THE POSSIBILITY OF DIVINITY?

 

THE POSSIBILITY OF DIVINITY?

WHY is it that some of

Us recognize and SEE GOD in

This world?  And others of us

DO NOT?

Why is it that some of us

See the POSSIBILITY of DIVINITY

In each and everyone of us

And OTHERS of us do not?

“........For my eyes have seen

Your SALVATION..........”                                                                                      Luke 2:30

2,000 years ago=on a NORMAL

Average day at the temple=two

RECOGNIZED the possibility=of divinity

In the COMING of our Lord

To the temple=

Simeon and Anna

Why is it that they were

The ONLY ONES?  What did Simeon and Anna

Notice and recognize in Jesus

That no one else saw?

WHAT caused them to cry out

And CALL ATTENTION to the presence

Of the LONG-AWAITED ONE?

What calls us to recognize the

POSSIBILITY of DIVINITY in others?

Why do we see the

PRESENCE of the Lord in today's

World?  While others just ignore him?

The POSSIBILITY OF DIVINITY=the

PRESENCE of the Lord in others

“Jesus LOOKED at them

And said='with man

This is impossible=but

With God=ALL THINGS are possible”                                                                      Matthew 19:26

Yes=creation=DIVINITY=life=is

IMPOSSIBLE=left up to us-man=BUT

With God=Jesus=the possibility

Of divinity and life=lives within us=

EACH of us=because of them

“If you CAN?”=said Jesus=

”EVERYTHING is possible

For the one who BELIEVES”                                                                                          Mark 9:23

YES=Anna and Simeon=BELIEVED

In God and Jesus=just the SAME WAY

You and I believe=if

Not more so

Just IMAGINE=both of them=

For years=looking and gazing

At the face of EVERY child

And woman=THINKING=

“ARE YOU THE ONE?”

IMAGINE a lifetime of looking

INTO the face of every baby=

Of every human being

And SEEING the possibility

Of divinity

YEARS of PRAYER=allowed them

To see the ROOT in the baby Jesus=

Just the same way=

YEARS of prayer and attentiveness

ALLOWS US to see the

Possibility of DIVINITY of God=

In each and every one of us

The possibility of divinity=

We are all=ROOTED IN GOD

“IF the part of the dough

OFFERED as first fruits

Is holy

Then the WHOLE batch

Is holy

If the ROOT is holy

So are the branches”                                                                                 Romans 11:16

“I-Jesus-

Have sent the ANGEL

To give you

The TESTIMONY

For the churches

I am the ROOT

And the OFFSPRING of David

Ant the bright MORNING STAR”                                                                      Revelation 22:16

Simeon and Anna RECOGNIZED that

Jesus was the HOLY ONE=the SAME should

Be TRUE for each of us

Will we recognize the LORD'S

PRESENCE in the world=today=and

The POSSIBILITY OF DIVINITY=God's

OWN SON=in each and every one of us?

In the names of Jesus and HIS

MOST beautiful-glorious-HEAVENLY FATH

Robert P. Wallman

2-1-18 and 4-27-2022

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.

FISHERS OF MEN!

 

 

THIS MAY BE the last poem for awhile=It has been an EXTREMELY TOUGH WEEK

If You don’t hear from me=I AM in the HOSPITAL

LOVE YOU ALL!=14 HUGS!

 

Robert

 

 

 

April 28^th

 

Fishers of Men

 

Come one

Come all

Come all you fishermen

Come one

Come all

I will make you

Fishers of men

 

Come Simon and Andrew

Come John and James too

Come all you others Apostles

And I will make you

Fishers of men

 

153 kinds of fish

In this world

One for every man

One for every woman

One for every race, religion

And nationality in this world

 

Come one

Come all

I no longer

Call you fishermen

I call you fishers of men

 

You in the 21^st century

You devout men and women

Of this world

The work is not over yet

I call on you too

And I will make you

Fishers of men

 

Spread the word of God

In this world

Spread God’s love

To every man, woman, and child

Spread your love all around

God’s work is not done yet

 

Come one/Come all

And I will make you

Fishers of men

 

In Jesus’ name—we pray

 

Robert P. Wallman

1/24/11

 

 

Ps        Dear Lord, please help us to spread your love, your forgiveness, and your

            Kindness all over this world

 

