FINDING THE STRENGTH=TO GO ON

 

FINDING THE STRENGTH=TO GO ON

Life is tough=and sometimes

It seems=to deal us=a series

Of endless BODY BLOWS

That is the case=

With our world right now=

With the CORONA VIRUS=and all

That is going on

But we have to-

FIND OUR STRENGTH=

In the Lord=we have to KEEP

Going on=we have to

Keep moving FORWARD

With our lives

“Let your hearts take comfort-

All who HOPE

In the Lord” Psalm 31:25

Every day=when I get up

I pray for STRENGTH

From the Lord

I pray for

THE STRENGTH

To deal with

Whatever unknown CHALLENGES-

May come my way

FINING THE STRENGTH

To go on=

Finding the strength

To deal with

Whatever we MAY have to

“It is God

Who arms me WITH STRENGTH

And keeps=my way secure” 2 Samuel 22:33

“God is our refuge

And STRENGTH=

An ever present help

In trouble” Psalm 46:3

“........but those who HOPE

In the Lord

Will renew their STRENGTH

They will soar=

On wings like eagles

They will run

And not grow weary

They will walk

And not be faint” Isaiah 40:31

We all face

The PHYSICAL CHALLENGE

Of storms in life

We face physical challenges-

We face financial challenges-

And we face=MANY INTERPERSONAL CHALLENGES

Challenges of families-colleagues-

Children=and WHATEVER life

May bring us

FINDING THE STRENGTH

To go on=in life

“For the foolishness of God

Is wiser=than human wisdom

And the weaknesses of God

Is stronger=

THAN HUMAN STRENGTH” 1 Corinthians 1:25

Our ONLY SOURCE of strength

Is the Lord=

He is our only hope

That ALLOWS us to go on

Keep the GOSPEL

Of our Lord-CLOSE to your heart

In FINDING THE STRENGTH-

To keep moving forward

“........and once made perfect

He became the SOURCE

Of eternal salvation-

For all who obey him” Hebrews 5:9

FIND YOUR STRENGTH and courage

In the Lord=take HEART

And keep MOVING FORWARD

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

Robert P. Wallman

1-31-21

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

SIGNS OF HOPE

 

SIGNS OF HOPE

We all know God

We all know Jesus-

His life-and his gospel message

Are signs of HOPE

For us all

But have you thought of

A plow as a

SIGN OF HOPE

As a valuable symbol

Of the spiritual life

“Jesus said,

'No one

Who sets a hand to the PLOW

Looks to what was

Left behind

Is fit

For the kingdom of God'” Luke 9:62

The PLOW

Is a sign of hope

The first step

For preparing

The ground for a

New crop

Just as we MOVE FORWARD

In our lives

Our next step

Is the preparing of HOW

In our lives

“The Lord

Makes FIRM the steps

Of the one

Who delights in him” Psalm 37:23

“A person's steps

Are DIRECTED by the Lord

How then can anyone

Understand their own way?” Proverbs 20:24

SIGNS OF HOPE

Given to us by God

“To this-

You were CALLED

Because Christ suffered for you

Leaving you an example

That you should FOLLOW

In his steps” 1 Peter 2:21

Get out your plows

Move forward with your lives-

PLANT signs of hope

For yourself-and for others

Sometimes weeds and briars

Threaten our good works

And the good works of GOD

But GOD'S GRACE

Just like the plow

Can UPROOT the weeds

And still allow us

To be productive

Jesus says:

“DO NOT look backwards,”

But continue to look forward

THROUGH the grace of God

Plow ahead with grace

With the Lord LEADING US

“WHY my soul

Are you downcast?

Why so disturbed

Within me?

Put your HOPE in God

For I will yet

PRAISE HIM

My SAVIOR-and my God” Psalm 43:5

“That is WHY

we labor and strive

Because we have PUT OUR HOPE

In the LIVING GOD

Who is the SAVIOR

Of all people

And especially of those

Who believe” 1 Timothy 4:10

CONTINUE to plow forward

I see

SIGNS OF HOPE-just up ahead-

In Jesus' name

Robert P. Wallman

6-25-16

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Father James McKarns

3-25-2019 and 1-31 and 2-01-2021

LIVING WATER

APRIL 20^th, 2012

LIVING WATER

Living water

The living water

Of God’s word

Let it flow

Through you

Let it flow

Through you

To your family

Let it flow through you

To your friends

Even let it

Flow through you

To your enemies

Living water

Let it flow

Through you

To everyone

Living water

Let it flow

All over the world

After all

Isn’t that what God’s word

Is supposed to do

Living water

Let God’s word

Flow through you

Robert P. Wallman

12-31-09 

KEEP FIGHTING IT!

 

KEEP FIGHTING IT!

I don't know about you=

But when I wake up=I feel

Like I am=going to STAY as near

To God==as close to God=

As I feel in the MORNING

But things come up=

Problems arise=we get e-mails=

We get phone calls=we get texts=

And all kinds of DISTRACTIONS

“I am telling you this

For your own benefit

NOT to impose a restraint

Upon you-but for the sake

Of propriety and adherence

To the Lord=WITHOUT DISTRACTION” 1 Corinthians 7:35

NO MATTER who we are=

No matter-

How we live

God calls out to us

To love and serve him

Without distraction=

NOT so easy is it

Not so easy=to follow the Lord

“But Martha was DISTRACTED

By all the preparations

That had to be made

She came to Jesus=and asked

'Lord don't you care

That my sister=has left me

To do the work=by myself?

Tell her to HELP ME!'” Luke 10:40

The Lord DOES CARE

About every aspect

Of our lives

But most of all

He wants us to

LOVE him enough=as to

Put the WORD of God first

FOLLOW HIM!

“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

“FOLLOW GOD'S EXAMPLE=

Therefore as dearly loved children

And walk in=

The way of love=just as=

Christ loved us

And gave himself up

For us=as a fragrant offering

And sacrifice to God” Ephesians 5:1

It is NOT so easy

To FIGHT=through

All the DISTRACTIONS

We fight every day=

And we must do it-

We must KEEP FIGHTING

The distractions

For the PRESENCE OF GOD=

Is the most important thing

In our lives=

As Martha FOUND OUT

From Jesus

SOMETIMES we have to

TUNE OUT the world

And just keep listening

For the VOICE OF GOD

KEEP FIGHTING IT!=the world

And ALL of its distractions=

Let us FOCUS ON GOD TODAY

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

Robert P. Wallman

1-30-2021

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

NOT JUST WHAT=BUT HOW

NOT JUST WHAT-BUT HOW

I think our God

Our Lord

Is the God of Surprises

Have you ever seen

A mother nursing

Her child

What a GENTLE sight

It is an INTIMATE ACT

Of human love

And that reminds me

Of the religious art

Down through the ages

Of the infant Jesus

At the Virgin Mary's breast

What a precious picture

Jesus came to us

SWEET-innocent-and dependent

On his nurturing mother

“Rather-

We were GENTLE among you

As a nursing mother

Cares for his children” 1 Thessalonians 2:7

And NOT only

Was Jesus and his mother-GENTLE-

But so is OUR GOD

“The Lord said-

'Go out-and stand

On the mountain

In the presence of

The Lord

For the Lord

Is about to pass by

Then-a great and powerful wind

Tore the mountains apart

And shattered the rocks

Before the Lord

But the Lord

Was NOT in the wind

After the wind

There was an earthquake

But the Lord

Was not in the earthquake

After the earthquake

Came a fire

But the Lord

Was NOT in the fire

And after the fire

Came a GENTLE WHISPER” 1 Kings 19:11-12

Of all the places

God could meet Elijah

It was in

THE GENTLE WHISPER

Which is a REMINDER TO ME

IF our Lord

Can be gentle with others

If our Jesus

Can be gentle with others

And they are

To be our ROLE MODELS

The least that we can be

To others-IS GENTLE

WHEN we bring

THE WORD OF God
To them

It's not only what we say

It is HOW we say it

And we should

Pass on God's WORD-God's MESSAGE

In GENTLE LOVE

Paul tells the missionaries

That this is how

The Word of God

Should be brought

WITH GENTLE-TENDER LOVE

Towards others

Speak to others

With gentle words

It is just not

What we bring

To the table

But HOW we bring it

“A gentle answer

Turns away wrath

But a harsh word-

Stirs up anger” Proverbs 15:1

“WHAT do you prefer?

