REST IS IMPORTANT TOO!

 

REST IS IMPORTANT TOO!

 

Today we read about

The HEALING of Simon’s

Mother-in-law=she was

SUFFERING from a fever

 

We all know how

SERIOUS a fever can be=

It signals distress

Of somewhere else in the body

And potentially SERIOUS

 

After that MIRACULOUS HEALING=

Many more sick people came=

And Jesus HEALED them all as well

 

“At daybreak=Jesus left

And went to=A deserted place”                                                                                                Luke 4:42

 

It is EXHAUSING

Tending to the sick=

And Jesus must have

EXPENDED=a great deal of energy

 

He retreats to be

ALONE for awhile=

He needed SOME REST

As we all do=we need time alone

 

I don’t know

About you=but I need

Some ALONE TIME

Sometimes I just

Need to rest=

REST IS IMPORTANT TOO!

 

“Whoever dwells

In the shelter

Of the Most High

 

Will REST

In the shadow=of the Almighty”                                                                                         Psalm 91:1

 

“This is what the Lord says=

‘Stand at the crossroads

And look=ask for the ancient paths

 

Ask where the good way is

And walk in it

And you will FIND REST

For your souls’”                                                                                                                Jeremiah 6:16

 

That is what Jesus NEEDED=

REST for his soul=

He needed to take time

ALONE=With his Father

 

And that is

WHAT we all need too

To be with the Father and Jesus

Take some time=and REST ALONE

REST IS IMPORTANT TOO!

 

“Come to me-

All you who are weary

And burdened=and I will GIVE YOU REST

 

Take my yoke=upon you and

Learn from me

For I am gentle

And humble in heart

 

And you will FIND REST

For your souls=

For my yoke is easy

And my burden light”                                                                                                       Matthew 11:28-30

 

GIVE your burdens to Jesus=

He will help you

Carry them

 

Jesus retreats for awhile

SO CAN WE=

There is a rhythm to life

And REST IS IMPORTANT TOO!

 

Rest is important to

The COMPOSITION of our souls

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our EVER loving and RESTFUL Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-31-2021

 

 

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

 

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

1-21-12

 

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

 

 

Be the change

That you want to see

In this world

 

If you

Want a world

Based on love

Live love

 

If you want

A world based on forgiveness

Live forgiveness

 

Change means

To make a difference in some way

To alter

To Transform

 

“Love your enemies

Do good to them

And lend to them

Without expecting anything back

Then your reward

Will be great

And you will be sons

Of the most high

Because he is kind

To the ungrateful and wicked

Be merciful

Just as your Father is merciful”                                          Luke 6:35-36

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

“But I tell you

Do not resist an evil person

If someone strikes you

On the right cheek

Turn to him the other also”                                                 Matthew 5:39

 

……………….

 

“If someone forces you to go one mile

Go with him 2 miles”                                                              Matthew 5:41

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked

How many times shall I forgive my brother

When he sins against me

Up to 7 times”                                                                             Matthew 18:21

 

7x---surely that is more than generous

 

Jesus answered,

“I tell you

NOT 7 times

But 70 x 7 times”                                                                      Matthew 18:22

 

Radical thinking

To be sure

 

Was he right

You know he was

 

Nothing was ever built

On hatred

Nothing was ever built

On vengeance

 

Love is ROCK

Hatred is sand

Forgiveness is ROCK

Resentment is sand

Kindness is ROCK

 

Saint Francis of Assisi 

The man thought to be the most like Christ

That ever walked this earth---once said---

“Speak the Gospel at ALL times

Use words if necessary”

 

Have you

Ever tried to change

Someone’s opinion on something

 

How successful

Were you

 

Be it

Do it

Live it

 

Let others see

The love of God in you

 

BE THE CHANGE

 

Robert P. Wallman

7-7-11

 

Ps       WITNESS 1-21-13 and 8-31-2021

 

Martin Luther King brought change

Jesus Christ WAS THE CHANGE

 

STAND UP FOR GOOD

STAND UP FOR LOVE

And stand up for CHANGE in today’s world

 

 

 

MY LIFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 31^st, 2012

 

 

MY LIFE

 

 

They say it is a miracle

Can it really be true

Can we really start anew

 

My life is a miracle

My life is about hope

 

Hope in God

Hope in above

Hope for the future

Hope in love

 

