EMBRACING THE CROSS OF CHRIST=(ALL SAINTS DAY)

 

EMBRACING THE CROSS OF CHRIST

(ALL SAINTS DAY)

 

Today we HONOR=all

The SAINTS of this world=

Both living and deceased

 

The ONES who have

Been canonized=and the ones

Who have=

NEVER been recognized

 

They all EMBRACED

The cross of Christ=

Just as we must do

In our lives=every day

 

“These are the ONES

Who have survived

The time=of GREAT DISTRESS

 

They have=washed their robes

And made them white

In the blood=od the LAMB”                                                                                                               Revelation 7:14

 

Celebrating and HONORING

All the SAINTS=in this world=

Those who have been recognized=

And those who have not

 

All the saints=of this world

Have at least

ONE thing in common

 

They have OVERCOME DISTRESS-

They have overcome challenges

BY UNITING

All of their suffering

In the life of=and in

THE CROSS OF CHRIST

 

WE can do that too

We may

Never be recognized

But we can be=SAINTS

So enjoy your day

This day=is for

ALL of the SAINTS=of this world

 

“In my DISTRESS-

I called to the Lord

And he answered me=

I cried=to my God

For help

 

From his temple-

He heard my voice

My cry= came before him

In to his ears”                                                                                                             Psalm 18:6

 

“IN MY DISTRESS=

I called=to the Lord

And he answered me

 

From deep=in the realm

Of the dead

I cried for help

And you listened=to my cry”                                                                                       Jonah 2:2

 

What are your CROSSES

In this life?

Is it finances?=Is it debt?

Is it illness?

Maybe it is BETRAYAL

In a relationship

 

Whatever your crosses are=

EMBRACE THEM=Unite them

With the cross of Christ=

BE A SAINT!

 

“Religion that God

Our Father=accepts

As pure and faultless=is this=

 

To look after=

Orphans and widows=IN THEIR DISTRESS

And to keep oneself

From being polluted=by the world”                                                                   James 1:27

 

We EMBRACE THE CROSS

OF CHRIST=and cling to God

The Holy Father

For hope=and eternal life

We TRUST God always

 

Dear Lord=we pray

That we can BECOME SAINTS

By our lives=by living

In your IMAGE=and UNITING with your life

 

In the names of OUR BROTHER Jesus=and our Holy Father God

(And all the SAINTS)!

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-31-2021

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED by an article in=LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Melanie Rigney

 

JUST ONCE

 

“JUST ONCE”

 

What if

Someone came to you

And said

You could preach

Once

Just once

About what God

Or what your religion

Means to you

 

What would you say

What would I say

 

I think

I would say

Jesus Christ

Is alive today

Living within you and living within me

 

I think

I would say

Jesus was the vine

We are the branches

And how we treat others

Manifests

The love that we

Have for him

In today’s world

 

I think

I would say

He lives in you

And

He lives in me

And we

Live only

Through him and with him

 

We all

Live in

Our own unique world

We all

Have our own certain abilities

We all

Have certain limitations

 

We all

Have our own

Unique destiny

 

Our life

Is a mystery

Our destiny

Is a mystery

 

But

Not one of us

Can live in this world

And be a success

Without God

And without Christ in our lives

 

That is

What I would say

 

What would you say

 

Robert P. Wallman

7/29/10

 

10-31-2021

A TOTAL RELATIONSHIP=WITH THE LOVE OF GOD

 

A TOTAL RELATIONSHIP=WITH THE LOVE OF GOD

 

There is ONLY ONE true God=

In this world=we

KNOW that for sure

 

And that LOVE=is demonstrated

In the example=OF JESUS

True God=and true man

 

Mosaic Law=tells us

That too=and God= is RECITED

Every morning=and every night

 

“Moses spoke=to the people……..

‘Hear=O Israel!  The Lord

Is our God

The Lord ALONE!