Shall I come to you

With a rod of discipline?

Or shall I come in LOVE

With a GENTLE spirit?” 1 Corinthians 4:21

I know what I prefer

How about you?

Dear Lord-I pray-WE PRAY

That you place your words

On our tongue-and that we always

BE GENTILE AND LOVING

In bringing your word

To others

Robert P. Wallman

8-24-15

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

1-30-31-2021 

A GRATEFUL HEART

 

JANUARY 30^th, 2012

A GRATEFUL HEART

Oh Lord

You who

Have given us

So much

Give us one thing more

The gift

Of a grateful heart

In the Bible

Jesus tells us the story

Of how

He healed the ten lepers

One came back to thank him

What about us

Are we like the one

Or

Are we like the other nine

All we have

In this world

Comes from God

All we are

All we can ever become

Depends on God

What about us

Are we unreal

Are we selfish

Are we proud and arrogant

Dear Lord

Please help us
To always be

Like the one leper

Who

Came back and said thank you

So finally Lord

We pray

You who have

Given us so much

Give us one thing more

The gift

Of a grateful heart

Robert P. Wallman

4-28-10

GOD REJOICES!

 

GOD REJOICES!

Are you a person

OF FAITH-in God?

Are you a person

Of faith in OUR LORD Jesus?

If so=the Holy Father God=

And Jesus=REJOICE in you=

They LOVE a person with FAITH

They love a person=

Who has FAITH=who keeps on going

Even when=

The TRIALS are great

If you are ONE

Who is keeping on going=

In terribly tough times=

God & Jesus rejoice in you=

GOD REJOICES!

“Then he asked them=

'WHY are you so terrified?=

Do you not yet=HAVE FAITH?'” Mark 4:40

Today the disciples' faith

Is TESTED=as they go about

In the boat=to try

And REACH the other side

A storm rages on=and to make

Matters worse=Jesus is asleep

In the boat

And OUR FAITH is tested

Every day=for a variety

Of reasons

Health-finances-and relationships=

NOT to mention the trials=

That every one of us face

Every day

We all FACE

Moments of DOUBT in life=

Even the disciples did

We ALL have our faith TESTED=

We all face

MOMENTS OF DOUBT

But we BELIEVE with

The GIFT OF FAITH

That we CAN keep on going-

Even in doubt=

Even WHEN our faith is being TESTED

This pleases God

This touches God=

That we are ABLE

To keep on going=NO MATTER WHAT

When we do this=GOD REJOICES!=

God rejoices in us

“Jesus replied=

'Truly I tell you

If you have FAITH

And do NOT DOUBT

Not only can you

Do what was done

To the fig tree

But also you can say=

To this mountain=

'Go throw yourself

Into the sea

And it will be done'

If you believe=

You will receive-

Whatever you ask for in prayer” Matthew 21:21

When we READ more

About Christ=

When we read more

About him=THROUGH SCIPTURE

We place our GIFT OF FAITH=

On the firm foundation

Of the Church=in the community

GOD REJOICES!=Jesus rejoices=

When we pray

For a stronger DESIRE=for faith

“I delight=

Greatly in the Lord=

My soul REJOICES

In my God” Isaiah 61:10

When our faith is ENCOURAGED=

We are able to go

WHERE God leads us

And follow the gospel

In COMPLETE TRUST in Christ

In Jesus' name=God the Holy Father=REJOICES IN US

Robert P. Wallman

1-29-21

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

JOURNAL=ORDINARY LOVE No. 2

 

JOURNAL=3-9-15=ORDINARY LOVE

“Naaman went away angry saying-'I thought that he would SURELY come out and stand there to invoke the Lord his God.....'-but his servants came up and REASONED with him

'My father,'-they said-'IF the prophets have told you to do something EXTRAORDINARY-would you not have done it? ALL the more now.....” 2 KINGS 5:11,13

WE are ALWAYS looking for God in the extraordinary-but it is TRUE that God is often found in the ordinary MOMENTS of LIFE and of LOVE-like Naaman in the above scenario-he CAN'T BELIEVE that the CURE to his leprosy is FOUND in something as simple as WASHING in the river Jordan

It is like us in today's world-ALWAYS LOOKING for the KEYS to life-the keys to life ARE EXACTLY what Jesus was and IS STILL TRYING to teach us:

LOVING GOD with our whole heart-mind-and soul

LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR as OURSELF

FORGIVING 70 x 7

and LIVING the BEATITUDES

THAT'S IT-that is the KEY to life-but we become too busy looking for a BIG SIGN or SPECIAL PROCESS-that we FORGET that GOD is in the ordinary events of our life

Let us live with INTENTIONALITY-leave our heart OPEN to God-and let GOD'S GRACE and healing-HELP TURN US back to God

it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great to love GOD BACK and really and TRULY love our neighbor

“Ordinary Love”   (No. 2)

 

 

Ordinary love

Trying to reach out every day

Ordinary love

Trying to find a way

 

Ordinary love

Trying to touch someone’s heart

Ordinary love

Trying to give someone a start

 

Holding a door

For a stranger

Writing someone a card

Ordinary love

Trying to

Give someone’s heart

A brand new start

 

It’s the things

We do out of kindness

It’s the things

We do out of our heart

It’s the things we do

Expecting nothing in return

These things

Can give someone else

A brand new start

 

Ordinary love

Trying to reach out every day

Ordinary love

Trying to find a way

 

Ordinary love

Trying to touch someone’s heart

Ordinary love

Trying to give someone a new start

 

Ordinary love--show us the way

 

 

5/23/06        Robert  P.  Wallman

 

 

3-9-15 and 11-14-2020 and 1-29-30-2021

GOD CARRIED ME

 

JANUARY 29^th, 2012

GOD CARRIED ME

Dear Lord

When I think back

To where I was

When I was 22

I wonder

How I lived this long

I wonder how I got through
Of course deep down dear Lord
I know

It had to be you

Most of my life

I’ve been

Down on my knees

Trying to

Figure out

What I couldn’t see

I shouldn’t have worried

God carried me

God carried me

With his love

God carried me

With his heart

And as I get ready

For perhaps the end

I don’t have to worry

God

God will carry me

God carried me this far

I know

God will

Bring me home

I can’t stand

The physical pain anymore

I can’t stand

The selfishness of this world

So Lord

When you are ready

I am ready

Lord

Please Lord

Please carry me home

God carry me

God carry me

Please Lord

Please God

Please carry me home

Robert P. Wallman

6-26-06

Ps 9-23-2019

REMEMBERING THE SICK=AND THE NEEDY

 