They say it is a miracle

Can it really be true

Can we really start anew

 

My life is a miracle

My life is about hope

 

Hope in God

Hope in above

Hope in the future

Hope in love

 

Hope in love

Hope in love

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-17-06

 

Ps        “For in him we live and move

             And have our being

             As some of the poets have said

            “We are HIS OFFSPRING”                                               Acts 17:28

 

           “You are the God who performs MIRACLES

             You display your power among the peoples”                         Psalm 77:14

 

           “Put your HOPE in God

            For I will yet praise him

            My Savior and my God”                                                 Psalm 42:5

YOUR APPROVAL RATING

 

YOUR APPROVAL RATING

 

How is your APPROVAL RATING

With your family=with your friends

And neighbors and all people?

 

MORE IMPORTANTLY=what is

Your approval rating with God?

 

In today’s gospel=Jesus’

Approval rating PLUMMETS=

The hometown crowd

Is CONVINCED they know

Exactly who Jesus is

 

They think they KNOW

Where he came from

And CANNOT accept

That he is anything more!

 

How about you?  Do people

Think you cannot=be anything different

Than exactly you have

Always been=YOUR APPROVAL RATING?

 

“……..no prophet is ACCEPTED in his own native place”                                                             Luke 4:24

 

But our Lord offers

A POWERFUL RESPONSE=

He didn’t try to=CHANGE their minds=

That BLIND them

To the greater possibilities

Of his life

 

He knew their hearts

He acknowledges their skepticism=

He speaks truth=and moves on

 

His CRITICS cannot define him=

He moves forward

WITH HIS MISSION

Despite their approval rating

YOUR APPROVAL RATING?

 

“Do your best

To present yourself

To God=as one APPROVED=

 

A worker=who does not need

To be ashamed=and who

Correctly handles

The word of truth”                                                                                                        2 Timothy 2:15

 

How about you?

Does CRITICISM=bring you down?

Do you let

The approval of others=influence you?

 

I suggest to you=all we need

Is the APPROVAL OF GOD=

And doing right=with our lives

 

Your approval rating?

THE APPROVAL OF GOD!

 

Go on with your MISSION

Go on with your life=

Just as Jesus did

To the very best

Of your ability

 

I appreciate Jesus’ APPROACH=

Your worth is NOT MEASURED

By community acceptance

Or mass popularity

Your worth is=DETERMINED BY GOD

 

“So don’t be afraid=

You are WORTH more

Than many sparrows”                                                                                                                      Matthew 10:31

 

“These have come

So that=the proven genuineness

Of your faith---------

 

Of greater WORTH than gold-

Which perishes even though

Refined by fire--------

 

May result in praise-

Glory-and honor

When Jesus Christ is revealed”                                                                                             1 Peter 1:7

 

Jesus CALLS each of us

To a MISSION

With our unique talents

 

Don’t let your

APPROVAL RATING get you down=

AFFIRM your mission

With your God given gifts

 

ONLY OUR APPROVAL RATING

From God=is what truly matters

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name of our EVER APPROVING HOLY FATHER!

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-30-2021

 

 

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

ALIVE OR HALF DEAD

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

4-11-13

 

 

ALIVE OR HALF DEAD

 

 

There is a famous story

Where a philosopher---

I think it was Friedrich Nietzsche

 

He is speaking to

A group of Christians

He looks out at the audience and says

“I thought a Christian

Was supposed to be radiantly alive

Most of you look ½ dead”

 

When I am out in the world

I look around

And I have to tell you

I couldn’t agree more

 

Where did our hope go

 

When Jesus was tempted by the devil in the desert

Jesus answered,

 

“It is written

Man does not live by bread alone

But on every word

That comes from the mouth of God”                                         Matthew 4:4

 

God’s Word is alive

It is life

Is his Word alive in you

 

The devil tempted Jesus a second time,

Jesus answered,

 

“It is also written

Do not put your God to the test”                                              Matthew 4:7

 

What is testing you

Health matters

Financial matters

Broken relationships

Addictions

All of the above

 

Life is a constant battle

Between the spirit

And the desires of the flesh

 

Jesus was tempted

Still a third time by the devil

He answered,

 

“Away from me

For it is written

Worship the Lord your God only”                                                Matthew 4:8

 

RADIANTLY ALIVE!

 

How can we stay radiantly alive

In a world full of booby traps

Seemingly set up---to take us down

 

ONLY by reading the Bible

ONLY by praying without ceasing

ONLY by staying in touch with God

ONLY by having a personal relationship

With Our Lord and SAVIOR---JESUS CHRIST

 

It is a choice

 

We know the devil

Did ultimately win a battle

Did take CHRIST down---because of a betrayal

But the devil LOST the war

Because of JESUS’ connection to his Father

 

Where are you

In your personal relationship with God

Is God’s Word alive in you

 

Are you feeling

More dead than alive

 

If so---maybe just maybe

You are looking to find life

In the things of this world

 

“The Word of God

Is living and active---SHARPER

Than any double-edged sword”                                                 Hebrews 4:12

 

“To teach you

That man does not live on bread alone

But on every word

That comes from the mouth of God”                                   Deuteronomy 8:3

 

RADIANTLY ALIVE?

 

The choice is ours

An individual choice---a personal choice

That each and every one of us has to make

 

Robert P. Wallman

7-31-11

 

 

Ps        WITNESS       4-11-13  8-30-2021

 

 

 

FAMILY

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 29^th, 2012

 

 

FAMILY

 

 

Family is what

Brought us together

Family is what

Tore us apart

I don’t know why some things happen

I don’t know where they all get their start

 

But I do know this

 

A family is the heart of God

A family is what can turn

This world around

God created families to love one another

A family is the heart of God

 

So many problems

So many things

Trying to tear us apart

So many problems

Where do they all get their start

 

Family is what

Brought us together

Family is what

Tore us apart

Don’t let it get started again

A loving family is the heart of God

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-18-06

 

Ps        “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother

             And be UNITED to his wife

             And they will become ONE flesh”                                                    Genesis 2:24

 

            “And may you LIVE to see your CHILDREN’S children”                   Psalm 128:6

 

            “And in him you too are being BUILT together

              To become a dwelling in which GOD

              LIVES by his spirit”                                                                  Ephesians 2:22

 

To FOLLOW guidelines for the CHRISTIAN family

PLEASE read Ephesians 3:18-21

GOD IS JUST A PRAYER AWAY

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

6-9-13

 

 

GOD IS JUST A PRAYER AWAY

 

 

God is just a prayer away

A prayer away

Just a little prayer away

 

I said a prayer

For you today

Held a thought

For you

In my heart

 

God and you

Are always in my heart

Just a thought

Just a thought

Just a little thought away

 

I define prayer

Simply as the lifting up

Of your heart, your mind, and your soul

To God

 

And I believe

When you pray for someone else

It is simply the lifting up

Of their heart, their soul, and their mind

To God

Praying for their intentions

 

God is just a prayer away

A little thought away

 

I said a prayer for

For you today

Held a thought for you

In my heart

 

ALL you really have to know about prayer

Is that Jesus did it

 

He prayed for himself,

 

“Father the time has come

Glorify your Son

That your Son might glorify you”                                          John 17:1

 

“I have brought you glory

On earth

By completing the work

You gave me to do”                                                               John 17:4

 

I said a prayer for you today

I held you in my heart

 

Jesus prayed for his disciples,

 

“For I gave them

The words you gave me

And they accepted them

 

They know with certainty

That I come from you

And they believed you sent me

 

I pray for them

I am not praying for the world

But for those you have given me

For they are yours”                                                                17: 8 & 9

 

God is just a prayer away

Just a prayer

Just a little thought away

 

Jesus prayed for the world,

 

“My prayer

Is not for them alone

I pray also for

Those who believe in me

Through their message

That all of them will be one”                                                   17: 20 & 21

 

GOD IS JUSTA PRAYER AWAY

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-15-11  

 

 

Ps        WITNESS        6-9-13

 

“The Lord has heard my cry for mercy-the Lord ACCEPTS my PRAYER”

Psalm 6:9

 

“The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked-but the PRAYER of the upright

PLEASES him”       

Proverbs 6:8

 

“Therefore I tell you-whatever you ask for in PRAYER-believe that you have

Received it-and it will be yours”

Mark 11:24

 

 

MISC.       WITNESS        5-28-14 and 8-30-2021

2-24-15 and 9-01-02-2020

RAINBOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 30th, 2012

 

 

 

 

RAINBOW

 

 