FOLLOWING JESUS=IN BOTH WORK AND PRAYER

 

FOLLOWING JESUS=IN BOTH WORK AND PRAYER

Jesus was all about

Doing the WORK

Of his Father

He also PRAYED dutifully=

Thankfully to his Father

Every day

“Rising very early

Before dawn

He left and went off

To a deserted place

WHERE HE PRAYED”                                                                                     Mark 1:35

PRAYER is a tricky thing=

And we need to BALANCE it

With the WORK

Of our lives

Sometimes=the darkness

Of this world

Can be so OVERWHELMING

That we feel our praying

Is useless

Sometimes it feels

Like prayer is a

WASTE of time

When there is

SO MUCH to be done

In this world

But we need to

We need to FOLLOW Jesus

In both WORK AND PRAYER

We need to work

We need to pray PASSIONATELY

“What other nation

Is so great

As to have

Their gods near them

The way the Lord

Our God

Is near to us

WHENEVER WE PRAY

To him?”                                                                                                                         Deuteronomy 4:7

“Rejoice always=PRAY CONTINUALLY

Give thanks

In all circumstances

For that is God's will

For you in Christ Jesus”                                                                                            1 Thessalonians 5:17

When we look at Jesus

We see the SPIRITUALITY

Of both his work

And his prayer

Jesus SERVED others tirelessly-

Let us serve others too

He TAUGHT US

How to love our neighbor

And wash each others' feet

He withdrew and PRAYED

And followed up

By DOING

His Father's will

Jesus' example

REMINDS US

That prayer STRENGTHENS us

To be of service

For others

Let us FOLLOW JESUS=

Let us BE OF SERVICE

To others too

“........to equip

His people for works

Of SERVICE

So that-

The body of CHRIST

May be built up

Until we reach all unity

In the FAITH........”                                                                                                      Ephesians 4:12

Dear Lord=help us today

TO FOLLOW Jesus

In BOTH his work and

In his PRAYER LIFE

God bless us=and SHOW US Jesus' will

In the name of Jesus=and his ALL KNOWING FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

1-14-20 and 4-26-2022

Ps        INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Karla Manternach

IT'S NONE OF OUR CONCERN

 

April 25^th

 

“It’s none of our concern”

 

 

Children and women

Are being molested

Children and women

Are being abused

But what do we care

It’s none of our concern

 

People are living

On the streets

People are having trouble

Feeding their kids

And making ends meet

But what do we care

It’s none of our concern

 

People are getting inadequate healthcare

In some cases

No healthcare at all

But what do we care

It’s none of our concern

 

Gay and lesbian people

Are being excluded

In every walk of life

What do we care

Isn’t it “in” to hate them

It’s none of our concern

 

Jesus said

“what you do to the least of my brothers………..:”

 

What do we care

It’s none of our concern

 

 

6/21/06        Robert  P.  Wallman

 

SAINT MARK

 

 

 

SAINT MARK

 

 

Saint Mark was an evangelist

But not

One of the original apostles

 

He was the young man

Who followed Christ

After his arrest

And later escaped capture

 

“A young man wearing nothing

But a linen garment

Was following Jesus

 

When they seized him

He fled naked

Leaving his garment behind”                                                          Mark 14:51-52

 

Dear Lord-we pray

That as we follow you

Through our lives

When times become tough

That we do not flee from you

As the other apostles

And Mark did

 

Mark was later

The companion

Of both Paul and Peter

 

Paul and Barnabas-Mark’s cousin

Took Mark on Paul’s first missionary journey

But Mark turned back

For Jerusalem

 

Paul became angry

And his quarrel with Barnabas

Led to Barnabas and Mark
Preaching together in Cypress

 

“Some time later

Paul said to Barnabas,

‘Let us go back

And visit the brothers

Where we preached the Word of the Lord

And see how they are doing’

 

Barnabas wanted to take John

Also called John Mark with them

But Paul did not think

It wise to take him

Because he had deserted them

In Pamphylia

And not continued with them

In the work”                                                                    Acts 15:36:38

 

They had a sharp disagreement

And Barnabas and Mark

Preached in Cyprus

 

Paul took Silas

And headed out to strengthen the churches

In Syria and Cilicia

 

Later

Mark was with Paul

When Paul was in prison

 

