WE ARE IMPERFECT!

 

WE ARE IMPERFECT!

It may come as a SURPRISE

To some=but we are=

IMPERFECT PEOPLE=and LENT is

The PERFECT TIME to

EXAMINE our conscience

And examine our faults=

Because if we don't

It is EASY to miss God=it is

Easy to easy to miss the BEAUTY of

The PRESENT moment

And it is easy to get stuck

In resentment and get stuck

On indulging or NURSING a grudge

“Have MERCY on me=O GOD=

In your goodness

In the greatness of your compassion

Wipe out my offense”                                                                                             Psalm 51:3

We need to SLOW ourselves down-sometimes-

And take a good hard luck

At our faults

We need to EXAMINE ourselves=

And examine our FAULTS

“The Lord is IN his holy temple

The Lord is on

His heavenly throne

He OBSERVES 

Everyone on earth-

His EYES EXAMINE them”                                                                                      Psalm 11:4

“Test me Lord=and TRY ME

EXAMINE my heart

And my mind”                                                                                                   Psalm 26:2

“EXAMINE yourself

To see whether-

You are in the FAITH

Test yourselves-

Do you not realize

That Christ Jesus is IN YOU 

Unless of course

You fail the test?”                                                                                                        2 Corinthians 13:5

Of course=Lord=we ALL fail

The test=

NOT the test of faith

Not the test of our LOVE

FOR YOU 

It is just that we are=

I am=IMPERFECT LORD

And we look forward

To the FREEDOM of

Your forgiveness

We are IMPERFECT people=Lord=

But we TRY to never fail

THE TEST OF LOVE!

“Let no debt REMAIN OUTSTANDING=

Except the CONTINUING DEBT

To love one another

For whoever lovers others

Has FULFILLED the law”                                                                                            Romans 13:8

I BELIEVE in a God

Who LOVES US=rather than

A punitive God=who is

Looking to punish us

I just think we NEED to=

Look at HOW our imperfections

Keep us from being more FULLY AWARE

Of how we can LIVE

With JOY AND COMPASSION

Towards each other

We MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER=at

All costs=looking THROUGH each 

Others' imperfections 

“For this is the MESSAGE=

You heard

From the beginning

We should LOVE ONE ANOTHER”                                                                           1 John 3:11

Dear Lord=we are IMPERFECT PEOPLE

But we KNOW that you forgive us=

As we ATTEMPT to forgive one another

Please HELP us LOVE PERFECTLY=

Like you 

In your name=and the name of your ALMIGHTY FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

2-20-18 and 2-14-2022

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek