With every SPIRITUAL BLESSING

In Christ” Ephesians 1:3

Sometimes=things happen in life

That we CANNOT UNDERSTAND

But always=KEEP THE FAITH=

There is a reason for it

WE ARE ON A SPIRITUAL PATH!

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our all LOVING SPIRITUAL FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

10-29-20

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

SALT AND LIGHT

 

OCTOBER 29^th, 2012

SALT AND LIGHT

Jesus told us

You are the salt

Of the earth

You are the light

Of the world

But what does

It mean

To be salt and light

In today’s world

2000 years ago

Salt was the principal seasoning

That was used to cook

2000 years ago

There was no electricity

So light was a scarcity

And at a premium

So how

Can we

How will we be

Light in today’s world

It can be as simple

As a smile

Or an encouraging word

To someone

Who is having a bad day

Or it can be

To have a listening ear

For someone

Who needs to be heard

It can be as simple

As sending someone

A birthday card or get well card

Or it could be

Visiting a sick neighbor

In the hospital

Maybe we can’t

Change the whole world

As Jesus did

Just maybe

We can change someone’s world

Love, forgive, and be kind

I dear say

My friend

That if you do these things

You will be

SALT AND LIGHT

In today’s world

Robert P. Wallman

2-8-11

Ps Idea originated from a message given by Father Bernard Kirlin at Saint Mary

Magdalene Church

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made

Salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled

By men.”

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 same way,

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise

Your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-14

10-29-2020

JOURNAL=THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT

JOURNAL/THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT

“SLAVES-be OBEDIENT to your human masters with fear and trembling-in SINCERITY OF HEART-

as to Christ........” Ephesians 6:5

We are ALL slaves to something in this world-sex-money-science-an ADDICTION like drugs-alcohol-or pornography-I CHOOSE to be a SLAVE to God and to Christ-after all they are the reason for MY VERY BEING

I BELIEVE Paul's message above is to take the MOST UNAPPRECIATED thing that we do and do it with the SINCERITY OF HEART as though we are doing it for just Christ-in TRUTH-IF we are living our life for God-that is WHO we are doing it for

it is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us and a great day to DO ALL in CHRIST'S NAME for God and others

WITNESS

9-28-13

THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT

The greatest compliment

That we can give another human being

Is to tell them

That they are

An imitator of Christ

Albeit on a smaller scale

So how can we be

How will we be

An imitation of Christ

In today’s world

Be perfect in love

For every other human being

Be an imitator of Christ

Be perfect in forgiveness

For every other human being

Be an imitator of Christ

Be like Saint Francis of Assisi

Clothe the naked

Feed the poor

House the homeless

Be an imitator

Of Christ

Be an imitator

Of Saint Francis

Be perfect in love

For the lost and forlorn

Be perfect in kindness

For every other human being

Be an imitator of Christ

And though

We may not be perfection

As long as

We try

To do what we can do

Maybe someday---someway

Someone will say,

“I see Christ in you

You are an imitation of Christ”

Robert P. Wallman

2-28-11

Ps WITNESS 9-28-13

3-15-14 misc. WITNESS

ONE of the GREATEST ways to IIMITATE CHRIST is to pass MERCY

on to them-FOR WE KNOW-in the way we JUDGE OTHERS-that is HOW

GOD HIMSELF will judge us-BE MERCIFUL

10-29-14 and 10-28-20-2020

SAINT JUDE=PATRON SAINT OF HOPELESS CASES

 

SAINT JUDE---PATRON SAINT OF HOPELESS CASES

Do you ever feel hopeless

I know that I do

Well I have some good news for you

In addition to Jesus

There is a Saint that we can pray to

Or at least ask to intercede for us

On our behalf

His name is Jude---Also known as Thaddeus

Jude was the ½ brother of James the lesser

Both original Apostles

And ½ brothers of Jesus

There was little devotion

To Saint Jude

Because his name was so close to that of Judas

The traitor

That devotion to him became discouraged

But devotion

Began to pick up in the 14^th century

When our Lord himself

Directed Saint Bridget of Sweden

To turn to Saint Jude in faith and confidence

Our Lord told Saint Bridget

That the name of Thaddeus means

“Amiable and loving---and---

He will show himself most willing to help”

Saint Jude’s father’s name was Cleophas

And he was murdered

Because of his outspoken devotion

To the Risen Christ

Mary Cleophas---the Mother of Saint Jude

Was present at Christ’s crucifixion

And after her death

Many miracles were attributed

To her intercession

Jude---like his brother James

Did not believe that Jesus

Was the Son of God

Until after the Resurrection

After the Resurrection

Jude---along with his companion Simon

Preached and taught in Mesopotamia

For ten years

Converting many to Christianity

His teachings

Were primarily against Gnosticism---

The teaching that the sins of the body

Does not affect the sins of the soul

And against the people of his day---

Bearing false witness---about Jesus

And our Christian walk

He taught that Christians

Need to be aware of false teachers

Infiltrating the church

Certainly---at least in my mind

As true today---as it was back then

Maybe more so---just turn on your television set

But maybe---in my mind

His most important teaching

Was that believers

Should be merciful to unbelievers

He and Simon

Made more converts in Persia

Where he was clubbed to death

We all face hopeless situations

In today’s world

Maybe more so than ever

We may lose hope

Because of our health diagnosis

The loss of a loved one

Our finances

A broken relationship within the family

Or for many other reasons

“And we rejoice

In the hope of the glory of God

Not only so

But we also rejoice in our suffering

Because we know that suffering

Produces perseverance; perseverance---character

And character---HOPE

And hope does not disappoint us

Because God has poured out his love

Into our hearts by the Holy Spirit

Whom he has given us” Romans 5:3-5

So when we are feeling hopeless

And like our Lord told Saint Bridget about Saint Jude

We can be confident that:

“HE WILL SHOW HIMSELF MOST WILLING TO HELP”

Robert P. Wallman

10-22-11

Ps Today---October 28^th---is his feast day---my sister Terri---her middle name Judith

Is after our Saint Jude---THE PATRON SAINT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