“My fellow prisoner Aristarchus

Sends you his greetings

As does Mark-the cousin of Barnabas

(“You have received instructions about him

If he comes to you-welcome him”)                                                        Colossians 4:10

 

And Peter referred to Mark,

“As his son”

 

“She who is in Babylon

Chosen together with you

Sends you her greetings

As does my son Mark”

 

We must remember

That Mark was a good deal younger

Than Peter and Paul

And that Peter

Is probably the SOURCE

Of most of Mark’s Gospel

 

It is believed

Mark suffered martyrdom

Possibly in Alexandria

Of which he was the first bishop

 

The symbol of Mark

As an evangelist

Is the lion

And his feast day

Is April 25^th

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-4-13

 

 

Ps        MISC.        WITNESS        4-25-14 and 4-25-2019

ONE MISSION

 

April 26^th

 

“One Mission”

 

 

We have one mission

One mission in life

To learn to love God and all others

 

LORD--why is so difficult

Why is it so hard

Perhaps we don’t want

To love you as much as we say

 

It’s hard work--to love

When people are being mean and cruel

It’ hard work to keep loving

People who are being rude

 

One mission

One mission to learn to love

One mission

To learn to forgive

Lord--what makes it so hard

I think it’s just selfishness

It’s just for ourselves

That we want to live

 

One mission--to live

One mission--to forgive

One mission--to learn to live like God

But it’s just for ourselves That we want to live

 

Lord--please help us

With our mission

And that is

To learn to live like you

 

 

6/12/06       Robert  P.  Wallman

 

SISTER MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA=DIVINE MERCY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

SISTER MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA

 

 

Her name

Is forever linked

To the annual feast

Of the DIVINE MERCY

Celebrated the 2^nd Sunday of Easter

And at the Divine Mercy prayer

Celebrated each day at 3pm

 

Born August 25th, 1905

In now west central Poland

Helena was the third of ten children

 

She worked

 

As a housekeeper

In three cities

Before joining

The congregation of The Sisters

Of Our Lady of Mercy in 1925

 

While there

She worked as a cook, a gardener, and porter

 

She had

A DEEP interior life

In addition

To serving the need of the sisters

And the local people

 

Many Catholics at that time

Had a deep fear of God

And thought

That they could not be forgiven

 

Jesus-appearing to Sister Maria Faustina

Once told her

 

“I do not

Want to punish aching mankind

But I desire to heal it

Pressing it to my merciful heart”

 

Sister Maria

Wrote in her diary

 

“Neither graces-nor revelations-nor raptures

-Nor gifts granted to a soul

Make it perfect

 

But rather

The intimate union of the soul

With God

 

These gifts

Are mercy ornaments

Of the soul

But constitute

Neither its essence nor its perfection

 

My sanctity and perfection

Consist of the close union

Of my will

With the will of God”

 

Jesus loved us so much

Had so much mercy on us

That he preferred to die for us

Than to see us spend eternity in suffering

 

“Because judgment without mercy

Will be shown to anyone

Who has not been merciful

 

Mercy triumphs over judgment!”                                                    James 2:13

 

Sister Maria Faustina

Died of tuberculosis in 1938

 

Pope John Paul II

Beatified her in 1993

And canonized her 7 years later

 

We thank Sister Faustina

For her revelations of our Lord’s mercy

For all of us

And we thank our Lord

For BEING a merciful God

 

As Psalm 136 says

“God’s LOVE (God’s mercy ) ENDURES FOREVER”

 

INDEED

 

Robert P. Wallman

11-11-12

SIGN'S OF GOD'S LOVE

 

SIGNS OF GOD'S LOVE

The Pharisees were PESSING Jesus=

They were looking for some

KIND of sign=that Jesus

Was the MESSIAH

But the TRUTH was=the only

SIGNS they were going to get

Were the signs that Jesus

Had already been giving

The signs of HIS GOODNESS=love=

Generosity and compassion=he was

SHOWING them=as he shows us

The signs of his

EVERY DAY LOVE

“The Pharisees came forward

And began to ARGUE

With him=seeking........

A sign from heaven

To test him

Jesus sighed

From the depth

Of his SPIRIT”                                                                                                    Mark 8:11-12

The truth is that the PHARISEES

Ill-willed testing shows us

That their HEARTS were

ALREADY CLOSED

How about us?=Are our hearts

COMPLETELY closed too?