Been searching everywhere

Been searching

All over the world

They say the hardest place

To find the rainbow

Is also the easiest

That is because

The rainbow is inside of you

 

Looking looking

Where is the rainbow

Looking looking everywhere

Where is the rainbow

The rainbow

Is inside of you

 

Been searching everywhere

Been searching

All over the world

 

They say

The hardest place to find that rainbow

Is also the easiest

That is because

The rainbow

Is inside of you

 

Looking looking everywhere

You forgot the easiest spot

That rainbow

Is inside of you

 

That rainbow IS INSIDE OF YOU

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-13-06

 

Ps       The RAINBOW is the sign of God’s covenant with Noah

 

“And GOD said, “this is the sign of the covenant I am making

Between me and you AND EVERY LIVING CREATURE with you

A covenant for ALL generations to come:

 

I have set my RAINBOW in the clouds and it will be

The sign of the covenant between me and the earth

 

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the RAINBOW appears

In the clouds---I will remember my covenant between me and you

AND ALL LIVING CREATURES of every kind

 

NEVER AGAIN will the waters become a flood to destroy all life

Whenever the RAINBOW appears in the clouds

I will see it and REMEMBER the everlasting covenant

Between GOD and ALL living creatures of every kind on the earth”         

 

Genesis 9:12-16

 

 

 

LIVING IN GOD'S KINGDOM

 

LIVING IN GOD’S KINGDOM

 

Today we have a WRITING

From James=who describes

What religion is

 

He says “PURE AND UNDEFILED” religion

Breaks down into two parts=He says

Religion is first=”to CARE for orphans

And widows=in their affliction”                                                                                     James 1:27

 

And then he says=The second part

Of religion is to

“Keep oneself UNPOLLUTED by the world”

 

To live IN GOD’S KINGDOM=

To really live like Jesus=that is

What we have to do

LIVING IN GOD’S KINGDOM

 

We have to ASK OURSELVES

Who in this society

Who is defenseless  and oppressed?

 

That is who we have

To be=that is HOW

We have to love

IF we are=to love LIKE JESUS

 

If we are=to LIIVE CORRECTLY

In GOD’S KINGDOM

 

What is religion to you?

WHO are you trying to HELP

In today’s world?

 

LIVING IN GOD’S KINGDOM=

Loving in God’s kingdom

 

“My people have

Committed two sins=

 

They have forsaken me-

The spring of LIVING WATER=

And have dug

Their own cisterns

 

Broken cisterns

That cannot hold water”                                                                                                       Jeremiah 2:13

 

“Whoever believes in me

As Scripture has said

 

Rivers of LIVING WATER

Will flow from within them”                                                                                              John 7:38

 

Yes=we should try

To LIVE=and not be polluted

By this world

 

We NEED to live

With God in our lives=

We cannot ignore God

And just live

In the SECULAR WORLD

 

And we CANNOT live

With a value system

That OPPOSES God

 

Living with

A love of God

Living with=a love

FOR OTHERS

LIVING IN GOD’S KINGDOM

 

“But seek first

HIS KINGDOM=and his righteousness

 

And all these things

Will be given to you

As well”                                                                                                                                       Matthew 6:33

 

“When Jesus saw this-

He was indignant=

He said to them

 

‘Let the children=come to me

And do not hinder them

 

For the KINGDOM OF GOD

Belongs to such as these’”                                                                                           Mark 10:14

 

The WORLD tells us

That the PURPOSE of life=is to

Get money-power-and fame

BUY-buy-buy

 

But Jesus tells us

The PURPOSE of life=is

To live a life=OF SERVICE

 

LIVE FOR GOD=live for others

Live pure religion=and you will not be far

From=LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our FOREVER LIVING=forever loving=Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-28-2021

 

 

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

 

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU

 

 

 

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU

 

Are you a person

Who tries to do God’s will

In the world today

 

Maybe not always getting it right

But you keep trying

To be a positive influence

On the world

 

Well stand up

Take a bow

Let the light

Shine on you

 

You---you

Are one of the few

 

“You are

The light of the world

A city on a hill cannot be hidden

Neither do people light a lamp

And put it under a bowl

Instead they put it on its stand

And it gives light

To everyone in the house

In the sane way

Let your light shine before men

That they may see your good deeds

And praise your Father in heaven”                                          Matthew 5:14-16