 

Therefore-you shall LOVE

The Lord=your God

With all your heart

And with=

All your soul

 

And with=all your strength

Take to heart=these words

Which I enjoin you today’”                                                                                             Deuteronomy 6:2, 4-6

 

And this is CONVEYED

To us too

In the WORDS of Jesus

 

Who tells us everything

COMES down to two commandments

Love God=totally-and

Love your neighbor=as yourself

 

ALL of the law=comes down

To these two things

THE GOD OF LOVE

One true God=of LOVE

 

A TOTAL RELATIONSHIP=of love

With God=Jesus=and our NEIGHBORS

 

“All your words

ARE TRUE=

And your righteous laws=are eternal”                                                                                         Psalm 119:160

 

“Now this is=eternal life

That they may know you

 

The only TRUE GOD-

And Jesus Christ=

Whom you have sent”                                                                                                        John 17:3

 

A TOTAL RELATIONSHIP=

WITH THE LOVE OF GOD=

Loving God with our whole selves=

And loving our neighbor

As ourself

 

That is the REVELATION

From God=our Holy Father

And his Son=Jesus Christ

 

There is ONLY one God=

THE GOD OF LOVE=

Who offers us

A TOTAL RELATIONSHIP with him

 

Dear Lord=we thank you

With gratitude=for our faith

 

We ask you=

That you may HELP US=

To SHOW our love

To the whole world today=

IN all of our thoughts=our words

And our deeds

 

OUR REVELATION=is that

There is only one TRUE GOD=

The God of love

 

“I did not receive it

From any man=

Nor was I taught it=

Rather I received it

BY REVELATION=From Jesus Christ”                                                                                  Galatians 1:12

 

A TOTAL RELATIONSHIP=

WITH THE LOVE=OF GOD

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our FOREVER LOVING=Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-30-2021

 

 

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

 

 

GOD IS JUST A PRAYER AWAY!

 

WITNESS

 

 

4-13-13

 

 

God is Just a Prayer Away

 

God is just a prayer away

A prayer away

Just a little thought 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, of your mind, and your soul

To God

 

And I believe

That when you pray for someone else

It is simply the lifting up

Of their heart, their mind, and their soul

To God

Just praying for their intentions

Or their best interests

 

God is just a prayer away

A little thought away

 

I said a prayer

For you today

Held a thought for you

In my heart

 

All you need to know about prayer

Is that Jesus did it

 

He prayed for himself,

“Father, the time has come, glorify your Son

That your Son may glorify you”                                        John 17:1

 

“I have brought you glory on earth

By completing the work

That 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 to me

And they accepted them

They know with certainty

That I came from you

And they believed that 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”                            John  17: 8&9

 

God is 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”                                           John 17: 20 & 21

 

I said a prayer for you today

More importantly, Jesus said a prayer

For you today

And most importantly

I think God heard them

 

God is just a prayer away

Just a little thought away

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-15-11

 

 

Ps         WITNESS        4-13-13

 

 

“The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked

But the PRAYER of the upright pleases him”                                                      Proverbs 15:8

 

“It is written,” he said to them, “My house will be called a house of PRAYER,

Bu you are making it a ‘den of robbers’”                                                                         Matthew 21:13

 

“Do NOT be anxious about anything-but in everything-by PRAYER and petition

With thanksgiving-present your requests to God”                                                             Philippians 4:6

 

 

 

THE IMAGE OF GOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 30^th, 2012

 

 

THE IMAGE OF GOD

 

 

I see

The image of God

In you

 

I hope you see

The image of God

In me too

 

The image of God

Is love

The image of God

Is understanding

The image of God

Is kindness

The image of God

Is forgiveness not withstanding

 

I see

The image of God

In you

 

I hope you see

The image of God

In me too

 

The image of God

Is love

The image of God

Is kindness

The image of God

Is forgiveness

Not withstanding

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-04-06

 

