JOURNAL/DO YOU KNOW THE TEACHER
“There was a man of the Pharisees-named Nicodemus-a ruler of the Jews:
The SAME came to Jesus by night-and said unto him-Rabbi-WE KNOW that thou art a teacher come from God:-for NO MAN can do these MIRACLES that thou doest-except GOD BE WITH HIM” John 3:2
Dear Lord-we PRAY-you know that we live in an UPSIDE down world-and it easy for us to get our priorities turned around-HELP US to ALWAYS KNOW your teachings and what is RIGHT and to KEEP GOD and FAMILY FIRST
HELP US to always KNOW that it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in your LOVE for us-and a GREAT
DAY to know you-the TRUEST TEACHER of us all
DO YOU KNOW THE TEACHER?
Once upon a time
There was a banquet
Among those in attendance
Was the GREAT character actor-Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton was a great actor
Among his roles
Was The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Also among the attendees
Was a well known Catholic priest
Who did not hear so well
Mr. Laughton was called upon
To speak some words
And he recited
The 23rd psalm
In and with a great actor's stage presence
“The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want”........
All the way to its conclusion
“And I will dwell
In the house of the Lord forever”
The room was amazed
And stunned
At how well-Mr. Laughton
Recited the poem
Immediately thereafter
The priest was called up
For the invocation-the opening prayer
The great priest
Who hadn't heard a word of Mr. Laughton's recital
Begins with.....
“The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want........”
And proceeded all the way
To the end
At the end of the evening
The MC apologized
To Mr. Laughton-explaining to him
That the priest didn't hear so well
Mr Laughton simply responded:
“That' OK-I KNOW the psalm
But he KNOWS the teacher”
Dear friends
Do you know our teacher
OUR GOD
As expressed by HIS SON-Jesus Christ
Walking this earth
“IF you are pleased with me
Teach me your ways
So I may know you
And continue to find favor
With you
Remember that this nation
IS your people” Exodus 33:13
LOVE-FORGIVENESS-KINDNESS
WHERE have you gone
In this country
Where have you gone
In our world
“Teach them to your CHILDREN
And to there children after them” Deuteronomy 4:9
And we should always remember
NO STUDENT is above his teacher
“The disciple
Is not above his master
Nor the servant
Above the Lord” Matthew 10:24
Like Charles Laughton and the famous priest
We MAY know the qualities
LOVE-FORGIVENESS-KINDNESS
BUT he lived them
HE IS THEM
We KNOW the teacher
BUT JESUS CHRIST IS THE TEACHER
Robert P. Wallman
August 11th, 2014
Ps at SKY LAKE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
9-13-14 and 10-8-9-2020
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