10-28-14

10-28-15 and 10-23-18 10-28-19 and 10-28-2020

QUIET TIME AND PRAYER

 

QUIET TIME AND PRAYER

Jesus loved his PRIVATE TIME

With his Father=he loved

His private time with God

And we should too=We

Should set some private time

ASIDE=every day=

To SPEND with God

The Father and OUR JESUS

“Jesus went up

To the mountain to PRAY=

And he spent

The night IN PRAYER to God” Luke 6:12

Everyone of our relationships

NEED NURTURING=

Every relationship-

Need some special time

For it to THRIVE

NONE more so than our

Relationship with God the Father=

And with Jesus=

FINDING quiet time in prayer

With God

Nothing tells us that

We are more COMFORTABLE

With someone

Than sitting ALONE in

SILENCE with someone=

Than just ENJOYING

The presence of someone=

Enjoying them=for WHO THEY ARE

“He makes me lie

Down in green pastures=

He leads me

Beside QUIET WATERS” Psalm 23;2

“I urge them-

First of all-that petitions-

PRAYERS-intercession-and thanksgiving

Be made for all people--------

For kings-

And all those in authority--------

That we may live peaceful

And QUIET LIVES

In all godliness-and holiness” 1 Timothy 2:1-2

“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

Nothing makes me

ANY HAPPIER

Than my ALONE TIME

With God the Father

I can just imagine

How happy JESUS WAS

When he was=ALONE=

And by himself

With his FATHER

What special times and moments

That must have been for him=

It might NOT happen

As much as we would like

It seems like something

In life=

Is always crowding us=

PUSHING the boundaries

But when it happens

It is a TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCE

That we never forget

“'I tell you'=Jesus replied=

'If they (his disciples)=keep QUIET=

The stones will cry out'” Luke 19:40

Lord=please help us to FIND

The QUIET TIME=in prayer

To spend with you

Today=and every day OF OUR LIVES

In the name of Jesus=and God=his HOLY FATHER=who is ALWAYS waiting for us

Robert P. Wallman

10-27-20

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

WITHOUT CHRIST

 

OCTOBER 27^th, 2012

WITHOUT CHRIST

As Jesus

Got closer and closer

To his destiny

And his teaching

Got harder and harder

Many of his disciples

Walked away

I wonder

If they lived

Happy and fulfilled lives

I wonder

If they found solace

In money

If that replaced our Lord

I wonder

If they found happiness

In being accepted by society

If that replaced

The teaching of our Lord

Dear God

Please help us

To always be

Like Saint Peter who said

“To whom shall we go Lord

You have the words

Of everlasting life”

If we left our Lord

Where would we go

For truth

If we left our Lord

Would we still live

By the golden rule

And what about death

How could we face death

Without God and Christ in our lives

Our Lord

Is our model

He is

Our standard for living

Of course

We will come up short

If we compare ourselves

To our Lord

But death

Will be our loveliest moment

Because

Our Lord did indeed

Possess the words of eternal life

Lord

We ask you for the courage

To never run away

From you

And be

Like Saint Francis and say

“Welcome Sister Death”

For with Christ

We are never lost

Robert P. Wallman

2-15-11

Ps Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

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

10-26-27-2020

MARY, MY SISTER

 

OCTOBER 26^th, 2012

MARY, MY SISTER

My sister Mary

Is a devoted mother

She is the mother

Of four

And those little girls

Are with her

All the way

To the core

She is also

A devoted wife

But sometimes we forget

A wife

And a mother

Is not

All of who she is

She also

Has a life

Of her own

But like all mothers

Sometimes we forget this

We forget WHO she is

Many years ago

We were close

I used

To call her pal

But our lives

Went in different directions

And that’s ok

Because

That’s the way

Life is

In these times

We call

The 21^st century

My sister Mary

And her beautiful family

Will always

Be family to me

Robert P. Wallman

12-7-06

Ps Happy Birthday Mary-I LOVE you-Can’t wait to see you

At Thanksgiving

“For this reason-a man will leave his father and mother

And be united to his wife

And they will become one flesh” Genesis 2:24

“Wives submit to your husbands

As is fitting in the Lord

Husbands-love your wives

And do not be harsh with them

Children-obey your parents in everything

For this pleases the Lord

Fathers-do not embitter your children

Or they will become discouraged” Colossians 3:18-21

TURNING TO OUR DIVINE PARENT

 

TURNING TO OUR DIVINE PARENT

I had the greatest family=

I had the

GREATEST FATHER AND MOTHER

I love them and MISS THEM=

As much today

As much as

WHEN each of them

Left this world

And I still have them=

LIVING in my heart

Just as much as ever

And I have my DIVINE PARENT=

MY FATHER GOD=

Living in me

Just as much as ever too

“Be IMITATORS Of God

As beloved children

And live in LOVE.......” Ephesians 5:1

“To have a fool

For a child brings grief

There is no joy

FOR THE PARENT

Of a godless fool” Proverbs 17:21

CHILDREN learn how

To behave-

From watching

And being watched

By their parents

I learned MY FAITH

From my father and mother=

I LEARNED to love God

And to RESPECT God

From my parents

TURNING to my

DIVENE PARENTS

From my earthly parents

We are CHILDREN of God=

We BELONG to our FATHER God

And our earthly parents

IF they are good

“Honor your FATHER and mother

So that

You may live long

In the land=Your God=is giving you” Exodus 20:12

“Jesus answered=

'Don't you know me Philip

Even after I have been

Among you=such a long time?

Anyone who has seen me

Has seen the FATHER=how

Can you say

'Show us the FATHER?'” John 14:9

TURNING to our ONE

Mother and father

During our childhood years

TURNING TO OUR

DIVINE PARENT=

Throughout our life

My parents were

Good ROLE MODELS for me

But even if we

Don't have good PARENTS=

We can still

TURN TO OUR DIVINE FATHER

To learn how to live and love

Our ability to IMITATE GOD-

Our divine FATHER

Takes MORE than just

Acting out=divine behavior

It takes OUR TRUST=

The trust between

A child and DIVINE FATHER

“The law of the Lord

Is perfect=

Refreshing the soul

The statutes of the Lord

Are TRUSTWORTHY-

Making wise the simple” Psalm 20:7

TURN TO YOUR DIVINE PARENT=

Trust in our ever

Father God=and the LOVE

You learned

From your parents

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of the HOLY FATHER GOD

Robert P. Wallman

10-25-20

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

GOD DOES INDEED CARE

 

GOD DOES INDEED CARE

For the umpteenth time recently

We had an INTERNATIONAL TRAGEDY

Due to terrorism=this time in France

WHEN things like this happen

Or when things go wrong

In your personal life

Does it ever cause you to ask-

WHERE IS GOD?