Ps      “Then God said,

          “Let us make man IN OUR IMAGE, IN OUR LIKENESS”              Genesis 1:26             

 

          “He is the IMAGE of the invisible God-the firstborn

           Over all creation”        (about the NATURE of Jesus)                      Colossians 1:15

 

          “Do not lie to each other since you have taken off your old self

           With its practices-and have put on the new self

           Which is being renewed in knowledge in the IMAGE

            OF ITS CREATOR”                                                                   Colossians 3:9-10

PUTTING TIME ASIDE

 

PUTTING TIME ASIDE

Did you ever NOTICE

How INTENTIONAL=Jesus is

How DELIBERATE Jesus is

In departing to be

By himself TO PRAY?

Maybe that that is

Something we NEED to be

DOING too

I try to set ASIDE

An hour every morning

For reading the BIBLE

And praying the ROSARY

And an hour in the

AFTERNOON for writing and typing

MY POEM

“Jesus DEPARTED to the mountain

To PRAY........”                                                                                                      Luke 6:12

PUTTING TIME ASIDE for God

And for Jesus

Jesus was constantly

On the MOVE=performing

Various healings for

The never ending crowds

He was FOLLOWED as

A great teacher is=

So he rarely had time

For himself

But Jesus KNEW BETTER

He made time alone

To SPEND with his Father

Maybe that is something

We need to BE doing too

PUTTING TIME ASIDE

“There is a TIME

For everything

And a season

For every activity

Under the heavens”                                                                                             Ecclesiastes 3:1

“........so Christ was sacrificed

Once to take away

The sins of many

And he will appear

A second TIME

NOT to bear sin

But to bring salvation

To those

Who are waiting for him”                                                                                       Hebrews 9:28

“He said to them=

'It is not for you

To know the TIMES

Or dates=the Father

Has set

By his own authority'”                                                                                            Acts 1:7

Jesus knew he had

To PUT TIME ASIDE

For the Father

And that is

SOMETHING we need

To know too

He knew he had

To STEP ASIDE

From what was pressing him

And simply be SPENDING

TIME ALONE with the Father

And we need to spend

TIME ALONE=with the Father

And Jesus too=

It is ESSENTIAL

To a HEALTHY spiritual relationship

It will make you feel

EVEN MORE ALIVE

With God and Jesus

IN YOUR SOUL

“But because

Of his great love

For us

God=who is rich in mercy

Made us ALIVE WITH CHRIST

Even when we were dead

In transgressions--------

It is by GRACE

You were saved”                                                                                               Ephesians 2:4-5

We must PUT TIME ASIDE

For God and Jesus

And spend time ALONE

With them

It will ENHANCE and nurture

Your INNER PRAYER LIFE

In the name of Jesus=and our LOVING FATHER=who love us=and want to

SPEND TIME with us

Robert P. Wallman

9-9-19 and 10-29-2021

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

SALT AND LIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 29^th, 2012

 

 

SALT AND LIGHT

 

 

Jesus told us

You are the salt

Of the earth

You are the light

Of the world

 

But what does

It mean

To be salt and light

In today’s world

 

2000 years ago

Salt was the principal seasoning

That was used to cook

 

2000 years ago

There was no electricity

So light was a scarcity

And at a premium

 

So how

Can we

How will we be

Light in today’s world

It can be as simple

As a smile

Or an encouraging word

To someone

Who is having a bad day

 

Or it can be

To have a listening ear

For someone

Who needs to be heard

 

It can be as simple

As sending someone

A birthday card or get well card

Or it could be

Visiting a sick neighbor

In the hospital

 

Maybe we can’t

Change the whole world

As Jesus did

Just maybe

We can change someone’s world

 

Love, forgive, and be kind

I dear say

My friend

That if you do these things

You will be

 

SALT AND LIGHT

In today’s world

 

Robert P. Wallman

2-8-11

 

Ps       Idea originated from a message given by Father Bernard Kirlin at Saint Mary

          Magdalene Church

 

“You are the salt of the earth.  But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made

Salty again?  It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled

By men.”