Closed to God and Jesus' everyday

Love and coincidences=they saw

People HEALED=demons cast out

The dead RAISED=and thousands fed

BY a few loaves of bead

And fish

WE read about the MIRACLES

Everyday in the bible=

Are our hearts HARDENED too?

CAN'T we SEE the signs

Of God's and Jesus' every day LOVE

In our lives?

“And God said=

'This is the SIGN

Of the COVENANT

I am making

Between me and 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'”                                                                                            Genesis 9:12-13

Signs of GOD'S LOVE=

Includes the RAINBOW=

The covenant of the LORD

“Then some of the Pharisees=

And teachers of the law

Said to him=

'Teacher=we WANT to see a sign

From you'”                                                                                                                     Matthew 12:38

“'WHAT are we going

To do with these men?'=they asked

'EVERYONE living in Jerusalem knows

They have PERFORMED-

A notable SIGN=

And we CANNOT DENY IT'”                                                                                             Acts 4:16

SIGNS OF GOD'S LOVE

As long as we KEEP

Our eyes and ears open=

We can EXPERIENCE goodness         

And understand it

We see GOD'S LOVE every day

In a bird singing=in/when

We RENEW ourselves and

FEEL RESTORED

As well as   

WHEN family and friends CALL

To check in on us

Or when children or grandchildren

TEACHING us new things

Dear God=Dear Lord=

Help us to keep our EYES and EARS OPEN

To see the SIGNS OF GOD'S LOVE

Every day of our lives

In the names of JESUS and his MOST GLORIOUS FATHER  

Robert P. Wallman

2-11-18 and 4-24-2022

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

I FOUND MYSELF IN YOU

 

April 24^th

 

“I Found Myself in You”

 

 

When I didn’t know what to do

When I didn’t have a clue

Yes I found myself in you

 

I found myself in love

I found myself in forgiveness

I found myself

Everywhere that there was kindness

 

I found myself

In the heart of a child

I found myself in the smile of a friend

I saw myself in the stranger walking by

For God’s sake

We don’t even know

Where they might have been

 

When I didn’t know what to do

When I didn’t have a clue

Yes

I found myself in you

 

I found myself

In the homeless person on the street

I found myself in the aging of a parent

Everywhere that I looked

I found myself

Because when I saw you

I found me too

 

I saw myself

In the so--called “losers” of the world

I found myself in you

 

You have to remember

There for the grace of God go I

I found myself in you

 

So when I didn’t know what to do

When I didn’t have a clue

Yes

I found myself in you

 

I found myself

In every other human being

In this world

I found myself in you

 

I found myself in you

 

 

5/02/06       Robert  P.  Wallman

 

LET YOUR GIFTS SHINE!

 

LET YOUR GIFTS SHINE!

 

When FAITH in God

Becomes an integral part

Of your life

 

It is=not only a

SUNDAY only feature=

But you EXPRESS it

In your words and actions

EVERY DAY of your life

LET YOUR GIFTS SHINE!

 

“It is IMPOSSIBLE for us

Not to speak about

What we have seen

And heard”                                                                                                                          Acts 4:20

 

Express your FAITH

IN your words and actions

EVERY DAY

Of your life=

LET YOUR GIFTS SHINE!

 

Peter and John KNEW

That Jesus=would always

PROCLAIM his=invitation to tell

The people

To COME=to the KINGDOM OF GOD

 

What are your GIFTS?

IF you are a disciples

Of Christ

 

I ENCOURAGE you to USE your gifts

To build up

The Kingdom of God

 

Let your KINDNESS

Let your HONESTY=

Let your values=SHINE FORTH

For the Kingdom of God

LET YOUR GIFTS SHINE!

 

“Many Lord=are asking’

‘Who will bring us prosperity?’