REMEMBERING THE SICK=AND THE NEEDY

We all get those CALLS=

Of bad news in life=

Someone we love=a family

Member or friend has died=

Or someone we love

Has GOTTEN SICK

REMEMBERING the sick and

The NEEDY=remembering

Those we love

That are IN NEED

“For after a brief moment-

He who is to come

SHALL COME” Hebrews 10:37

Sometimes=things in life

Go TERRIBLY WRONG=sometimes

There are those in life

WHO NEED US

And sometimes=WHEN someone

Is sick=or dying=

There is NOT MUCH

That we can do

EXCEPT reach out=and

Extend a COMFORTING WORD=

Reach out and tell them

That we

Are praying for them=

That we LOVE THEM

Sometimes=like when my dad

And mom=were dying=

All we can do=is

BE THERE WITH THEM

REMEMBERING=the sick

And the needy

“It is a sin

To despise one's neighbor=

But blessed is the one

Who is kind=

TO THE NEEDY” Proverbs 14:21

“So when you-

Give to the NEEDY=

Do not announce it=with trumpets

As the hypocrites do

In the synagogues=and in the streets

To be honored by others=

Truly I tell you-

They have received

Their reward in full” Matthew 6:2

No matter what their SITUATION

In life=please try to remember

People like to know-

That they have a PLACE

In your HEARTS

So call someone today=

Who is in suffering=

And LISTEN to their concerns

Don't ask a lot of questions=

Just tell them

That you UNDERSTAND=

And are thinking of them

And PRAYING for them

Tell them=

You are=THINKING OF THEM=

REMEMBERING the sick

And the needy

“REMEMBER your Creator-

In the days of your youth

Before the days of trouble come........” Ecclesiastes 12:1

“All they asked

Was that we should

Continue to REMEMBER

The poor

The very thing

I had been eager

To do all along” Galatians 2:10

All anyone WANTS=is

To BE REMEMBERED-

To be LOVED

Do that for someone TODAY=

REMEMBERING the SICK

And the NEEDY

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our ALWAYS REMEMBERING=always loving HOLY FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

1-28-21

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Gail Goleas

FIND YOUR HOPE AND GOD

 

JANUARY 28^th, 2012

FIND YOUR HOPE AND GOD

We are all looking for hope

Looking here

Looking there

Looking everywhere

You can only

Find hope in one place

Find your hope

In God

You can’t find hope

In money

You can’t find hope

In sex

You can’t find hope

In science

You can only

Find hope in one place

Find your hope

In God

You can look

For it in a bottle

You can look

For it in drugs

You can look for it

In every stranger’s face

You know what the truth is

And where you can find it

You can only find hope

In God

You can only

Find hope in one place

Find your hope

In God

Find your hope

In God

Robert P. Wallman

5-11-2006

KEEPING THE TRUTHS=OF OUR FAITH

KEEPING THE TRUTHS=OF OUR FAITH

WE should all

STRIVE to be better Christians=

We should strive

To KNOW our faith

We should

Live our faith

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Was a great CHRISTIAN=

A great Catholic=and we honor him today=

He was

A BLESSING from the Lord

“He shall

Receive a BLESSING

From the Lord” Psalm 24:5

Saint Thomas Aquinas-

Lived his faith=

He the GREATEST

Of all theologians

His writings

STILL have a major IMPACT

On theology today

Shortly BEFORE his death

In 1274=he had a mystical VISION

That silenced his great pen

But he had

LIVED his life=he had

DONE HIS WORK

He was a visionary=

And he KEPT

The truths=of the FAITH

That is ALL any

Of us can do

Is try to be

A BLESSING for someone else

“I will make them

And the places

Surrounding my hill

A BLESSING

I will send showers

In season=there will be

SHOWERS OF BLESSING” Ezekiel 34:26

“BLESSINGS crown

The head of the righteous

But violence overwhelms

The mouth of the wicked” Proverbs 10:6

And BLESSINGS shall follow

Each and

EVERY ONE of us

If we keep

THE TRUTHS=of our faith

IF we love our God=with

Our whole heart and soul=

If we love

ALL of our neighbors

As ourselves=

If we FORGIVE 70 X 7

If we live the BEATITUDES

We should=KEEP

The truths of our FAITH

At all times

If we do this=

There will be

A TOUCH of the divinity

In us

Like there was

In Saint Thomas Aquinas

“For since=the creation

Of the world=

God's invisible qualities--------

His eternal power-and DIVINE NATURE---------

Have been clearly seen-

Being understood

From what has been made

So that people=are without excuse” Romans 1:20

Saint Thomas had many

Great intellectual gifts

That he SHARED

Mostly though=he had

A TOUCH of the divine in him

May we all be

SO RICHLY BLESSED

By KEEPING the TRUTHS

Of our faith

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our EVER DIVINE HOLY FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

1-27-2021

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

KEEPING THE TRUTHS=OF OUR FAITH

 

KEEPING THE TRUTHS=OF OUR FAITH

WE should all

STRIVE to be better Christians=

We should strive

To KNOW our faith

We should

Live our faith

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Was a great CHRISTIAN=

A great Catholic=and we honor him today=

He was

A BLESSING from the Lord

“He shall

Receive a BLESSING

From the Lord” Psalm 24:5

Saint Thomas Aquinas-

Lived his faith=

He the GREATEST

Of all theologians

His writings

STILL have a major IMPACT

On theology today

Shortly BEFORE his death

In 1274=he had a mystical VISION

That silenced his great pen

But he had

LIVED his life=he had

DONE HIS WORK

He was a visionary=

And he KEPT

The truths=of the FAITH

That is ALL any

Of us can do

Is try to be

A BLESSING for someone else

“I will make them

And the places

Surrounding my hill

A BLESSING

I will send showers

In season=there will be

SHOWERS OF BLESSING” Ezekiel 34:26

“BLESSINGS crown

The head of the righteous

But violence overwhelms

The mouth of the wicked” Proverbs 10:6

And BLESSINGS shall follow

Each and

EVERY ONE of us

If we keep

THE TRUTHS=of our faith

IF we love our God=with

Our whole heart and soul=

If we love

ALL of our neighbors

As ourselves=

If we FORGIVE 70 X 7

If we live the BEATITUDES

We should=KEEP

The truths of our FAITH

At all times

If we do this=

There will be

A TOUCH of the divinity

In us

Like there was

In Saint Thomas Aquinas

“For since=the creation

Of the world=

God's invisible qualities--------

His eternal power-and DIVINE NATURE---------

Have been clearly seen-

Being understood

From what has been made

So that people=are without excuse” Romans 1:20

Saint Thomas had many

Great intellectual gifts

That he SHARED

Mostly though=he had

A TOUCH of the divine in him

May we all be

SO RICHLY BLESSED

By KEEPING the TRUTHS

Of our faith

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our EVER DIVINE HOLY FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

1-27-2021

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

ANSWERING GOD

 

JANUARY 27^th,

ANSWERING GOD

I was wondering

How to answer God

I was wondering

What would I do

When the test did come

What I didn’t know

Was I already said yes

I was doing it

All the time

I was doing it

Every time

I kissed a baby

I was doing it

Every time

I hugged a child

While I was wondering

When I was to do it

I was doing it

All the while

I was doing it

Every time

That I greeted a friend

I was doing it

Every time

I sent someone a card

While I was wondering

When to do it

I was doing it

All the while

I was wondering

How to answer God

I was wondering

When the test would come

What I didn’t know

Was the test had already come

I was doing it

All the while

I was doing it all the while

Robert P. Wallman

4-20-06

ANSWERING GOD

TRYING TO HEAR=THE WORD OF GOD

 

TRYING TO HEAR=THE WORD OF GOD

Trying to HEAR the

Word of God=and understand it

Is NOT an easy proposition

There are all KINDS of

Things that make it difficult=

That is why-

Jesus spoke IN PARABLES=

To try and make

THE WORD=

Easier to understand ( with his explanation)

“Some seed-

Fell among THORNS

And the thorns grew up

And CHOKED it=

And it produced no grain” Mark 4:7

We live in a SECULAR WORLD=

And we hear all kinds

Of things=every day

Profanity-lies-exaggerations galore-

Some of these

Are the thorns

Maybe some of these things

Are the=KINDS of things

That choke off

The Word of God=in us

TRY TO HEAR

And understand=

The WORD OF GOD

“........if my people

Who are called=by my name

Will humble themselves=and pray

And seek my face

And turn=from their wicked ways

Then I will HEAR

From heaven=and I will forgive=their sin

And will heal their land” 2 Chronicles 7:14

“Does he=who fashioned the ear

Not HEAR?