Or does God even care?

“Why-O Lord-

do you stand aloof?

Why hide in times of distress?” Psalm 10:1

GOD made Adam and Eve

FREE of sin

But with free will

They CHOSE sin over the righteous works

Of God

Nevertheless he gave them another chance

And he gives us-the rest of us human beings

CHANCE AFTER CHANCE

To get it right

God LOVES us infinitely

And he really does indeed

CARE FOR US

“Lord-what are human beings-

That you care for them

Mere mortals

That you think of them?” Psalm 144:3

“The RIGHTEOUS care about

JUSTICE for the poor

But the wicked

Have no such concern” Proverbs 29:7

And who of us

Is more righteous than God

(No one)

He(God) really does

Indeed CARE

And he LOVES US

Until our last breath

When I see world suffering

Like that of which

Is currently going on

And when I face PERSONAL SUFFERING

(Health-money-and relationship problems)

And FEEL a sense of hopelessness

Because of ALL the hatred and violence

In the world

I wonder WHERE God is

I wonder if God really

Does care

But it's NOT GOD

Who is indifferent and violent

In this world

It's us

God made you and me

OUT OF LOVE

And we were PUT here

To make a POSITIVE difference

In this world

GOD IS RIGHTEOUS

And we were put here

To LIVE LIVES of hope-

LIVES of FAITH-

And lives of love and kindness

NOT the desperate violent lives

MANY of us are living today

“SURELY-Lord

You BLESS the righteous

You surround them

With your favor

As with a shield” Psalm 5:12

“The wages of the righteous

IS LIFE

But the earnings of the wicked

ARE sin and death” Proverbs 10:16

GOD REALLY DOES CARE!

And the God I know

Is all-LOVING

GOOD WILL WIN in the end

In this world

I know that

Just as surely as I know

That Jesus Christ TRIUMPHED over the grave

God CARES & LOVES

He knows no other way

Robert P. Wallman

7-15-16

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

GOD LOVES HIS CHILDREN

 

AUGUST 8^th, 2012

GOD LOVES HIS CHILDREN

Children are those

Whose heart

God holds dear

Children are those

Who in God’s heart

Are always near

God loves children

The way he loves us

But with an extra dose

Of love

Because he does care

Because children are

His precious little doves

Children are in God’s heart

And they always will be

Because it’s in his children

God does see

The hope for humanity

Children are those

Whose heart

God holds dear

Children are those

Who in God’s heart

Will always be near

Because it’s in his children

God does see

The hope for all his children

God loves his children!

For all eternity

Robert P. Wallman

4-17-06

Ps “And he said: “I tell you the truth

Unless you change and become like little CHILDREN

You will never enter into the kingdom of heaven

Therefore whoever humbles himself

Like this little CHILD

Is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 18:1-4

“He said to the, “Let the CHILDREN come to me

And do not hinder them

For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these

I tell you the truth

Anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God

Like a little CHILD will never enter into it”

And he took the CHILDREN in his arms

Put his hands on them and BLESSED them” 10:14-16

LEANING ON MY ROCK

 

LEANING ON MY ROCK

There is something

ABOUT ROCK=it is solid=

It is strong=

I sense a KINSHIP

With it=

When I rest my hand=ON ROCK

Rock is a lot like Jesus=

It is solid and IMMOVABLE

LEANING ON MY ROCK!

“........and blessed be MY ROCK!” Psalm 18:4

LEANING on my Jesus=

He is always there

For me=I could NOT

Have made it through life

WITHOUT rock=

Without my Jesus

There is something COMFORTING

About the sturdiness

And immovability of rock

Like Jesus=it brings

COURAGE AND HOPE

For my spirit

LEANING on my rock-

LEANING ON MY JESUS!

“Trust in the Lord-

With all your heart-

And LEAN NOT

On your own understanding” Proverbs 3:5

It is no wonder

That the psalmist-

Refers to God as a ROCK

Stones are some

Of the oldest

And most DURABLE SUBSTANCES

On our earth

How appropriate

That our Lord

Is being described

AS OUR ROCK

As the rock of

ENDURING LOVE=the one

Who girds us with strength

“For who is God

Besides the Lord?

And who is the ROCK-

Except our God?” Psalm 18:31

WHEN life attacks us=

When people attack us-

When our situation

Is especially shaky

Or when our FAITH

Is faltering

That is when we NEED

Our ROCK=that is

When we need OUR LORD

“He lifted me-

Out of the slimy pit-

Out of the mud

And mire

He set my feet

ON A ROCK-

And gave me

A firm place to stand” Psalm 40:2

“Therefore everyone who hears

These words of mine-

And puts them into practice

Is like a wise man

Who built his house

ON THE ROCK” Matthew 7:24

When we are WEAK=when

This world is attacking us=

We need the RESILIENT PRESENCE

And strength of the Lord

We need the ROCK strong strength

Of the Lord=

LEANING on my ROCK=

Yesterday-today-and every day

FOR ALL OF ETERNITY

In Jesus' name=and in the name of our FOREVER SOLID and stable FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

10-24-20

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

LET'S BUILD A WORLD TOGETHER

 