 

You can’t be a beacon

If your light don’t shine

 

I don’t know about you

But I feel

Like we live in a world

That is getting a little bit meaner

Each and every day

Sometimes

I feel that this world can’t get any lower

But then it does

 

I have an idea

Let it stop

With me and with you

 

Do you know

That kindness

Is one of the fruits of the spirit

 

“But the fruit of the spirit

Is love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS

Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control

Against such thing---there is no law”                                            Galatians 5:22-24

 

If you are living in the spirit

Stand up and take a bowel

Let the light shine on you

 

Saint Vincent DePaul once said,

The surest way to become a Saint

“Is to be kind, be kind, be kind”

 

Saint Theresa---the Little Flower

Was kind

Many consider her to be

The Saint of the ordinary

The one whose vacation was love

 

You can’t be a beacon

If your light don’t shine

 

“For God who said

Let light shine out of your darkness

Made light shine in our hearts

To give us the light of the knowledge

Of the glory of God

In the face of Christ”                                                    2 Corinthians 4:6

 

Do good---be light---let God’s light

LET THE LIGHT

Shine on you

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-25-11

10—02-15

9-11-18 and

8-28-2021

 

 

PRAYER OF FAITH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 28^th, 2012

 

 

PRAYER OF FAITH

 

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve 

But I was made weak, that I might humbly obey

 

I asked for health, that I might do great things

I was given infirmity, that I might know what is great

 

I asked God for riches, that I might be happy

But I was given poverty, that I might be wise

 

I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men

I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God

 

I asked God for all things, that I might enjoy life

But I was given life, that I might enjoy all things

 

I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I needed

Almost in spite of myself, my prayers were answered

 

I am among all men, most richly blessed

 

Author unknown

First read 12-22-84

Rpw 11-01-07

 

Ps        pretty much the story of my life

 

Works are actions or accomplishments

Often in the sense of trying to please God

Through moral living

 

“And we know that in all things

God WORKS for the good of those who love him

Who have been called according to his purpose”                   Romans 8:28

 

“NOT by WORKS-so that no one can boast”                          Ephesians 2:9

 

“To prepare God’s people for WORKS of service

So that the body of Christ can be built up

Until we all reach UNITY in the faith

And the knowledge of the SON of God

And becoming mature

Attaining the full measure of the fullness of Christ”                 Ephesians 4:12-13

 

MEANT TO MULTIPLY=OUR TALENTS

 

MEANT TO MULTIPLY=OUR TALENTS

 

We all have some sort

Of GIFTS in this world

 

Some of us

Have material blessings=some of us

Have spiritual blessings=and

Some of us have

The gift OF PRAYER

 

We can all pray

For someone else=it just

Takes a little bit of

TIME AND EFFORT

 

“Well done=my good

And FAITHFUL SERVANT”                                                                                              Matthew 25:21

 

Today we read about

The PARABLE of the

Bags of gold

 

Our word “TALENT”

Or gift=is derived

From this SCRIPTURAL PASSAGE

 

A talent was

A HUGE sum of money-------

One estimate is 6,000 days’ wages-------

So the master

ENTRUSTED something of great value

To the servant

 

Just imagine if we

Were GIVEN the equivalent=

One talent=at today’s minimum wage=it

Would be half-a-million dollars

 

Who would take this

And BURY it in the ground?

 

WE are MEANT

To MULTIPLY our talents=

In this world=we are meant

To make them GROW

 

Our talents from God

Are a GIFT=we are to

GIVE them to others

And MULTIPLY THEM=

Make them grow

 

“Dishonest money dwindles away=

But whoever gathers money

Little by little

MAKES IT GROW”                                                                                                                   Proverbs 13:11

 

“I planted the seed-

Apollos watered it=

But God has-

Been MAKING IT GROW”                                                                                                     1 Corinthians 3:6

 

“But GROW

In the grace and knowledge

Of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

 

To him be glory

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

 

We are MEANT to

MULTIPLY OUR TALENTS

In this Kingdom of God

 

ONLY GOD can make them grow

Only LOVE can make them grow

 

To HIDE our talent=
Is to waste our gifts

Whether we have been BLESSED

With little=or with much

We are MEANT

To SHARE them with our

Brothers and sisters

 

We are meant

TO SHARE=in this Kingdom of God

We are MEANT=to bear fruit

 

“Nevertheless=the one

Who receives instruction

In the word

 

Should SHARE all good things

With their instructor”                                                                                                                  Galatians 6:6

 

“Command them=to do good=

To be rich=in good deeds

 

And to be generous

And WILLING TO SHARE”                                                                                                       1 Timothy 6:18

 

Dear Lord=we PRAY

That we do not hide

Or bury our talents

 

That we MULTIPLY THEM

Share them=and make them grow

 

In Jesus’ name=and our always MULTIPLYING God=and SHARING Holy Father!