Does he=who formed the eye=

Not see?” Psalm 94:9

“Whoever has ears=

LET THEM HEAR” Matthew 11:15

Thank God=we have

Jesus to explain=this parable

It is so complicated

God's words LANDS

In all kind of places=

In rocky ground=

In the thorns=and sometimes

IF we are lucky

In the fertile ground

Of our HEARTS=

Then it grows in us

And spreads

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

“I planted the seed-

Apollos watered it=but God has

Been MAKING IT GROW” 1 Corinthians 3:6

“BUT GROW

In the grace of knowledge

Of our Lord=and

Savior Jesus Christ

To him be glory-

Both now and forever=Amen” 2 Peter 3:18

I don't think

Jesus is BLAMING US

So much=when we don't grasp

The WORD OF GOD

It is the WORLD

We live in=Jesus is

Telling us to pay attention

And pray=and take

SOME TIME to be still

And silent=listen to him

And HEAR=THE WORD OF GOD

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

Robert P. Wallman

1-26-2021

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

GOD IS THE MASTER FARMER

 

GOD IS THE MASTER FARMER

As servants of God-

As servants of Christ-

As their apostles and disciples

In the 20^th and 21^st century

It falls upon us

To SPREAD the word of God

We don't know

Who will be receiving that word

If anybody

And who will not

God is the MASTER FARMER

“A sower went out to sow” Mark 4:3

Today's reading Mark 4:1-20

Is about the parable

Of the sower

A reading that almost ALL 20^th and

21^st Christians know

The truth is

That when a farmer farms

NOT all of his efforts

PRODUCE good crops

And the truth is too

WHEN we spread the word of God

Not all of our efforts

Produce fruit-in other words-

REACH people who are receptive

To the word of God

“The fruit of the righteous

Is a tree of life

And the one who is wise

SAVES LIVES” Proverbs 11:30

“Likewise

Every good fruit

Bears good fruit

But a bad fruit

Bears bad fruit

A good tree

Cannot bear bad fruit

And a bad tree

Cannot bear good fruit

EVERY tree

That does not bear good fruit

Is cut down

And thrown into the fire

Thus by their fruit

You will RECOGNIZE THEM” Matthew 7:17-18

God is the master farmer

It is ONLY GOD

Who can make the WORD OF GOD

Grow inside someone

It is God who determines

Who the good fruit are

When we put

The word of God out

Some falls on rich soil

And grows

Some fall on the path

And are rejected

Some words

Fall on rocky ground

And are uprooted by the people

With selfish values

And other words

Fall among the thorns

That injustice chokes off

But the words

That fall on good ground

LASTS FOREVER in those individuals

And in the world

“Heaven and earth will pass away

But my words

Will never pass away” Luke 21:33

God's words-Jesus' words-

LIVE IN ME

God-the DIVINE-the MASTER FARMER-LIVES ON in me

Robert P. Wallman

1-26-16

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

Ps 1-26-27-2021

LOVE IS NOT LOVE UNLESS

 

JANUARY 26^th, 2012

LOVE IS NOT LOVE UNLESS

Sing to the Lord

Give your heart away

Make the music

Of your heart

God’s love

Is here to stay

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Do the little things well

Send someone a card

Visit a neighbor

In the hospital

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Give your Mom and Dad

A hug

Do something nice

For an innocent child

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Make the music

Of your life

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Robert P. Wallman

9-17-06

LOVE IS NOT LOVE UNLESS

 

JANUARY 26^th, 2012

LOVE IS NOT LOVE UNLESS

Sing to the Lord

Give your heart away

Make the music

Of your heart

God’s love

Is here to stay

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Do the little things well

Send someone a card

Visit a neighbor

In the hospital

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Give your Mom and Dad

A hug

Do something nice

For an innocent child

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Make the music

Of your life

Love is not love

Unless it is

Given away

Robert P. Wallman

9-17-06

WE ARE INCLUDED!

 

WE ARE INCLUDED!

My mom used to say=

“LOVE draws a circle

And pulls people in=and

Hate draws a circle

And PUSHES people out”

She never said WHERE she

Got this philosophy=but I think

She got it=FROM JESUS

For in Jesus' own words-

Today we read=

“'Your mother and your brothers

And your sisters-

Are outside-asking for you'

But he said........

'WHO are my mother and my brothers?'

And looking around

At those seated in the CIRCLE=he said

'HERE are my mother

And my brothers=for whoever

Does the WILL of God-

Is my brother and sister

And mother'” Mark 3:32-35

And I have TRIED

To make that

Part of MY ON PHILOSOPHY

To the BEST=of my ability

IF we do

The will of God=

WE ARE INCLUDED

In God's own family

I wonder if Mary was HURT=

Hearing Jesus' response

But this is NOT

About rejection=this is about

BEING INCLUDED

In God's own FAMILY

It is about=doing the WORD of God=

It is about=ACTING-

On the Word of God

If we do=we are INCLUDED!

In God's own family

“Your throne=O God

Will last forever=and ever

A scepter of justice

Will be the scepter=OF YOUR KINGDOM” Psalm 45:6

“In those days=John the Baptist

Came preaching=in the wilderness

Of Judea

And saying=

'Repent-the KINGDOM

Of heaven has come near'” Matthew3:2

“Nation will rise against nation=

And KINGDOM against kingdom” Matthew 24:7

But if we KEEP

The Word of God=

We are a brother and sister

Of Jesus=

We belong to him-

And to his FAMILY

Forever and ever

“Truly-I tell you

This generation-will certainly

NOT pass away

Until all these things=have happened

Heaven and earth=will pass away

But MY WORDS

Will never pass away” Matthew 24:35

WE ARE ALL INCLUDED!

As part of GOD'S FAMILY=

If we do

The will of God

Mary=more than any other person=

Whoever lived-

“DID THE WILL OF GOD”

We are INCLUDED! as part of

Jesus' family=and Mary's

In Jesus' name=and in the name=and in the WILL of our ever HOLY FATHER GOD!

Robert P. Wallman

1-25-2021

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

THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE PERSON

 

JANUARY 25^th, 2012

THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE PERSON

One person

Can make a difference

One person

Does make a difference

Especially if

You are that one person

And you are

Determined to

Make a difference

Look at the miracle

Of the loaves

And the fishes

What if

There was no little boy

With a few fish

And a couple pieces of bread

Could the miracle

Have still happened

Don’t know the answer

But there was a little boy

With a few fish

And a couple pieces of bread

And maybe

Just maybe

A touch of faith

One person

Does make a difference

Maybe you can be

That one person

In today’s world

Robert P. Wallman

10-11-06

Ps for myself and everyone else in today’s world

AN APOSTLE TO THE WORLD

 

AN APOSTLE TO THE WORLD

Wouldn't it be great

To BE an apostle=to the WHOLE WORLD?=

That is what Saint Paul was=

Even though he

Wasn't one

Of the ORIGINAL TWELVE

Other than Jesus himself=Saint

Paul is WHO I

Try to emulate

“He said to them=

'Go into the WHOLE WORLD

And proclaim the gospel

To every creature'” Mark 16:15

Today we CELEBRATE-

The CONVERSION of Saint Paul-

Who once was a HATER

Of all Christians=

Wouldn't it be great

If we could all be converted

INTO great apostles FOR GOD?