DECEMBER 2^nd, 2012

LET’S BUILD A WORLD TOGETHER

Let’s build

Something together

Let’s build

A world

That we can all live in

Let’s build a world

That we can all

Have a hope and a dream

Let’s build a world

That we

Don’t have to worry

About

Getting killed

Over our religion

Let’s build a world together

Let’s build a world

That we

Don’t have to worry

About

Getting killed

Over our race or color

Let’s build a world together

Let’s build a world

That we

Don’t have to worry

About getting killed

Over our sexual preference

Let’s build a world together

Let’s build a world together

On love

On peace

On seeing

One another’s needs

Let’s build a world together

Let’s build a world together

Robert P. Wallman

6-26-06

Ps “And I tell you that you are Peter

And on this rock I will BUILD my church

And the gates of Hades will not overcome it” Matthew 16:18

“Now I commit you to God

And to the word of his grace

Which can BUILD you up and give you an inheritance

Among all those who are sanctified” Acts 20:32

“Therefore encourage one another

And BUILD each other up

Just as in fact you are doing” 1 Thessalonians5:11

7-22-2019

IN EVERY DAY=AND IN EVERY WAY

 

IN EVERY DAY=AND IN EVERY WAY

Our Lord=Our God

COMES to us=

Every day=and in EVERY WAY

That he can

Jesus is our template=

He is our MODEL=

He is our example=

He is OUR WAY

“........we should grow

In EVERY WAY into him=

Who is the head=Christ.......” Ephesians 4;15

It is the SMALL THINGS

In life=that add up

To make us

WHO WE ARE

The prayers we say EVERY DAY=

The bible readings=

We do every day-

The ROSARIES that we say each day

The small things

ADD UP

To make us the

WHOLE PERSON

That we are=

The whole person

That we BECOME

We have CHOICES

To make in this life

We can CHOOSE

Not to make

That negative remark

We can change=and ADOPT

A MORE POSITIVE position

A more positive attitude=about life

And ABOUT OTHERS

I n EVERY DAY-and-

IN EVERY WAY

Our Jesus=our Lord

COMES TO US

“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

“OUR DAYS-

May come to seventy years=

Or eighty-

IF our strength endures........” Psalm 90:10

However LONG-our lives last

We can spend them

With the LORD

We can spend OUR DAY

With the Lord=

No matter what we are doing

No matter

What OUR WAYS ARE

“........a voice of one calling

In the wilderness=

'Prepare the WAY

Of the Lord=

Make straight paths for him'” Matthew 3:3

“........By a new and LIVING WAY

Opened for us

Through the curtain

That is=his body” Hebrews 10:20

Make a meal for a sick NEIGHBOR=

Tell the bus driver

What a GREAT JOB he is doing

We GROW IN CHRIST=

Through a lot of small WAYS-

Through a lot of

SMALL CHOICES=every day

CHOOSE Christ's way-

Choose to FOLLOW his example=

Every day=and IN EVERY WAY=

EVERY SINGLE DAY!=of your life

In the name of Jesus=and our ALWAYS LOVING and FORGIVING=God the FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

10-23-20

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

THE LOVELIEST WORDS

 

THE LOVELIEST WORDS

What about you

Are you like me

Are you longing to hear

The loveliest words

This side of paradise

I am

For I was hungry

And you gave me

Something to eat

But when Lord

When did I do this

For I was thirsty

And you gave me

Something to drink

But when Lord

When did I do this

For I was naked

And you gave me

Something to wear

But when Lord

When

When I was sick

You nursed me

When I was in prison

You visited me

But when Lord

When

And the Lord will reply

“Whatsoever you did to the least of my brothers

That you did unto me” Matthew 25:40

And then you will hear the loveliest words this side of paradise

“Well done good and faithful servant” Matthew 25:21

Robert P. Wallman

2-11-11

SEEING JESUS IN YOU

SEEING JESUS IN YOU

For the last eight months=it

Has been DIFFICULT to go to Church

Every weekend=let alone

Every day

I MISS seeing the FACE OF GOD

In CHURCH=and in

My brothers and sisters=IN CHRIST

This Corona virus=this pandemic

Has CREATED some

Important issues

For people of God =

Some very difficult issues

“Lord-this is the people-

That LONG to see your FACE” Psalm 24:6

One thing for sure=some day=

SOME WAY= we will all

Be able to WORSHIP

In CHURCH again=

With our brothers and sisters

But until that happens-

We watch Church on television=

On the computer=and we can

SEE THE FACE OF JESUS

In everyone of us

Seeing the face of Jesus

In our FAMILY=in our FRIENDS=

And even in those HARD WORKERS

In our stores=and our EMERGENCY

FRONT-line workers

We can also FIND JESUS

When we look in the mirror=

Looking back at us=

Jesus is in all of US!

SEEING THE FACE

Of Jesus-

In everyone of us

And in OURSELVES

“Look to the Lord

And his strength=

SEEK HIS FACE always” 1 Chronicles 16:11

“My heart says of you-

'SEEK HIS FACE'

Your face Lord=I seek” Psalm 27:8

“Therefore I have

Set my FACE LIKE FLINT

And I know-

I will not

Be put to shame” Isaiah 50:7

Dear Lord=we KNOW

That you love us

We pray that

We never take our CHURCH

Or our lives for granted

We pray that we will

Always SEEK YOUR FACE

In all people-

Including our very own selves

“But if from there

YOU SEEK-

The Lord your God

You will find him

If you SEEK him

With all your heart

And with all your soul” Deuteronomy 4:29

“I SEEK YOU

With all my heart=

Do not let me stray

From your commands” Psalm 119:10

Dear Lord=I love you

With ALL of my heart=and

All of my soul=I SEEK

To love all others that way too

Dear Lord=I SEEK to see Jesus

In all others=including myself

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our FOREVER LOVING FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

10-22-20

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

THE JOURNEY

JULY 8^th, 2012

THE JOURNEY

The journey

Is long

The journey

Is never-ending

The journey

To find God

Is mind altering

Is mind bending

The journey

Takes you to places

That

You don’t really want to go

The journey

Reveals to you

Parts of your self

That

You don’t really

Want to know

But through it all

God continues to care

Through it all

God continues

To be fair

Because

God loves you

At all times

And if you keep searching

He’ll work with you

Until at times

You feel sublime

For me

The search

Has carried with it

Much pain

Both physical and emotional

But for every loss

God has given me

A little gain

The journey

Is long

The journey

Is never-ending

The journey

To find God

Is mind altering

It is

Mind bending

But please

Do not give up

On your journey

Or on yourself

Your journey

It is well worth it

In the end

Robert P. Wallman

6-27-06

Ps “My soul FINDS rest in God alone

My salvation comes from him” Psalm 62:1

“For everyone who asks receives

He who seek FINDS

And to him who knocks

The door will be opened” Matthew 7:8

“It will be good for those servants

Whose master FINDS them watching

When he comes” Luke 12:37

GROWING WITH GOD!