 

Let the light=of your face

SHINE ON US”                                                                                                                      Psalm 4:6

 

“Those who are wise-

WILL SHINE

Like the brightness=of the heavens”                                                                             Daniel 12:3

 

“In the same way

Let your light SHINE

Before others

 

That they may see

Your good deeds=and glorify

Your Father=in heaven”                                                                                                          Matthew 5:16

 

MANY of us

Are of DIFFERENT FAITHS

In this world

 

But don’t let that

Stop you=

We should all LIVE

The first two commandments

 

BY LOVING GOD with

Our WHOLE heart-soul-

And mind-and LOVING OTHERS

As ourself

 

It is EASY to say

We will PRAY for others

But just don’t say it

DO IT

 

LET YOUR GIFTS
SHINE FOR GOD!=in this world

 

Dear Lord=we pray

To be your hands and voice

In this world

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our FOREVER SHINING HOLY FATHER God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-22-2022

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Jennifer Christ

 

 

 

 

THE GOD=WHO BELIEVES IN US

 

THE GOD WHO BELIEVES IN US

OUR GOD is a God

Who BELIEVES in us

He is a God-who

GIVES US everything we need-if-

It is in our BEST interests

“........To you have been

Sanctified in Christ Jesus-

CALLED to be holy........”                                                      1 Corinthians 1:2

God calls us to be holy-

To LIVE holy lives-

And he gives us the EXAMPLE-

That we FIND in the life of Jesus-

HIS SON

He IS the God who

BELIEVES in us

The God who gives us everything

We need-including the example of Jesus

To live HOLY LIVES

“Your ways-God-are holy-

What god is as great

As our God?”                                                                         Psalm 77:13

NONE whatsoever-NOT money-

Not sex-not any addiction-

Not even science

HE IS the God who

BELIEVES IN US

The one who ENCOURAGES US

In order for people to GROW

Strong in their faith

They need encouragement

I do-you do-WE all do

Paul knew this 2,000 years ago-

That is WHY he began

His letter to the Corinthians

With encouragement and supporting words

He REMINDS THEM of who they are-

As I remind you-

Who we are-STILL TODAY-

CHOSEN by God-people of HOPE--

Children of God- 

Chosen to live holy lives

And he reminds them

That they lack nothing

And I remind you that

WE lack nothing=today=to live

Holy lives

But life can be grueling 

And the temptations are out there

That IS WHY we need to

ENCOURAGE one another

To live Christian and holy lives

“You Lord-hear the desire 

Of the afflicted

You encourage them-and you listen

To their cry”                                                                         Psalm 10:17

“Finally-brothers and sisters-REJOICE!-

Strive for full restoration

ENCOURAGE one another

Be of one mind

Live in peace

And the God of LOVE and peace

Will be with you”                                                            2 Corinthians 13:11

Yes-Paul's words ring true

For each one of us too

We all need FULL RESTORATION

In God and Christ

And the only way 

To FIND that full restoration

Is by living with

The fruits of the SPIRIT

CHRIST'S own Spirit

That he left behind

For us to find-and live by

“BUT the fruit of the SPIRIT

Is love-joy-peace-forbearance-

Kindness-goodness-faithfulness-

Gentleness-and self-control

Against such things-

There is NO LAW”                                                                 Galatians 5:22-23

Dear Lord-you are the God 

Who BELIEVES in us

The God who 

Gives us EVERYTHING 

That we need 

HELP US to live holy lives

BY LIVING in your SPIRIT

And by encouraging one another

In Jesus' name-we pray

Robert P. Wallman

8-25-16

Ps        INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.

2-28-2019 and 4-23-2022

A BIG BIG GOD

 

August 20^th

 

“A Big Big God”

 

Our God

Is a big big God

A God

With a big big love

 

There is room

For all of us

In his Kingdom

The Kingdom of God

 

While we may run out

Of everything else

God never ever

Runs out of love

 

There is room for the Catholics

All the other Christian religions too

And we won’t forget

The Muslims and the Jews

And all the other religions

Because

They are God ‘s people too

 

Our God is a big big God

A God

With big big Love

 

Our God

Is a big big God

And there is room

For you

 

There is room

FOR YOU

 

Robert P. Wallman

2/4/11

 

 

 

 

 

EVERY BREATH=IS A GIFT

 

EVERY BREATH=IS A GIFT

 

I have COME

So close to death

So many times

IN my life

 

It really is=A MIRACLE

So many times over

That I am here

SHARING MY LIFE=and

Sharing your life=with

Each other

 

“So Jesus said to them’

‘Cast the NET-

Over the right side

Of the boat=and

You will FIND SOMETHING’”                                                                                                      John 21:6

 

GOD’s good gifts=

EVERY BREATH=0f our lives

IS A TOTAL GIFT

From God

 

It is important=to remember

That our God

Is a God OF ABUNDANCE

 

He doesn’t want anyone

To die=and WHEN

We leave this world=

He wants us to

SPEND ETERNITY with him

 

Our God is also

A GOD OF MIRACLES!