 

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 same way,

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise

Your Father in heaven.”                                                                             Matthew 5:13-14

 

 

 

 

10-29-2020

HEARING AND FOLLOWING=THE WORD OF GOD

 

HEARING AND FOLLOWING=THE WORD OF GOD!

 

I have heard that SHEEP

Were dumb=wimpy=and

FAR too dependent

 

But I have been

SET STRAIGHT=

I understand now

That they are NURTURING-

Intelligent-and independent

They=like us=

FULLY RECOGNIZE

The voice of God

 

Is it any wonder

That Jesus=calls us sheep?

 

Is it any wonder

That we follow him=

And recognize HIS WORDS

When he calls us?

 

“My sheep

Hear my VOICE=

Says the Lord

 

I know them

And they FOLLOW ME”                                                                                                              John 10:27

 

God wants us

To HEAR the words-

Of his son=Jesus

 

God the HOLY FATHER

Wants us=to FOLLOW

The voice of Jesus

 

We are to THINK about

Jesus’ words

In the bible

 

We are to mull on them=

To REFLECT on them

And really=take them

INTO OUR HEARTS

 

HEARING AND FOLLOWING=

THE VOICE OF GOD!

 

“Today-if only

You would=HEAR HIS VOICE=

Harden not your hearts”                                                                                                  Psalm 95:7-8

 

“Whether you turn

To the right=or to the left

 

Your ears=will HEAR A VOICE

Behind you=saying

‘This is the way-

Walk in it’”                                                                                                                             Isaiah 30:21

 

We are to LISTEN

To the WORDS of God=

And the words

Of Jesus=and follow him

 

We are=NOT to

Filter out=any words

That we do not like

 

The words of God

ARE the words of God=

And the words of Jesus

Are the words of Jesus=

They are FAITH-FILLED

With the Holy Spirit

 

“Today=if you HEAR his voice=

Harden not your hearts

 

As you did=in the rebellion

During the times

Of testing=in the wilderness”                                                                                           Hebrews 3:7-8

 

As difficult=as it may be

We are to NURTURE

All the words of God=

Listen to Jesus=and FOLLOW HIM

 

A good question is=

Are we FOLLOWING Jesus

In thought=in word=

And in deed?

 

HEARING AND FOLLOWING=

The words of God=and Jesus

Today=and every day=

For ALL the days of our lives

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our ALWAYS TEACHING=Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-28-2021

 

 

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

 

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL

 

 

 

 

 

How would you

Define an angel

 

The one word

That comes to my mind

Is “heavenly”

 

Beings that help us along

On life’s journey

Beings that assist us

In one way or another

 

Psalm 91:11 & 12 says,

“For he will command his angels

Concerning you

To guard you in ALL your ways

They will lift you up

In their hands

So that you will

NOT strike your foot

Against a stone”

 

HEAVENLY---to be sure

 

I have had

Many earthly angels in my life

My parents---my two sisters

Other family members and friends

To HELP me along the way

 

I know

I wouldn’t be sitting here writing this

If not for them

 

But there are angels

From heaven

That God has actually used

To deliver messages

 

We know

That the angel Gabriel

Appeared to Zachariah

At the birth of John the Baptist

 

And above all

We know that he appeared to Mary

To ask her

To be THE MOTHER OF GOD

 

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL

 

Then we have Saint Michael

OUR defender and protector

TO HELP US

Against the wickedness and the snares of the devil

 

Michael appears to us

IN the book of Daniel

As the special GUARDIAN AND PROTECTOR of Israel

 

And in the book of Revelation

As the PRINCIPAL fighter for God

In the fight

Between good and evil

 

Michael’s POWER is so strong

That it is believed

That souls can be rescued

Even from hell itself

 