 

GROWING WITH GOD!

Do you want

To GROW?

Do you want

YOUR INNER SELF

To be full of INTEGRITY?

GROW WITH GOD!

“........be strengthened

With power

Through his SPIRIT

In the INNER SELF........” Ephesians 3:16

Often times-we look

To others to SHORE us up=

To help us grow=sometimes it helps

But we really NEED to GWOW

With God for a LASTING

And WORTHWHILE GROWTH

The New Testament REVEALS

Jesus to us=He gives us

THE LIFE OF FAITH=for

Our own soul growth-

GROWING WITH GOD!

Our INNER LIFE

Grows and strengthens

UNTIL it flourishes for

And with OUR GOD

I know I would NOT

Have survived the

Health battles I have had

Without God

I know I wouldn't have

DEVELOPED the inner self and

CHARACTER that I have

Without my GROWTH IN GOD

GROWING WITH GOD!

“Dishonest money dwindles away-

But whoever gathers money-

Little by little

MAKES IT GROW” Proverbs 13:11

“AND JESUS GREW

In wisdom and stature

With God and man” Luke 2:52

“I planted the seed=

Apollos watered it-but God has

Been MAKING IT GROW” 1 Corinthians 3:6

WITHOUT God in my life-

On a daily basis-

I would never have grown

INTO the person

I have grown into

I HOPE I have

Grown into a KIND-caring-

CHRISTIAN MAN=who cares

For every living being

In this world

I have become PROUD

Who I have

Turned out to be

In my INNER SELF

NONE of us can

Do this on our own=

But we can

GROW WITH GOD

And with each other

And “Accomplish far more

Than all we ask

Or imagine” Ephesians 3:20

“So the churches

Were strengthened in the faith

AND GREW DAILY

In numbers” Acts 16:5

We can all DEVELOP

Our own INNER SELF

When we=GROW WITH GOD

Dear Lord=I pray=we PRAY

That you can be PRESENT

In every human being

And DEVELOP them

Into a good Christian person

Because of you=

GROWING WITH GOD!

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our ALWAYS NURTURING FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

10-21-20

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

RAINBOW

 

AUGUST 30th, 2012

RAINBOW

Been searching everywhere

Been searching

All over the world

They say the hardest place

To find the rainbow

Is also the easiest

That is because

The rainbow is inside of you

Looking looking

Where is the rainbow

Looking looking everywhere

Where is the rainbow

The rainbow

Is inside of you

Been searching everywhere

Been searching

All over the world

They say

The hardest place to find that rainbow

Is also the easiest

That is because

The rainbow

Is inside of you

Looking looking everywhere

You forgot the easiest spot

That rainbow

Is inside of you

That rainbow IS INSIDE OF YOU

Robert P. Wallman

4-13-06

Ps The RAINBOW is the sign of God’s covenant with Noah

“And GOD said, “this is the sign of the covenant I am making

Between me and you AND EVERY LIVING CREATURE with you

A covenant for ALL generations to come:

I have set my RAINBOW in the clouds and it will be

The sign of the covenant between me and the earth

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the RAINBOW appears

In the clouds---I will remember my covenant between me and you

AND ALL LIVING CREATURES of every kind

NEVER AGAIN will the waters become a flood to destroy all life

Whenever the RAINBOW appears in the clouds

I will see it and REMEMBER the everlasting covenant

Between GOD and ALL living creatures of every kind on the earth”

Genesis 9:12-16

IN OUR MIDST

 

IN OUR MIDST

What if our LIVING GOD-

JESUS=was walking in

The streets and towns

Of our very CITIES

In today's world?

Would our BEHAVIOR be any different?

I would HOPE so=How

Embarrassing it would be

If HE could see

The way=we actually behave

The way

THAT WE THINK

But he does SEE US=

He does see the

VERY THOUGHTS=of

And in our MINDS

“Shout with exultation........

For great in YOUR MIDST

Is the Holy One of Israel” Isaiah 12:6

What IF Jesus was in our midst?

What if he

Walked our shopping markets?

What if he

Could see us in our CHURCHES?

What if he

Walked SIDE BY SIDE

With us=at our job?

Oh the language=

He would hear=

Oh the behavior

He would see

But he does see and hear

IT ALL every day=

He is LIVING in our hearts=

He is living

In our minds=

HE KNOWS

Exactly what is going on

HE IS IN OUR MIDST!

He is living

In the here and now

He knows just

What is going on

He is in our HEARTS

And minds=

He is IN OUR MIDST

“And you-my son Solomon-

Acknowledge the God

Of your father

And serve him

With wholehearted devotion=

And with

A WILLING MIND

For the Lord

Searches every HEART

And understands

Every desire and thought” 1 Chronicles 28:9

“Test me Lord

And try me=

EXAMINE MY HEART

And my MIND” Psalm 26:2

HOW would our lives be different=

If we=

LIVED every moment

With the awareness

That Jesus is PRESENT

With us?

Our Holy loving God=

Our HOLY loving One

Is really in our MIDST

Right here-right now

He SHOULD BE on our MINDS=

If he Isn't

“Finally brothers and sisters=REJOICE!

Strive for full restoration-

Encourage one another-

Be of ONE MIND-

Live in peace

And the GOD of love and peace-

Will be with you” 2 Corinthians 13:11

ON the most ordinary

Of days=

IN the most routine

Of activities=

Our God is with us

He is=IN OUR MIDST!