That is who saint Paul was=

An UNLIKELY person

To be the apostle=of Christ=

FOR THE WORLD

He came to his conversion

From an UNLIKELY PLACE

He was known

As Saul of Tarsus=an aggressive persecutor

Of the CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT

He had a divine encounter

On the road to Damascus

And began

AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION

Into becoming=

JESUS' apostle to the world

“And God has placed in the church=

First of all APOSTLES=

Second prophets-third teachers-

Then miracles........” 1 Corinthians 12:28

“.......built on the foundation

OF THE APOSTLES-and prophets

With Christ himself

As the chief cornerstone” Ephesians 2:20

Saint Paul=

An apostle to the WORLD

For Jesus Christ=as

WE ALL should be

The spectacular GROWTH

Of Christianity=Among the GENTILES

Is all in a large part due

To Saint Paul=

Our great apostle

To the world

“For God so loved

The WORLD

That he gave his one

And only SON-

That whoever believes in him

Shall not perish=

But have eternal life” John 3:16

“For though-

We live in the WORLD

We do not wage war

As the WORLD does” 2Corinthians 10:3

No=we SPREAD the

MESSAGE of Jesus-the message of Paul=

THE MESSAGE OF LOVE

We try to be

APOSTLES TO THE WORLD!

From terrible sinner to Saint=

From persecutor to preacher=

God gives us ALL HOPE

Through Saint Paul

God gives us all hope=

And Saint Paul gives us all hope

That we can be

APOSTLES TO THE WORLD!

In Jesus' name

Robert P. Wallman

1-24-21

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Paul Pennick

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

 

JANUARY 24^th, 2012

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

As children

We all liked fairy tales

Because they had

Happy endings

Did you ever

Hear the story

Of a woman

Who stopped at the scene of accident

To help out

Only to find out

That the injured person was her daughter

Or the emergency surgeon

Who was dead tired

But forced himself to stay

To perform one last surgery

The patient

Turned out to be his son

Or the story of

A baby born in a stable

The story of a man

Who for 30 years did nothing

Then surrounded himself

With a cast of misfits

To teach the Word of God to

For three years

At the end

Of the story

We find out

That this man

Was the Son of God

In the XXVth chapter of Saint Matthew’s Gospel

The story is told

Of a King thanking the righteous

For clothing him

For giving him drink

And for giving him food

The righteous reply

Lord, when did we do this

And the King replied,

“I tell you the truth

Whatever you did for the least of my brothers

You did for me”

Dear Lord

We pray

For the grace

To see you in all others

And to respond with a kind heart

A loving smile

And a listening ear

And to

Look for no reward

Except

To continue to live in your love

Robert P. Wallman

8-7-10

• Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

• Today is the feast day of Saint Francis DeSales---the patron Saint

• Of writers---I thank God and pay homage to Saint Francis for

• Any ability that I may have

AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY

 

AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY

Have you ever TRIED

To escape God? I have=

And it is IMPOSSIBLE=

If he wants-

You to do something

Today we read about Jonah=

And that very fact

Rather than PREACH the

Word of God=in

The city of Nineveh=which

Would be an UNPOPULAR MESSAGE

Jonah hops on a boat

To Tarnish=and tries to ESCAPE

From that unpopular task

But Jonah couldn't OUTRUN GOD=

And neither can we=

And he winds up-

In the belly of a fish

For a FULL three days and nights

“The Word of the Lord

Came to Jonah

A SECOND TIME” Jonah 3:1

So if God is trying

To get your ATTENTION

With his WORD

You might as well=PAY ATTENTION

For God the Father

Will come after you

AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY

“Therefore=it is NECESSARY

To submit to the authorities

Not only because=of possible punishment

But also=as a matter of conscience” Romans 13:5

So LISTEN for God's words-

LISTEN UP!=God will

Get your attention

So when God came to Jonah

For a second time

He stopped=listened=

And FOLLOWED God's words

Listen up!=God may be

TRYING to get your attention too

“Listen my sons=to a Father's instruction=

PAY ATTENTION

And gain understanding” Proverbs 4:1

“My son

PAY ATTENTION to my wisdom

Turn your ear

To my words of insight” Proverbs 5:1

So Jonah's story

Is some CONSOLATION to us=

Who have tried to AVOID God's words

But you can't ignore-ESCAPE-

Or run away from the WORD OF GOD

He will come after you

AS MANY TIMES as it takes=

As many times AS NECESSARY

Listen up

“My sheep

LISTEN to my voice=

I know them

And they follow me” John 10:27

Our Holy Father is PERSISTENT=

He comes after us

A second time=a third time=

AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY

To get our attention

He COMES after us

Until we give attention

And HEAR the WORD OF GOD

And EMBRACE=the Word of God

In Jesus' name=and in the name of our ever PERSISTENT Holy Father

Robert P. Wallman

1-23-2021

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

THAT PERSONAL TOUCH

 

THAT PERSONAL TOUCH

Two thousand years ago

It wasn't quite so easy

To keep in touch with people

No telephone-no face book-

No instagram-e-mail-or even twitter

PERSONAL TOUCH ONLY

“For God did not give us

A spirit of cowardice

But rather of power

And love-and self-control” 2 Timothy 1:7

Don't get me wrong=I use

Face book and e-mails daily

But I have never sent a text

In my life-NOT even one

I still like to give people

A HUG-

HAND WRITE notes and cards

And send birthday cards

THAT PERSONAL TOUCH

“She said to herself,

'If I only

TOUCH his cloak

I will be HEALED'”

“Jesus said to her,

'Take heart daughter,'

He said,

'Your FAITH has healed you'

And the woman was healed

At that moment” Matthew 9:21-22

In Jesus' time

ALL they had

Was personal talk-

And personal touch

Research-suggests-

That people's hearts and minds

ARE more likely to be changed

By PERSONAL CONTACT

And-by my own experience-

I LOVE the one-on-one contact

The one-on-one approach

The one-on-one phone call-

the one-on-one e-mails

And one-on-one personal talk/touch

Through HUGS-notes-cards-etc.,

Jesus KNEW-

Jesus understood that this is

The BEST form of contact

TOUCH ME-HEAL ME

Jesus did MOST oh HIS HEALING

One-on one

“He sent out

HIS WORD

And healed them

He rescued them

From the grave” Psalm 107:20

Jesus sent out the twelve

“HEAL the sick

Raise the dead

Cleanse those

Who have leprosy

FREELY you have received

Freely give” Matthew 10:8

And today-we are his apostles

We are the 12

I WISH I could sit down

And tell every single person in this world

HOW MUCH God loves us/LOVES THEM

How much God loves

EACH and every one of us-

INDIVIDUALLY

GOD'S POWER of love

God's power to CHANGE the world

Comes from that personal touch

That personal contact

May you FEEL it today

If not from me

From someone that you LOVE & respect

From someone with whom you have

THAT PERSONAL TOUCH

Robert P. Wallman

1-25-16

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

1-29-2019 and 1-23-24-2021

ONLY GOD KNOWS

 

JANUARY 23, 2012---

ONLY GOD KNOWS

I built my life

On love

I built my life

On trust

I built my life

On honesty

Will it stand

The test of time

Only God knows

I built my life

On kindness

I built my life

On forgiveness

I built my life

On trying to help others

Will it stand

The test of time

Only God knows

I built my life

On the teachings of Jesus

I built my life

On the beatitudes

Will it stand

The test of time

Only God knows

Only God knows

If I am right

Only God knows

If I am wrong

Only God knows

If I am singing

A true true song

Only God knows

Robert P. Wallman

5-19-06

GOD'S EYES LIGHT UP!