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-27-2021

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Greg Erlandson

 

 

 

 

THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a touch of FAITH-the faith  of a mustard seed and we can CHANGE the world

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

7-16-13

 

 

THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED

 

A mustard seed

Is tiny tiny tiny tiny

But once planted

It can grow in to

A large plant

Large enough

To provide

Food and shelter for animals

 

In Matthew 17

The disciples

Fail in their attempt

To heal a young demon possessed boy

They want to know---WHY

 

Jesus tells them,

“Because you have so little faith

If you have faith

As small as a mustard seed

You can say to this mountain

Move from here to there

And it will move

Nothing will be impossible for you”

 

How much faith

Do you have

How much faith

Do I have

I hope enough

 

In Luke 17

The Apostles ask Jesus

To increase their faith

 

Jesus replies,

“If you have faith

As small as a mustard seed

You can say to the mulberry tree

Be uprooted

And planted in the sea

And it will obey”

 

I believe

That if we have enough faith

You and I together

ALL of us collectively

We can

Change this world

 

If we do---have that faith

All we have to do

Is let it grow

And then we will see

The benefits of having

 

THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED

 

Robert P. Wallman

3-6-11

 

 

Ps        “……..and if I have FAITH that can move mountains-BUT HAVE NOT LOVE

             I am nothing”    

            1 Corinthians 13:2

 

WITNESS        7-16-13

 

 

misc.        WITNESS        1-31-14 & 7-15-14 and 8-27-2021

 

THE HIGHWAY TO NOWHERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 27^th, 2012

 

 

THE HIGHWAY TO NOWHERE

 

 

I’m on a highway to nowhere

Sometimes don’t even know where I’m coming from

Sometimes I don’t even care

Because I know where I’m at

And that is all I need

To curb my inner fears

 

You got to run your own race

You’re not in competition with anyone

So set your own pace

There’s miles to go before it’s over

So just relax

And along the way have some fun

 

Back on the highway to nowhere

All the cars go flying by

I’m tempted to try to pick up the pace

But then I let it slide

I’m just trying to stay within myself

I’m not reaching for the sky

 

The highway to nowhere

Where does it begin

Where does it end

How many of us know where we are going

How many of us know where we’ve been

 

I’ve been on the highway to nowhere
Too many times in my life

I’ll be on the highway to nowhere

Probably too many times again

But right now I’m in the pits

Charting a highway to somewhere

So I know where I’m at

And that’s all I need

To curb my inner fears

 

You have to run your race

You have to set your own pace

You’re not in competition with anyone

Your only goal should be to get there

And along the way to have some fun

 

Standing in the pits and looking out on to the highway to nowhere

All the people flying by

Think they’re getting ahead

But they keep going around in circles

Over and over and over again

Wonder if they know where they began

Wonder if they know they’ll never reach the end

 

Back on the highway to nowhere

But I think I’m going somewhere

Because I’m running my own race

I’m setting my own pace

Some people keep passing me over and over again

But they keep winding up behind me

They don’t even know where they’ve been

That’s the way it is

On the highway to nowhere

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-27-1981

 

Ps        “I have seen something else under the sun

 

                  The RACE is not to the swift

                  Or the battle to the strong 

                  Nor does food come to the wise

                  Or wealth to the brilliant

                  Or favor to the learned

                  But time and chance happen to them all”                           Ecclesiastes 9:11

 

             “I have fought the good fight

              I have finished the RACE

              I have kept the faith”                                                               2 Timothy 4:7

 

              “Therefore since we are surrounded

               By such a great cloud of witnesses

               Let us throw off everything that hinders

               And the sin that so easily entangles

               And let us run with perseverance

               The RACE marked out for us”                                                  Hebrews 12:1  

 

 

8-26-2019