In the name of Jesus=and of OUR EVER PRESENT HOLY LIVING FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

10-20-20

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

WITHOUT CHRIST

 

OCTOBER 27^th, 2012

WITHOUT CHRIST

As Jesus

Got closer and closer

To his destiny

And his teaching

Got harder and harder

Many of his disciples

Walked away

I wonder

If they lived

Happy and fulfilled lives

I wonder

If they found solace

In money

If that replaced our Lord

I wonder

If they found happiness

In being accepted by society

If that replaced

The teaching of our Lord

Dear God

Please help us

To always be

Like Saint Peter who said

“To whom shall we go Lord

You have the words

Of everlasting life”

If we left our Lord

Where would we go

For truth

If we left our Lord

Would we still live

By the golden rule

And what about death

How could we face death

Without God and Christ in our lives

Our Lord

Is our model

He is

Our standard for living

Of course

We will come up short

If we compare ourselves

To our Lord

But death

Will be our loveliest moment

Because

Our Lord did indeed

Possess the words of eternal life

Lord

We ask you for the courage

To never run away

From you

And be

Like Saint Francis and say

“Welcome Sister Death”

For with Christ

We are never lost

Robert P. Wallman

2-15-11

Ps Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

COMING TO US DAILY AND FOREVER

 

COMING TO US DAILY AND FOREVER

Today=Jesus ENCOURAGES US

To be vigilant=

He urges us

To be alert=and ATTENTIVE

For what?

For Jesus himself

IS COMING

Jesus comes to us DAILY

And again=

At the END OF TIME

“BLESSED are those servants

Whom the master

FINDS VIGILANT

On his arrival” Luke 12:35

Jesus comes to us DAILY

In many different ways

In Church=in prayer

And when we

READ OUR BIBLE

He comes to us

In the BEAUTIFULLY COLORED

Autumn leaves=

He comes to us

In the KINDNESS

Of a stranger

A needy neighbor=

The smile of a CHILD=

And in a SCRIPTURE VERSE

He comes to us daily=

He comes to us now=

And FOREVER=until

THE END OF TIME

“The Lord REIGNS FOREVER=

He has established

His throne for judgment” Psalm 9:7

“But you Lord-

Are FOREVER EXALTED” Psalm 92:8

“And I will

Ask the Father

And he will give you

Another ADVOCATE

To help you-and be

With you FOREVER-

The Spirit of truth” John 14;16-17

YES the Spirit of TRUTH

Will come to us DAILY=

In prayer=

And lives with us=NOW

And forever=

UNTIL the end of TIME

We are BLESSED because

Our God

Comes to us DAILY

We are blessed to be

ON THE RIGHT PATH

And vigilant towards

God=leading us

Towards Jesus=

Towards the RIGHT DIRECTION

Is Jesus in your life

DAILY?=If so

You are BLESSED to live

FOREVER IN GOD

“BLESSED are all

Who take refuge in him” Psalm 2:12

“BLESSED is he

Who come in the name

Of the Lord

From the house of the Lord

WE BLESS YOU” Psalm 118:26

READ the word of God daily=

Let Jesus come to you

EVERY DAY=until

The END OF TIME

Forever in Jesus' and in the FATHER'S NAME

Robert P. Wallman

10-19-20

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

PURE LOVE!

 

OCTOBER 25^th, 2012

PURE LOVE

Pure love

Unencumbered

Pure love

Is what

It as all about

If you have

Pure love

For God

And for

Everyone else

You have

The secret to happiness

The secret to life

Pure love

Unencumbered

Pure love

Is what

It is all about

Pure love

Is all that matters

Finding love

Is what life

Is all about

Robert P. Wallman

6-19-06

Ps “Finally brothers-whatever is true

Whatever is noble-whatever is right

WHATEVER IS PURE-whatever is lovely

Whatever is admirable

If anything is excellent or praiseworthy

Think about such things

Whatever you have learned or received

Or heard from me

Or seen in me-put into practice

And the GOD OF PEACE will be with you” Philippians 4:8-9

“To the PURE-ALL things are PURE

But to those who are corrupted

And do not believe

Nothing is PURE

In fact

Both their minds and consciences are corrupted” Titus 3:15

A MAN CALLED LUKE!

 

A MAN CALLED LUKE

He is

The only Gentile writer

Among the 72 books of the Bible

He was

A Greek physician by trade

A disciple of Saint Paul

And his books include

The Gospel of Saint Luke

And the Acts of the Apostles

The Gospel of Saint Luke was once called

“The loveliest book in the world”

Or/and “The most beautiful book ever written”

Luke’s Gospel is considered the Gospel of women

Because of Jesus’ passion to the women of Jerusalem

Because of its emphasis

On Mary---the birth of Jesus---

Her visit to her cousin Elizabeth

Mary’s prayer of glorification to the Lord

And her acceptance of God’s mission

From the angel without hesitation

“I am the Lord’s servant,”

Said Mary to the angel

“Let it be done to me according to your word”

Luke knew

That then, as now,

We don’t understand this notion

Of God’s unconditional love

For us

We just don’t understand

The heart of God

So Luke

Gives us an historical account of Jesus’ life

He teaches us

About Jesus’ humanity

He teaches us about Jesus’ public ministry

Through his perfect compassion and forgiveness

Through stories like

The Good Samaritan, The Lost ( “Prodigal ) Son

And the rich man and Lazarus

Jesus understands our weakness

So says Luke

Jesus understands our temptations and our trials

So says Luke

He came to save both Jew and Gentile

So says our Saint Luke

He came for both the outcasts and the accepted

He came

To save both the poor and the rich

He came for

Both men and women

He came for

The free and the oppressed

He came for

Each and every one of us

So says

A man called Luke

In “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER WRITTEN”

Go ahead and read

The book written by a physician and a gentile

A book written by

A MAN CALLED LUKE

Robert P. Wallman

4-30-11

10-18-14

10-19-15

10-18-16

10-17 & 18-18 and 4-30-2019

10-17-2019

10-18-2020

CHOICES IN LIFE

 

CHOICES IN LIFE

Life is nothing

IF but a life of choices

Where are we going to school?

Who will I marry/or will I marry at all?

What will be my career path?

And on and on and on

But the one choice

That is most important is:

WILL I believe in God?

Will I believe in

THE CHRIST CHILD-and-

Will I believe in LIFE EVERLASTING

with them?

“We saw his star

….....

And have come to pay him homage” Matthew 2:2

That was the CHOICE

Of the three kings-the MAGI

But what is your choice?