 

GOD'S EYES LIGHT UP!

There is nothing so great

For me=as SEEING my FAMILY

Seeing my two sisters=and

Seeing my extended family=

I saw my sister Terri=the

Other day=and it was the first time

In a year=since I saw her=

And I see my Uncle Rege

Fairly often

But for most of my FAMILY

And old friends=it has been

Well OVER a year

When I see them=

I am going to CLAP MY HANDS

And give great BIG HUGS

What unconditional and enthusiastic LOVE

I have for them=

What a BLESSING

It will be

When we can ALL

Receive each other JOYFULLY

And warmly again

This COVID stuff is no good=

But it is dangerous=and we must all

BE VERY CAREFUL

My eyes LIGHT UP=when

I see my family

“All you peoples

Clap your hands=

Shout to God

With CRIES OF GLADNESS” Psalm 47:2

And so I like to IMAGINE

The face of God

When we do our

Daily prayers and worship

When we let go=of our worries

And set a time=for a VISIT=with him

I am sure=GOD'S EYES=

Will light up=when that happens

I am sure=GOD'S EYES LIGHT UP

When we give the Lord

Our daily devotion

“However-as it is written-

'What NO EYE has seen-

What no ear has heard

And what no human mind

Has conceived--------

The things God has prepared

For those who love him'” 1 Corinthians 2:9

He=the Lord

WANTS to give us everything

The same way

We want to=give our FAMILY everything

HIS EYES LIGHT UP

For us=the same way

OUR eyes light up

For our FAMILY

“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

“This is the message=we have heard

From him=and declare to you

GOD IS LIGHT=in him

There is no darkness at all” 1 John 1:5

And there is nothing

SO BEAUTIFUL to the Lord

Than a happy=and LOVING FAMILY

Without reservations

GOD'S EYES LIGHT UP!

When he sees this

In Jesus' name=and in the name of the HOLY GOD the Father=who brings

LIGHT and LOVE=to our eyes

Robert P. Wallman

1-21-2021

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

OUR GREAT UNIFIER!

 

OUR GREAT UNIFIER!

We live in a world=in a country

With GREATER DIVISION=

Than ever before

ALL we can do=is hope and PRAY

And turn to OUR LORD GOD

The Father=and his Son=Jesus

Who are the GREAT UNIFIERS

Through the SPIRIT of God

Longing for ONENESS

THE GREAT UNIFIER!=
Our Lord Jesus Christ

“Kindness and truth WILL MEET=

Justice and peace will kiss” Psalm 85:11

I long for a DAY=

When we can be

ONE with God=and one

With each other

I long for the day=

When THE GREAT UNIFIER!=Jesus Christ

Comes back again=

And we can have one world

Under God=

OUR GREAT UNIFIER!

The above Scripture

Expresses the ONENESS

We all long for

I don't know about you

But I want to be

UNITED to truth=to justice

And to peace

I HOPE you do too!

I long for the days=

WHEN we can love each other

And can be=ONE BIG FAMILY

Regardless of race=religion=

Or party=in this world=

Or nationality

THE GREAT UNIFIER!=is

Our Lord God

“How good and pleasant=it is=

When God's people-

Live together IN UNITY” Psalm 133:1

“For if we have

Been UNITED with him

In a death like his

We will certainly also

Be UNITED with him

In a resurrection like his” Romans 6:5

“........until we all REACH UNITY

In the faith=and in the knowledge

Of the Son of God

And become mature-

Attaining to the whole measure

Of the fullness of Christ” Ephesians 4:13

The devil=is the one=who divides

And in CONTRAST-

We have Jesus

THE GREAT UNIFIER!

Who PROMOTES unity-peace-

And reconciliation

He does this by his TEACHINGS=

And with his love=

And with his selfless service

“And over all these virtues

Put on love=

Which binds them all together

IN PERFECT UNITY” Colossians 3:14

Today dear Lord=we PRAY

For the ONENESS

We long for=in this world

For the oneness=we long for=

IN OUR FAMILIES-

In our neighborhoods

In our CHURCH=in our country=

And in our world

We can only do this=through

The very GREAT UNIFIER

In the SPIRIT OF GOD-

In our Jesus=and FATHER GOD

Dear Lord we pray that

You HEAL all our divisions

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

Robert P. Wallman

1-20-2021

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

GOD'S ANSWER IS LIFE

JANUARY 21^st, 2012

GOD’S ANSWER IS LIFE

To the terrorists and warmongers of this world, God’s answer is life. To the

Murderers, and abortionists of this world, God’s answer is life. To the Jack

Kevorkian’s of this world, God’s answer is life.

Thou shall not kill. God’s answer is life.

GOD’S ANSWER IS LIFE

RESPECTFULLY,

Robert P. Wallman

6-16-07 

GOD'S ANSWER IS LIFE

 

JANUARY 21^st, 2012

GOD’S ANSWER IS LIFE

To the terrorists and warmongers of this world, God’s answer is life. To the

Murderers, and abortionists of this world, God’s answer is life. To the Jack

Kevorkian’s of this world, God’s answer is life.

Thou shall not kill. God’s answer is life.

GOD’S ANSWER IS LIFE

RESPECTFULLY,

Robert P. Wallman

6-16-07

PRAYING AND PLANNING=LIKE OUR JESUS

 

PRAYING AND PLANNING LIKE OUR JESUS!

Jesus PRAYED every day=and he

PLANNED for things=

He was a lot more

Like you and me

Than you know=except he was DIVINE

“He told his disciples

To have a boat

READY for him

So they=would not crush him” Mark 3:9

Don't you just love

All the DETAILS

That are in the gospel

I appreciate

That he thinks ahead

That he plans

He REACHES out to the MULTITUDES

And responds to our HUMANITY

And yet he has a CONTINGENCY PLAN

Like we should all have=

We should all PLAN

And PRAY=just like our Jesus

“Many= Lord=my God

Are the wonders=you have done

The things you

PLANNED for us” Psalm 40:5

“What I have said-

That I will bring about

What I have PLANNED=

That I will do” Isaiah 46:11

“........since God

Had PLANNED something better

For us

So that only together

With us=would they be made perfect” Hebrews 11:40

That is the WAY

Jesus was=that is the way

Our Lord our God is

ALWAYS PLANNING=always praying

To make our world better

I have to BELIEVE

That even now=with the Corona virus

And this totally mixed up world

That God=that Jesus

IS PRAYING=is planning

To make

Something better of this world

This teacher Jesus

GOES into the mountains

To pray=before attempting

To handle it=on his own

When pressed=this God-Man Jesus

Withdraws with his disciples=

He PRAYS=as we should all do

“This then=

Is how you should PRAY=

'Our Father=in heaven

HALLOWED be thy name'” Matthew 6:9

“In the same way

The Spirit helps us

In our weakness

We do not know

What we ought to

PRAY for

But the SPIRIT himself

Intercedes for us

Through wordless groans” Romans 8:26

JESUS PRAYS=JESUS PLANS

Jesus set boundaries=

And so should we

He is our example=

He is OURS TO IMITATE

PRAYING AND PLANNING=just

Like our Jesus

In Jesus' name=guided by our HOLY FATHER GOD!

