A NAME=AND NOT A NUMBER

 

 

 

 

 

A NAME AND NOT A NUMBER

 

 

 

 

We have a phone number

We have an address number

A social security number

And many many other numbers

 

So many other numbers

That I sometimes I forget

 

But to God---we are not a number

We are a name

Psalm 147

Says God even knows

Each of the stars---by name

 

I don’t know about you

But living in a world full of numbers

And sometimes feeling meaningless

 

I find it encouraging and reassuring

That God knows my name

 

In Luke 12, Jesus tells us,

“The very hairs on your head

Are numbered

Don’t be afraid

You are worth more than  many sparrows”

 

God knows

Everything about us

Every little thought

That we have

 

He never forgets a thing

About us

Except, of course, our sins

 

That’s our God

Our God that we don’t understand

A God that is

Madly in love with us

Despite our small mindedness

And our weaknesses

 

God changed

Simon’s name to Peter

Changed Saul’s name to Paul

 

God may never change our name

But we can rest assured

That he does know our name

And we can rest assured

That he gave us work to do

In this world

That no one else can do---only us

 

So finally dear Lord we pray

That you---who always remember our name

That we---NEVER FORGET YOURS

 

Robert P. Wallman

7-31-11

 

 

Ps--------inspired by the teachings of Father Leo Clifford---OFM