What is mine?

CHOOSE God and Jesus

Choose life

CHOOSE the GOODNESS in this world

You see

As SURE as I am sitting here

Writing this

That is how sure I am

That God is ALIVE

That is how sure I am

That Jesus Christ-is the MESSIAH-

The SON OF GOD

Just as SURE as

I am sitting here

You see-I was given up

For dead-WHEN I was 22

I had come to the end

Of what medical science could do

PRAISE God-PRAISE JESUS CHRIST-

LIVE a life of love and GOODNESS

That is what I will do-or attempt to do

UNTIL the end of time

That is MY CHOICE

And that is what I CHOOSE

To do-out of my LOVE FOR GOD

And out of my love

FOR ALL OF MANKIND

(Just as Jesus taught me to do)

“But if SERVING the Lord

Seems undesirable to you

Then CHOOSE for yourselves

This day

Whom you will choose

….....

But as for me

And my household

WE WILL SERVE THE LORD” Joshua 24:15

I was BROUGHT UP

On God

From the time

I was an infant

I thank God and Jesus

I thank MY PARENTS

I will FOLLOW GOD and Jesus

UNTIL the end of time

“You did NOT choose me

But I chose you

And appointed you

So that you might go

And bear fruit-

FRUIT that will last

So that whatever you ask

In my name

The FATHER will give you

This is my command

LOVE EACH OTHER” John 15:16

Jesus was a polarizing figure

EVEN in his time

You either LOVED HIM

And would give up your life

For him

Or like King Herod

You tried to KILL-or discredit

THE NEWBORN KING

You only get ONE LIFE

And it is too important

To be on the wrong side of this

DON'T BE like King Herod

Don't choose evil

Don't choose to be self-serving

Like many of our men and women

In today's world

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

CHOOSE God-Choose Jesus-

CHOOSE LIFE

THIS is the ONLY CHOICE

That really matters

In today's world

Robert P. Wallman

1-02-16

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

TROOPERS OF LOVE

 

OCTOBER 24^th, 2012

TROOPERS OF LOVE

Are you ready

You better be

Because ready or not

Here we come

We are troopers of love

Don’t worry about the flanks

Because we’re hitting you head on

Right in the heart

Because we’re troopers of love

Don’t worry

About how many bullets

That you have

No matter how many

You can’t kill us

You can’t kill us

Because

We are troopers of love

Are you ready

You better be

Because ready or not

Here we come

We are

We are

Troopers of love

Robert p. Wallman

6-19-06

Ps “For great is your LOVE-higher than the heavens

Your faithfulness reaches to the sky” Psalm 108:4

“Hatred stirs up dissension

But LOVE covers over all wrongs” Proverbs 10:12

“And hope does not disappoint us

Because God has poured out his LOVE

Into our hearts by the HOLY SPIRIT

Whom he has given us” Romans 5:5

WE ARE ONE!

 

WE ARE ONE!

The last I read=

There are 35 or 40 THOUSAND

Christian Churches

In the world

Jesus was ONE ENTITY=

He came to make -

A CULTURE OF LOVE=for all

Of humanity

We have become MORE about

WHO is right=and who is wrong=

Rather than FOCUSING on BUILDING a

CULTURE OF LOVE

For the entire world

WE ARE ONE!

“Paul-Silvanus-and Timothy=

To the CHURCH

Of the Thessalonians

In God the Father

And the Lord-Jesus Christ=

GRACE to you and peace” 1 Thessalonians 1:1

We are ALL in this TOGETHER=

And we need to be

Focusing on love for God=

And on love for ONE ANOTHER

We need=all of us=to be

In the RIGHT PLACE

We all need help

We-all-can give help

We are all=ALL=

In this together

I wish we could all

Act more like it

WE ARE ONE!

We need to be

UNIFIED IN CHRIST!=

We need to build UNITY

Religiously=politically=in every

Which way

“How good and pleasant

It is-when God's people

LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY” Psalm 133:1

“Make every effort

To keep the UNITY

Of the SPIRIT=

Through the bond of peace” Ephesians 4:3

“........until we all

REACH UNITY in the faith-

And in the knowledge

Of the Son of God

And becoming mature

According to the whole measure

Of Jesus Christ” Ephesians 4:13

I would love to SEE

ONESNESS in God=

UNITY in Christ

Come back into the world

I would love to see

A oneness=

BASED ON LOVING God

Based on-

Loving our NEIGHBOR=

Forgiving 70 x 7

And the LIVING of the BEATITUDES

We are ONE in God

The FATHER=

We are ONE IN JESUS CHRIST

“And over all these virtues

Put on love

Which binds them

All together=IN PERFECT UNITY” Colossians 3:14

At this time=I AM REMINDED

Os something=my mom

Used to say

“LOVE draws a circle=and

Pulls people IN=and hate draw

A circle=and pushes people out”

You are ALL IN MY CIRCLE OF LOVE=

WE ARE ONE!

In Jesus' name and=In the name of our HOLY LOVING FATHER GOD=who loves us all

Robert P. Wallman

10-17-20

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

YOU ARE MY ROCK

 

OCTOBER 23^rd, 2012

YOU ARE MY ROCK

Lord-you are my rock

You are my heart

You are

My soul

For you

I don’t mind

Being a fool

For you

I don’t mind

Being kind

I don’t mind

Being obedient

I don’t mind

Doing anything

As long as

It is for you

Lord-you are my rock

You are my heart

You are

My soul

For you

I don’t mind

Being a fool

You are my rock

You are my rock

Robert P. Wallman

6-27-06

Ps “He is the ROCK-his works are perfect

And ALL his ways are just

A faithful God who does no wrong

Upright and just is he” Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Lord is my ROCK-my fortress and deliverer

My God is my ROCK-in whom shall I take refuge

He is my shield and the horn of my salvation-my stronghold” Psalm 18:2

“They were all baptized into Moses

In the cloud and in the sea

They all drank the same spiritual food

And drank the same spiritual drink

For they drank from the spiritual ROCK

That accompanied them

And that ROCK WAS CHRIST” 1 Corinthians 10-2-4

SEEING THE BEAUTY OF GOD!

