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