Robert P. Wallman

1-19-21

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Kathleen Swartz McQuaig

STEADFAST IN HOPE

 

STEADFAST IN HOPE!

God=Jesus=is my haven=

He is MY REFUGE

In the storm

We all have ENDLESS STORMS

In our life=and I am sure

Each of us=has many questions

We can ask the LORD

The Lord is my refuge=He REMAINS my hope=

MY STEADFAST IN HOPE!

“We who have taken refuge-

Might be strongly encouraged

TO HOLD FAST to the HOPE

That lies before us” Hebrews 6:18

How endless are

The STORMS of life

That try to SQUASH our belief

In the HOLY ONE

The Lord Jesus=the SON OF GOD?

But if the Lord is

FOR US=what do we

Have to worry

With the storms of life?

“What then

Shall we say-in response-

To these things?

IF GOD is for us=

Who can be against us?” Romans 8:31

We can LEAN on God=

We can take REFUGE

In our God=

We can still move forward-

For we are

Steadfast in the Lord

STEADFAST IN HOPE!

We don't have to worry

About the Lord=

He is TRUE

To his word=Just like he was

With Abraham

“And so after waiting patiently

Abraham received=what was PROMISED” Hebrews 6:15

This is the KEY=to getting

What we need

From God=getting what is absolutely necessary

Waiting patiently=

Remaining=STEADFAST IN HOPE!

Trusting that better days

Will arrive=waiting patiently

That is the key=in this society

To sustaining HOPE

In the midst=of a society

That is constantly urging us

To move forward=to keep moving quickly

“Create in me=a pure heart=O God=

And renew=A STEADFAST SPIRIT

Within me” Psalm 51:10

“You will keep me

In perfect peace

Those whose minds

Are STEADFAST=

Because they trust in you” Isaiah 26:3

“And the God of 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

So while it is taking

Forever to CHANGE=

Keep waiting in hope=

REMAIN STEADFAST!

Keep trusting in THE GOD OF HOPE

He will=

NOT let you down

Remaining STEADFAST IN HOPE!

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our FOREVER HOPEFUL HOLY FATHER God!

Robert P. Wallman

1-18-21

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

SAYING YES TO THE GOD OF LIFE

 

JANUARY 19^th, 2021=is my 66^th BIRTHDAY=SAYING THANK YOU to the God for life

And thank you to ALL OF YOU for SHARING your JOURNEY with me

LOVE YOU ALL!=HUGS & PRAYERS for you

And wishing you a SPECIAL DAY=On whatever your DAY OF LIFE IS=

GOD BLESS YOU!

SAYING YES

TO THE GOD OF LIFE

All life is SACRED

Our FAITHFUL-our LOVING GOD

Loved each of us

Into existence

We should demonstrate

And REFLECT our love for life

By the individual choices

That we make

“For your MERCY

Towers in the heavens

And your faithfulness

To the skies” Psalm 57:11

This world is CRYING OUT

For an example

Of how MEANINGFUL life is

We need to stand up

And be counted

By our RESPECT FOR LIFE

By respect

For our unborn children

And by our RESPECT for

All children

No matter what age-

No matter what gender

As CHRISTIANS

We need to live

For all people

For all children

“The Lord is my light

And my salvation

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord

Is the stronghold of my life-

Of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1

“For those who find me

FIND LIFE

And receive favor

From the Lord” Proverbs 8:35

What kind of world

Do we live in?

We live in a world

With ISIS-and terrorism

NO RESPECT for life there

We live in a nation

With multitudes of killings

In every city

In the United States

No respect for life here

HOW CAN we say no

To life

WHEN our God

Has said YES

RESPECT LIFE

All life is SACRED

Respect all life

Be the EXAMPLE of God-

FOR LIFE-for others

“For whoever

Wants to save their life

Will lose it

But whoever

Loses their life for me

And the gospel will SAVE IT” Mark 8:35

“Just as the living Father

Sent me

And I live because of

The FATHER

So the one

Who feeds on me

Will LIVE

Because of me” John 6:57

I think about

My death bed PROMISE-daily

“To LIVE for my family-friends-

And ALL PEOPLE everywhere”

With GOD'S STRENGTH

I have lived 39 additional years

Since the promise

Won't you join me

In saying

“YES” to the GOD OF LIFE

And LIVING FOR GOD

And all of mankind

RESPECT LIFE
ALL LIFE IS SACRED

Dear Lord-

Help us to see YOUR YES

In every person that we meet

Robert P. Wallman

1-22-16

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

6-23-17 and 10-19 & 20=2018 and 1-18 &19=2021

GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET

 

GOD IS NOT FINISHED

WITH YOU YET

Whoever you are

Wherever you are

NO MATTER how much

You have been through

No matter

How far-or overwhelming

It seems

PLEASE know this:

God is NOT FINISHED

With you yet

And God will HELP you find

Your mission in life

And COMPLETE IT

“Then King David

Went in and sat

Before the Lord-and said-

'Who am I, Lord God,

And who are the members

Of my house,

That you have brought me

To this point?'” 2 Samuel 7:18

Basically-King David-is asking

“Why me?”

Why do I

Have to go through this

And it's a point

That we ALL get to

At some point in our life

WHY ME?

God is NOT finished

With you yet

Your life is not yet complete

And God will help you

Get through

Whatever it is that you have

To get through

“I thank my God

EVERY TIME I remember you

In all my prayers

For ALL of you

I always pray with JOY

Because of your partnership

In the gospel

From the first day-until now

Being CONFIDENT of this

That he who began

A good work in you

Will carry it on to COMPLETION

Until the day of Christ Jesus” Philippians 1:3-6

It is as they say:

“If God brings you to it-

He will bring you through it”

God is

NOT FINISHED with you yet

No matter what heartaches

And disappointments

Are in your past

Or what you might be enduring

RIGHT NOW

God has a plan and a purpose

For it

A plan and a purpose

FOR YOUR LIFE

“But the plans of the Lord

STAND FIRM forever

The purposes of his heart

Through all generations” Psalm 33:11

“COMMIT to the Lord

Whatever you do

And he will establish

Your plans” Proverbs 16:3

It is ONLY in

Looking back-in retrospect

That we can understand

Why certain things happened

In our life

But one thing that

I am SURE OF is that

GOD ISN'T FINISHED WITH YOU YET-

Or me

In each of us

He is BUILDING a palace

And he is-GOD IS

THE MASTER BUILDER

Robert P. Wallman

1-27-16

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

6-16-17 and 1-17-18-2021

I HAVE A DREAM

 

JANUARY 16^th, 2012

I HAVE A DREAM

Martin Luther King

Had a dream

And though

There is still work to do

I hope

His dream will come true

I have a dream too

And my dream is threefold

That people of every faith

Every religion, every nationality, every color

Will stand together

In peace, love, and harmony

I have a dream

That no person in this world

Will not have

A roof over their head

And food on the table

I have a dream

That no woman or child

Will ever be abused again

Sexually or in any other way

I have a dream

I HAVE A DREAM

Robert P. Wallman

9-03-06

Ps Here’s to Martin Luke King on his day---and other true heroes like John

Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Mother Theresa---and just ordinary people

Like you and me---trying to CHANGE THE WORLD one person at a time

SEEKING THE LORD!

 

SEEKING THE LORD!

Today the disciples

SEEK OUT Jesus=but

Jesus turns the tables

On them=

And asks them a question

Jesus KNOWS we are

Seeking him too=and

WANTS us to know why=

And wants us to know

WHAT we seek of him

“Jesus TURNED and saw them

Following him and

Said to them

'What are you looking for?'