 

He promised Abraham and Sarah

Descendants as numerous

As the stars

 

He MULTIPLIED a few loaves

Of bread and fishes

To feed thousands=

And he calls us

TO FORGIVE=70x7

 

So spend your LIFE

With God=he wants you

To live=EVERY BREATH=

IS A GIFT from God!”

 

“Then the Lord God

Formed a man=from the dust

Of the ground

 

And breathed=into his nostrils

THE BREATH OF LIFE

And the man

Became a living being”                                                                                                      Genesis 2:7

 

“And with that

He BREATHED on them

And said

‘Receive the Holy Spirit’”                                                                                                         John 20 :22

 

This EASTER SEASON-

Let us pay attention

To the ABUNDANCE

Of our God

 

Let us pay attention

To all the EXTRA DAYS

Of our life=and

THE EXTRA BREATHS

We have received

 

When so many OTHERS

Have already been

CALLED HOME

 

The abundance of our God

God’s good gifts=

EVERY BREATH

IS A GIFT=from God

 

“Every good and PERFECT GIFT

Is from above

 

Coming down=from the Father

Of the heavenly lights-

Who does not change

Like shifting shadows”                                                                                                  James 1:17

 

THANKING GOD for my life-

And yours=EVERY BREATH

IS A GIFT!=from God

 

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

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-22-2022

 

 

Ps         INSPIRED by an article=in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Karla Manternach

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES=KEEPING YOU FROM GOD

 

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

KEEPING YOU FROM GOD

Is there anything

In your life

KEEPING you from God

Physical obstacles-or illness

Spiritual obstacles-lack of faith

Or emotional obstacles-maybe

The BLAMING of God

For something that has happened

In your life

Don't let it happen

NOTHING should keep you

From God

In the beginning of

Mark-chapter 2

We read about a paralytic man

And his friend

Chiseling their way

Through the roof

In an effort to see Jesus

And FIND his healing touch

HOW can Jesus

Not be impressed

By such a paralyzing display

OF FAITH

“When Jesus

Saw their faith-

He said to the paralytic-

'Child-

Your sins are forgiven'”                                                           Mark 2:5

WHATEVER obstacles 

Are in your way

KEEP REACHING for God

Keep reaching for Jesus

Dazzle Jesus

WITH YOUR FAITH

“Therefore

Let us STOP passing judgment

On one another

Instead-

Make up your mind

Not to put

Any stumbling block

In the way of a

Brother or sister”                                                         Romans 14:13

Decide what really matters-

It IS our brothers and sisters

In NEED

We can overcome

Any obstacles 

To HELP another

In need

That is what Jesus did

That is

What we ARE to do too

As his disciples and apostles

Of today

KEEP REACHING out for God

In faith

OVERCOME every obstacle 

Keeping you from God

And keeping you

From HELPING others in need

“Do not hold against us

The sins of the past generations

May your MERCY come quickly

To meet us

For we are

In DESPERATE NEED”                                                   Psalm 79:8

“Do not be like them

For your Father KNOWS

What you need

Before you ask him”                                                                  Matthew 6:8

OUR Father

Knows that we need the FAITH

To overcome obstacles 

Keeping us from him

And to HELP others in need

And he SUPPLIES us

Just like he helped

The paralytic man

This story

Has a LESSON for all of us

It teaches us

That GOD'S grace-love-and forgiveness

Are on the other side 

Of these obstacles 

ALL we have to do

IS KEEP REACHING OUT

Until we find 

The love of God

And others

They are fully available

To ALL of us-IF

WE REACH OUT IN FAITH

Robert P. Wallman

1-14-16 and 4-22-2022

INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Paul Pennick

WE'RE JUST A STEP AWAY

 

April 22^nd

 

“Just a Step Away”

 

 

We’re just a step away from another chance

Another step away

We just need one lucky break

And we’ll be on our way

 

We’ve been patiently awaiting for another chance

But we never really thought it would come

It’s surprising what patience can do

And what it adds up to in the final sum

 

We’ve been knocked down again and again

Never thought we could get back up

Thought it was the end

But somehow  we stuck it out

And we are on the mend

 

We’re just a step away from another chance

Another step away

We just need one lucky break

And we’ll be on our way

 

We’ve been dreaming of the challenge

And dreaming of the fight

Just waiting for another chance

And keeping our goals and dreams in sight

We want to come all the way back

In every of walk of life

And keep going on and on

Like we were never gone

 

And……..