May we ALL be so lucky

 

Finally we have the angel Raphael

Named in the book of Tobit

 

Raphael’s name means,

“GOD HAS HEALED”

 

My wish for ALL of you:

 

IS that you be TOUCHED by many beings

Both heavenly and earthly

To help you

On life’s journey

 

And that you feel

God’s love and presence---SO STRONG---

Inside of you

That you Know

That you have been BLESSED by God

And that indeed---you have been

 

                          TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-28-11

 

 

9-29-14 & 9-29-18 and 10-28-2021

 

ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 28^th, 2012

 

 

ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOD

 

 

All things

Work together for God

Have you ever heard that saying

I have

 

I believe it is true

My life is living testimony

I don’t even know

How I’ve made it through

 

Living testimony for God

Living testimony for my neighbor

Living testimony for everyone

Including myself

 

How have I stayed  alive

I don’t have a clue

The medical profession has helped

But if you asked them

I don’t think they could tell you either

 

Living testimony for God

Living testimony for my neighbor

Living testimony for everyone

Including myself

 

They say

All things work together for God

If my testimony is true

I am living proof

 

I am living proof

I am living proof

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-12-06

 

Ps        Today is the feast day of Saints Simon and Jude

            Saint Jude is the patron Saint of the IMPOSSIBLE

 

“You diligently study the Scriptures

Because you think by them you possess eternal life

These are the Scriptures that TESTIFY about me

Yet you refuse to come to me to have life”                           John 5:39-40

 

“Jesus looked at them and said,

“With man this is IMPOSSIBLE

But with GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE”                   Matthew 19:26

 

“I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac

And the God of Jacob

He is NOT the God of the dead

But the GOD OF THE LIVING”                                           Matthew 22:32                                         

 

 

 

 

 

STANDING IN WONDER=AND GRATITUDE

 

STANDING IN WONDER==AND GRATITUDE=

FOR OUR DEAR GOD

 

AFTER one day of no treatment=

We were able

To RESUME TREATMENT=

Thanking God

For his BLESSINGS in my life

 

The grandeur and GLORY of God

Grabs our attention

With the WONDERS of

Our country=the wonders of

OUR WORLD

 

The great lakes=the Grand Canyon

And the beauty of South Florida

To name a few

HOW can you doubt

The BEAUTY of God=

When you look at

SOME of the beautiful sights

And beautiful places

Of our world?

 

“The heavens declare

The GLORY of God

 

And the firmament

Proclaims his handiwork

 

Day pours out

The word to day

And night to night=imparts knowledge”                                                                     Psalm 19:2-3

 

I WONDER if God

Ever took a step back

And wondered=

How great his work was=

I doubt it=for he is God

And his work

IS ALWAYS GOOD

 

I marvel at

The handiwork of

The Lord our God

 

I wonder at

The starry nights=and I wonder

At our beautiful oceans

 

STANDING IN WONDER=AND GRATITUDE=

FOR OUR DEAR LORD GOD

 

I appreciate ALL

The Lord has given us

To us INDIVIDUALLY=

And to all of us=collectively

 

“Listen to this Job

Stop and consider=GOD’S WONDERS”                                                                                   Job 37:14

 

“Show me=the WONDERS

Of your great love

 

You will save

By your right hand

Those who take refuge

In you=from their foes”                                                                                                            Psalm 17:7

 

I/we bear WITNESS

To the work=of our dear God

 

The changing leaves-

The BEAUTY of a baby=

And the wonder=of

OUR VERY LIVES

Praying to God

With GRATITUDE=giving thanks

 

“Enter his gates

WITH THANKSGIVING

And his courts=with praise

 

Give THANKS to him

And praise his name”                                                                                                                          Psalm 100:4

 

Let us all=STAND IN WONDER

And with gratitude=for

The MIRACLES of our wonderful world

 