They said to him

'Rabbi........where are you staying?'” John 1:38

I WONDER if the disciples

Knew what they were SEEKING=

And I wonder IF we know

What we seek of Jesus

I think=in some respects

We are all LOOKING FOR GOD=

And I think God wants us to FIND HIM

Right there=living INSIDE OF US

SEEKING THE LORD!

Looking for the Lord

“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

“SEEK THE LORD

While he may be found=

Call on him=while he is near” Isaiah 55:6

What is it

You WANT form the Lord

When you turn to him?

When we lay our questions-

Hopes and fears BEFORE the Lord=

What are we hoping

To RECEIVE for the Lord?

SEEKING THE LORD!

Seeking his love and forgiveness

Seeking his APPROVAL=for our lives

We come in prayer

Seeking guidance from the Lord

We seek him=we SEARCH for him

All the days of our lives-

At least I know that I do

Isn't it really CHRIST himself

That we seek?=

Our desire for the Lord

ARISES from Christ's

Own desire for us=

SEEKING THE LORD!

“But SEEK first his kingdom=

And his righteousness

And all these things

Will be given to you as well” Matthew 6:33

“For the Son of Man

Came to SEEK=and to

Save the lost” Luke 19:10

Every day we come

And I come=SEEKING THE LORD

And we find him=LIVING

Right at the bottom

Of our own hearts

For the Lord=SOUGHT US

Out first=and he is

Always within=LIVING IN US!

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

Robert P. Wallman

1-15-21

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

THE GRACE TO RESPOND

 

THE GRACE TO RESPOND

God never CALLED a person

Without a past=who wasn't

A sinner=

With the EXCEPTION of Jesus

So when God CALLS YOU=respond

With a BIG YES=there

Are NO perfect people

In this world=

THE GRACE TO RESPOND

“I did not come

To CALL the righteous

But sinners” Mark 2:17

The WORDS of this world

Are powerful=they can HELP=

Or hurt=

They can ENCOURAGE or discourage

So be GENTLE with your words

You use towards others=

They can have an EFFECT

On someone else's WORTH

The words of God have

Even GREATER POWER

He simply says to you

“COME FOLLOW ME”

So we should RESPOND

In a positive manner

We should respond

With a great big YES

THE GRACE TO RESPOND

We should respond positively

To God and move INTO

The grace of DISCIPLESHIP

With God and Jesus

“He will RESPOND

To the prayer

Of the destitute

He will not despise

Their plea” Psalm 102:17

“'In that day=I will RESPOND'

Declares the Lord

'I will RESPOND=to the skies

And they will RESPOND

To the earth'” Hosea 2:21

RESPOND to the Lord

For he responds to you

And responds with GRACE

WORDS have great power=

Love is great-Hope lies ahead

People can move on

People can CHANGE

So if you were ONCE

A sinner=and still are

We can still

Respond to the CALL=

We can still

Respond to God and Jesus

And live with GRACE

From here on in

“You are

The most excellent of men

And your lips

Were anointed with GRACE

Since God=have blessed you forever” Psalm 45:2

“In him=we have redemption

Through his blood-

The forgiveness of sins

In accordance=with the riches

OF GOD'S GRACE” Ephesians 1:8

We might never

FEEL GOOD ENOUGH

To RESPOND to the call

Of God

We just have to say YES=

For God will give us

Whatever we NEED

To move forward

He will give us=

THE GRACE TO RESPOND!

In Jesus' name=and in the name of our ever RESPONDING FATHER GOD!

Robert P. Wallman

1-15-21

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

A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

As BELIEVERS of God

And Christ

One of the things

We are CALLED UPON to do

Is to develop

A personal relationship

With God and Christ

A relationship

Where we SHARE everything

With our Lord

This is in addition

To our FELLOWSHIP at church

“........they should know you........

And the one whom you sent-

Jesus Christ” John 17:3

I believe

A lot of people in this world

HATE religion

And I believe it is

Because of some of the things

That have been done in this world

In the NAME of religion

( and is STILL being done today )

But we can only

Find our salvation in this world

THROUGH a personal relationship

With God and Jesus

“The Lord is my LIGHT

And my SALVATION-

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord

Is the STRONGHOLD of my life-

Of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1

“Surely the idolatrous commotion

On the hills

And mountains

Is a deception

Surely-

In the Lord our God

Is the SALVATION of Israel” Jeremiah 3:23

“For I am not ashamed

Of the gospel

Because it is the POWER OF GOD

That brings SALVATION to everyone

Who believes

First to the Jew-

Then to the Gentile” Romans 1:16

The concept of salvation

Can be DIFFICULT to understand

But ALL the ways

Of understanding salvation

CENTER around the person of Jesus

And coming to KNOW HIM

As I said-

I don't like the word

“Religious”

When people say that I am this

I always correct them-and tell them

I prefer the word-”SPIRITUAL”

Yet I believe

OUR WALK with Jesus

Cannot be made alone

And must be made in conjunction

With God-and Jesus-and others

And with our church community

Or church communities

HOW do we

Get to know this Jesus

Some 2,000 after his departure

From this earth?

By OPENING up our hearts

And loving him and loving others

OPEN UP your heart

To God and Jesus

He will indeed COME

You will indeed KNOW HIM

And through your relationship

With our mysterious God and Jesus

You will:

FIND YOUR SALVATION

Dear Lord-we pray-

PLEASE come into our lives

And SHARE them with us

In Jesus' name

Robert P. Wallman

5-10-16

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

1-15-16-2021

SEEING THAT FAITH!

 

SEEING THAT FAITH!

I am SURE=that when

I was 22=the LORD saw

THE FAITH

Of my family=my friends=

And my neighbors=

As well as my own

And that is

WHY I SURVIVED

Today we read about

ANOTHER AMAZING HEALING=and a

GROUP of men=opening a hole

In the roof=to try and HELP their friend

SEEING THAT FAITH!

“Many gathered together-

So that there was=no longer

Room for them........

UNABLE to get near Jesus

Because of the crowd=

They opened the ROOF

Above him” Mark 2:2, 4

Many people were DRAWN

To Jesus

Through the gospel accounts

What motivated them?

For sure it was a curiosity=

But for sure=it had to do with

A GREAT FAITH in healing

A great hope=

To be something more

To be something BETTER

For many=NO DOUBT=

It was their best chance in healing

For me=it was my ONLY CHANCE=

I was given zero% chance to survive=

SEEING THAT FAITH!

“Then he touched their eyes

And said=

'According to your FAITH-

Let it be done to you'” Matthew 9:29

“The apostles said to the Lord=

'INCREASE OUR FAITH'” Luke 17:5

“On arriving there=they gathered

The church together

And reported all=that God had done

Through them=and how

He opened up a door

OF FAITH to the Gentiles” Acts 14:27

What draws you and me to Jesus?

Would we CLIMB UP

On a rooftop=for the sake

Of a paralyzed friend?

What would we SAY

To Jesus=if we were FORTUNATE enough

To meet up with Jesus?

Would he see our faith?

SEEING THAT FAITH!

“Be on guard=stand firm=

IN THE FAITH=

Be courageous and strong=

Do everything in love” 1 Corinthians 16:13

“For it is by grace=

You have been saved

THROUGH FAITH--------

And this is not-from yourselves=

It is the gift of God--------

Not by works-so

No one can boast” Ephesians 2:8

Jesus SEES THE FAITH

Of these friends and commends them

They were willing to go

The extra mile

FOR FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP

Are we WILLING
To do the same?

If so=God and Jesus

WIL SEE OUR FAITH!

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

Robert P. Wallman

1-14-21

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