IN SMILES AND JOY!

 

IN SMILES AND JOY!

God wants GRATEFUL PEOPLE

In this world=Grateful

For what he

Has given us=and

Grateful too=for

What we have ACCOMPLISHED

With the OPPORTUNITIES

We have been given

IN THIS LIFE

And he wants us to

Be SO GRATEFUL=that we

Will REACH OUT

And be GENEROUS with others

“Then Tobit went back in

REJOICING and praising God

With full voice

For everything

That had happened” Tobit 11:15

Tobit has two GOOD REASONS

For his GRATITUDE

First of all=

His sight was RESTORED=

And then his son

RETURNED home safely-

From his long journey

NO WONDER he was

Expressing GRATITUDE to God=

Little wonder=he was HAPPY

And full of SMILES

And joy

We too should express SMILES

And JOY in life=

And express GRATITUDE to God

In full voice

With SMILES=and in joy

“Let the message of Christ

Dwell among you richly=

As you teach and admonish

One another=with all wisdom

THROUGH psalms-hymns-

And songs from the Spirit

Singing to God

WITH GRATITUDE in your hearts” Colossians 3:16

Don't worry=be happy

EXPRESS SMILES and JOY

To God=

And be generous

With all others

“Good will come

To those

WHO ARE GENEROUS

And lend freely

Who conduct their affairs

With justice” Psalm 112:5

“The GENEROUS

Will themselves be blessed

For they share their food

With the poor” Proverbs 22:9

I think gratitude

Is a SIGN

That we are CLOSE TO GOD=

When we are grateful

We are HUMBLY acknowledging

We are on

The RECEIVING END

From someone's generosity

Ultimately=the GIVER of

All good gifts=is God the FATHER himself

We express gratitude

NOT in frowns and sadness

But in SMILES AND JOY

Then we want to BE

GENEROUS with others

Like our GOD was with us

I am GRATEFUL FOR LIFE=

And for you=

What are you GRATEFUL FOR?

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of God our all GIVING=all loving HOLY FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

6-03-2021

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