In Jesus’ name =and in the name=of our EVER CREATIVE Holy Father God

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-27-2021

 

 

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

SAINT JUDE=PATRON SAINT=OF HOPELESS CASES

 

 

SAINT JUDE---PATRON SAINT OF HOPELESS CASES

 

Do you ever feel hopeless

I know that I do

 

Well I have some good news for you

In addition to Jesus

 

 

There is a Saint that we can pray to

Or at least ask to intercede for us

On our behalf

 

His name is Jude---Also known as Thaddeus

 

Jude was the ½ brother of James the lesser

Both original Apostles

And ½ brothers of Jesus

 

There was little devotion

To Saint Jude

Because his name was so close to that of Judas

The traitor

That devotion to him became discouraged

 

But devotion

Began to pick up in the 14^th century

When our Lord himself

Directed Saint Bridget of Sweden

To turn to Saint Jude in faith and confidence

 

Our Lord told Saint Bridget

That the name of Thaddeus means

“Amiable and loving---and---

He will show himself most willing to help”

 

Saint Jude’s father’s name was Cleophas

And he was murdered

Because of his outspoken devotion

To the Risen Christ

 

Mary Cleophas---the Mother of Saint Jude

Was present at Christ’s crucifixion

And after her death

Many miracles were attributed

To her intercession

 

Jude---like his brother James

Did not believe that Jesus

Was the Son of God

Until after the Resurrection

 

After the Resurrection

Jude---along with his companion Simon

Preached and taught in Mesopotamia

For ten years

Converting many to Christianity

 

His teachings

Were primarily against Gnosticism---

The teaching that the sins of the body

Does not affect the sins of the soul

And against the people of his day---

Bearing false witness---about Jesus

And our Christian walk

 

He taught that Christians

Need to be aware of false teachers

Infiltrating the church

 

Certainly---at least in my mind

As true today---as it was back then

Maybe more so---just turn on your television set

 

But maybe---in my mind

His most important teaching

Was that believers

Should be merciful to unbelievers

 

He and Simon

Made more converts in Persia

Where he was clubbed to death

 

We all face hopeless situations

In today’s world

Maybe more so than ever

 

We may lose hope

Because of our health diagnosis

The loss of a loved one

Our finances

A broken relationship within the family

Or for many other reasons

 

“And we rejoice

In the hope of the glory of God

Not only so

But we also rejoice in our suffering

Because we know that suffering

Produces perseverance; perseverance---character

And character---HOPE

And hope does not disappoint us

Because God has poured out his love

Into our hearts by the Holy Spirit

Whom he has given us”                                           Romans 5:3-5

 

So when we are feeling hopeless

And like our Lord told Saint Bridget about Saint Jude

We can be confident that:

 

“HE WILL SHOW HIMSELF MOST WILLING TO HELP”

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-22-11

 

Ps        Today---October 28^th---is his feast day---my sister Terri---her middle name Judith

            Is after our Saint Jude---THE PATRON SAINT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

 

 

10-28-14

10-28-15 and 10-23-18 10-28-19 and 10-28-2020

WITHOUT CHRIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 27^th, 2012

 

 

WITHOUT CHRIST

 

 

As Jesus

Got closer and closer

To his destiny

And his teaching

Got harder and harder

Many of his disciples

Walked away

 

I wonder

If they lived

Happy and fulfilled lives

 

I wonder

If they found solace

In money

If that replaced our Lord

I wonder

If they found happiness

In being accepted by society

If that replaced

The teaching of our Lord

 

Dear God

Please help us

To always be

Like Saint Peter who said

“To whom shall we go Lord

You have the words

Of everlasting life”

 

If we left our Lord

Where would we go

For truth

 

If we left our Lord

Would we still live

By the golden rule

 

And what about death

How could we face death

Without God and Christ in our lives

 

Our Lord

Is our model

He is

Our standard for living

 

Of course

We will come up short

If we compare ourselves

To our Lord

 

