A SHARED MISSION
Jesus and his cousin-John
Came to earth
On A SHARED MISSION
FAMILY TIES-
Ties that bind
The message
That makes ALL the difference
“His head
Was brought on a platter
And given to the girl
Who took it
To her mother
His disciples
Came and took away
The corpse
And buried him
And they went
And told Jesus” Matthew 14:11-12
IMAGINE how Jesus
Must have felt
WHEN HEARING of his cousin John's death
And betrayal
And his head
Being served on a silver platter
I have cousins
That I am very close to
In my life
I can ONLY IMAGINE
How Jesus must have felt
I can tell you
That WHEN I learned
Of my cousin Jimmy's death
In his 50's
And my cousin Mary Ann's death
In her 30's
I FELT AWFUL
Jesus and John
SHARED A MISSION
With their lives
John the messenger
PREPARING THE WAY
Jesus the ACTUAL MESSAGE
The walking and talking
OF GOD'S LOVE
“The spirit himself
TESTIFIES with our spirit
That we
ARE GOD'S CHILDREN
And if we
Are children
Then we are heirs
Heirs of God
And co-heirs with Christ
IF indeed we share
In his sufferings
In order
That we may also SHARE
In his GLORY” Romans 8:16-17
So Jesus
SHARED in John's sufferings
Just as John shared
In JESUS' FUTURE GLORY
And just
As I shared
In the lost lives
Of my cousins-
I get to share
In the FUTURE GLORY
Of our FAMILY
We are ALL
On a SHARED MISSION
IN THIS LIFE
To continue to bring GOD'S LOVE
And Jesus' life
To this earth
No amount of setbacks
Will thwart us
And no matter
How many people have to die
GOD'S GLORY
WILL TRIUMPH in the end
We are on
A SHARED MISSION
To feel
That LEAP OF JOY
WHEN God's love
When Jesus' love
SPREADS
To every single person On this earth
That is
OUR SHARED MISSION
Robert P. Wallman
July 31st, 2015
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Patricia Livingston
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