SEEING THE BEAUTY OF GOD!

Many of us

Have EYE PROBLEMS=

Many of us cannot

SEE the BEAUTY OF GOD

In others=and in this world

It doesn't take a lot

To see the beauty of God

In this world

The crisp golden sun=the BRIGHT

BLUE water of a lake or a sea=

A NEWBORN BABY=

And the KINDNESS of others

To name a few

SEEING THE BEAUTY OF GOD!

“May the EYES of your hearts

Be enlightened=

That you may know

What is THE HOPE

That belongs to his call........” Ephesians 1:18

Many of us have

Eye problems=

Due to eye problems

We cannot see everything

But many of US

NEED a spiritual eye DOCTOR=

To see

THE BEAUTY OF GOD!

When we are TUNED IN

To G0D=when we are

PRAYING AND READING the bible

We can SEE

The beauty of God

In this world

“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

“Your eyes

Will see the king

IN HIS BEAUTY

And view a land

That stretches afar” Isaiah 33:17

“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

Yet we have to

ASK ourselves some questions

What are the EYES

Of my heart seeing?

WHERE is my gaze fixed?

Could our SPIRITUAL VISION

Become clearer?-

If we BELIEVED God-

To be our SPIRITUAL DOCTOR?

Seeing the BEAUTY OF GOD=

Seeing what is BEAUTIFUL

In this world

“Aware of this Jesus

Said to them=

'Why are you bothering

This woman? She has done

A BEAUTIFUL THING TO ME=

The poor you will always have with you-

But you will NOT

Always have me'” Matthew 26:10-11

Dear Lord=please FORGIVE US=

For NOT seeing your BEAUTY

When you were in this world

HELP US to see now=YOUR BEAUTY

In this world

SEEING THE BEAUTY OF GOD!

In Jesus' name=and in the name of OUR ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman=

10-16-20

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

A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES

 

OCTOBER 21^st, 2012

A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES

Life is living

Life is dying

Life is caring

Life is sharing

But most of all

Life is

A lifetime of memories

Make a memory

Make a life

Make a family

Take a wife

Raise a family

Life is

A lifetime of memories

Hug your child

Give them love

Try to make them happy

If you can

Life is caring

Life is sharing

Life is a lifetime of memories

Trouble will come

Trouble will follow

Stand together

No matter

What the weather

You can make it

Life is caring

Life is sharing

Life is

A lifetime of memories

Life is

Sharing the happy times

Life is

Sharing the sad times too

Life is caring

Life is sharing

Life is

A lifetime of memories

Life is

A lifetime of memories

Robert P. Wallman

5-20-06

Ps “God gave us MEMORY so we can have roses in December”

anonymous author

“For whoever finds me-finds LIFE

And receives favor from the Lord” Proverbs 8:35

“As a prisoner for the Lord I urge you to live

A LIFE worthy of the calling you have received” Ephesians 4:1

FROM HIS HEART!

 

FROM HIS HEART!

The importance of

JESUS' MERCY is as important today-

As it was some 2,000 years ago=

MAYBE MORESO

His mercy is INFINITE=and GOD KNOWS

We really need it

Right now

From his HEART flows

Three inexhaustible STREAMS

Of divine MERCY-

CHARITY-and LOVE

“Do NOT be afraid” Luke 12:7

That is right=DO NOT

BE AFRAID=God has us

Right where we need to be=

TOTALLY DEPENDENT on him

And his mercy=in this totally

Crazy mixed-up world

From his HEART=

Flow an inexhaustible SOURCE

Of love=mercy and charity

For us

“Hear O Israel=the Lord

Our God=

The Lord is ONE

Love the Lord your God

With all your HEART=

And with all your soul=

And with all your strength” Deuteronomy 6:4-5

“Take delight in the Lord=

And he will give you

The desires of your HEART” Psalm 37:4

“Bind them on your fingers=

Write them on the tablet

OF YOUR HEART” Proverbs 7:3

Jesus' heart has a

NEVER ENDING

SUPPLY of MERCY for us=

Jesus' heart has a

Never ending-

Supply of FORGIVENESS for us

Today we CELEBRATE a

17^th century FRENCH NUN=

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

The MESSAGE he Lord

Gave to her=almost 300

Years ago

Was to DEVOTE YOURSELF

To the SACRED HEART of Jesus=

It is as IMPORTANT today

As it was back then

There is so much

To FEAR in today's world=

But if we DEVOTE OURSELVES

To the MERCY OF OF God

To the mercy of Jesus=

We cannot go wrong

TRUST your life to GOD'S HEART=

To Jesus' heart=

FROM HIS HEART=flows

All the MERCY that we need

“For it is

WITH YOUR HEART=you believe

And are justified

And it is

With your mouth

That you profess your faith

And are saved” Romans 10;10

In the 20^th century=there

Was ANOTHER NUN who revealed

The critical message

OF GOD'S INFINITE MERCY

Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)

BELIEVE in God and Jesus

Believe in THE FAMILY

Do NOT be afraid

It is from HIS=JESUS' HEART

All life flows

TAKE THE CURE!

For what ails you

In Jesus' name=and in the name of our EVER MERCIFUL FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

10-15-20

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

FOR A REASON

 

OCTOBER 20^th, 2012

FOR A REASON

I live

For a reason

I love

For a reason

I eat

For a reason

I sleep

For a reason

Everything in my life

Is for a reason

It is a reason

That we live

It is a reason

That we die

And it is not always

Up to us

To know the reason why

The reason is God’s

And God’s alone

What is up to us

Is just to have faith

And follow the road

Wherever it leads

I live

For a reason

I love

For a reason

And when my time is up

And it is my time to die

The reason will be God’s alone

My whole life (and death)

Will be his reason (God’s)

Robert p. Wallman

4-13-06

Ps “Come now, let us REASON together

Says the Lord

Though your sins are scarlet

They will be as white as snow

Though they are red as crimson

They shall be like wool” Isaiah 1:18

“But in your hearts

Set apart Christ as Lord

Always be prepared to give an answer

To everyone who asks you to give the REASON

For the HOPE that you have

But do this with gentleness and respect” 1 Peter 3:15