But death

Will be our loveliest moment

Because

Our Lord did indeed

Possess the words of eternal life

 

Lord

We ask you for the courage

To never run away

From you

 

And be

Like Saint Francis and say

“Welcome Sister Death”

 

For with Christ

We are never lost

 

Robert P. Wallman

2-15-11

 

Ps       Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

GOD IS GOOD=ALL THE TIME

 

GOD IS GOOD=ALL THE TIME

 

I ran into a PROBLEM TODAY=

Couldn’t receive treatment

 

Too much GAS in my system=

I am DOING everything=that I can

But I just think

It is my abdominal disease

 

We will TRY AGAIN tomorrow

Nevertheless=our God

Is a GOOD GOD=

He is good

ALL THE TIME

 

GOD IS GOOD=ALL THE TIME!

“Let me sing=of the Lord’

‘He has been good to me’”                                                                                               Psalm 13:6

 

SOMETIMES=when I am feeling

A little low

 

I find it HELPFUL

To think of

ALL the ways=our God

Is GOOD to me

And to us

 

For example=I thank God

For all the health

That I have

 

And all these

EXTRA YEARS OF LIFE

That I have had

 

I thank God

For all of my family

And all of my friends

 

My life=WOULDN’T BE

The same=without all of you

You make it POSSIBLE

For me=to THRIVE

On the love of God

 

I thank God

For my prayers=and a life

Of reading the BIBLE

Every day

 

For the food that I have=and

For this roof

I have over my head

 

GOD IS GOOD=

ALL THE TIME

 

“But Joseph=said to them

Am I in

The place of God?

 

You intended=to harm me

But God intended it

FOR GOOD

 

To accomplish

What is now=being done

The saving=of many lives”                                                                                                      Genesis 50:20

 

“Whoever seeks GOOD

Finds favor

 

But evil comes to=

One who searches for it”                                                                                                 Proverbs 11:27

 

We take so much

FOR GRANTED=
in this world

 

And every day=is a test

Every day

Is a NEW CHALLENGE

 

We must MOVE FORWARD

With patient endurance

We must forward

WITH HOPE

 

“All who have

This HOPE in him=purify themselves

Just as=He is pure”                                                                                                            1 John 3:3

 

GOD HAS BEEN GOOD

To me=in my life

HOW has God

Been good to you?

 

OUR GOD=is GOOD=all the time

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our EVER GOOD Holy Father!

 

Robert P. Wallman

11-26-2021

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

NOT BY OUR OWN POWER

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

2-7-13

 

 

NOT BY OWN POWER

 

At the end of a game

When a game is to be won or lost

If you are

Any kind of an athlete/player

You want the ball---you want the game

To be won or lost

By you

By what you do

 

We are at crunch time

At this game we call life

And I want to

Change this world

 

So Lord

Please give me the ball

To make the deciding shot

Or fail

 

And even if I fail

Even if I fall

I know you will catch me

And catch this world too

 

Because we know

That if our words are from God

We will never fail

Because ultimately

ALL POWER comes from you

 

Not us Lord

Not me Lord

Not by our own power

 

ALL POWER

Rests with you

 

You got the final shot

You got the final say

Use me---use us---as your vehicle

Use me as your tool

To get things done---your way

 

Not by our own power

But by the power of God

 

ALL POWER comes from you

 

Robert P. Wallman

3-6-11

 

Ps        WITNESS        2-7-13 10-26-2021

 

“Yours-Oh Lord-is the greatness and the POWER

And the glory and the majesty and the splendor

For EVERYTHING in heaven and earth is yours

Yours-Oh Lord-is the kingdom

You are exalted as head over all”                                                    1 Chronicles 19:11

 

“I am NOT ashamed of the gospel

Because it is the POWER OF GOD

For the salvation of everyone who believes

First the Jew-then the Gentile”                                                             Romans 1:16