We’re just a step away

Another step away

We just need one lucky break

And we’ll be on our way

 

We’re just one more step away

 

 

11/24/1982         Robert  P.  Wallman

 

GOD'S SPIRIT WORKS=THROUGH US TOO!

 

GOD’S SPIRIT WORKS=TRHOUGH US TOO!

 

We all have to

LEAVE this world

At one time=or another

That was TRUE

Of Jesus too

 

But if we are GOOD-

We leave many MEMORIES

For others

To REMEMBER us by

 

“Now Jesus did

MANY OTHER SIGNS

In the presence

Of the disciples

 

That are not written

In this book

 

But these are written

That you may=Come to believe

That Jesus is THE CHRIST……..

 

And that through this-

You may have LIFE

In his name”                                                                                                                             John 20:30-31

 

I TRUST John’s writings

I trust the writings

Of ALL the disciples

And all=the evangelists

 

AFTER Jesus=left this world

He left the Holy Spirit

For them=to WORK in them

And he left the Holy Spirit

To work in us too

 

GOD’S SPIRIT=

WORKS THROUGH US TOO!

 

“Create in me

A pure heart=O God

 

And renew=A STEADFAST SPIRIT

Within me”                                                                                                                             Psalm 51:10

 

“As soon as Jesus

Was baptized=he went up

Out of the water

 

At that moment

Heaven was opened

And he saw

THE SPIRIT OF GOD

 

Descending like a dove

And alighting on him”                                                                                                 Matthew 3:16

 

I am SURE

That there was way MORE

To tell

About Jesus’ life

 

Than what is IN

THE GOOD BOOK

 

And there is way more

To tell too

About our FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Who have passed on

To the new world

 

GOD’S SPIRIT WORKING

Through Jesus

And all of us=who have

THE ETERNAL BELIEF=of the Lord

 

So we say thank you

To the EVANGELISTS=the saints

And ALL the men and women

Who CONTINUE the work

Of Christ Jesus

 

To bring us

A FULL and rich life=with God

 

GOD’S SPIRIT=

WORKING THROUGH ALL OF US!

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=and SPIRIT=Of our Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-21-2022

 

 

Ps         INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Amy Welborn

 

 

THE RIGHT THING TO DO

 

THE RIGHT THING TO DO

Today=Jesus tells us

That we should give to

THE POOR=even though

They can't repay you

Jesus tells us that our

GOAL should not be equity=

But GENEROSITY-

Because it is

THE RIGHT THING TO DO

“When you hold a banquet-

INVITE the POOR-the crippled-

The lame-the blind

Blessed you will be

Because of their

INABILITY to repay you”                                                                                             Luke 14:13-14

God has always had

An AFFAIR with the POOR=

Jesus too

The BIBLE is laced

With readings about the POOR

In both the OLD TESTAMENT

And the NEW

LOVE the poor-

Treat the poor

With GENEROSITY

Because it is

THE RIGHT THING TO DO

“This POOR MAN called

And the Lord

Heard him

He saved him

Out of

ALL his troubles”                                                                                                          Psalm 34:6

“Whoever is kind

To the POOR

Lends to the Lord

And he will

Reward them

For what they have done”                                                                                  Proverbs 19:17

“You have been

A refuge

To the POOR

A refuge

To the needy

In their distress

A shelter

From the storm

And a shade

From the heat

For the breath

Of the ruthless

Is like a storm

Driving against a wall”                                                                                                    Isaiah 25:4

MANY of Jesus' TEACHINGS

Go against the norm

This one reminds me

Of the ONE about us=

Our giving and fasting=

That it should be

CONCEALED from others

We should give to the

POOR=those less fortunate

Than ourselves=simply because

It is=THE RIGHT THING

TO DO

“You will always have

THE POOR among you

But you will

NOT always have me”                                                                                                John 12:8

“In Joppa=there was a disciple=

Named Tabitha

(In Greek her name is Dorcas)

She was-

Always doing good

And HELPING THE POOR”                                                                                        Acts 9:36

Jesus tells us to do

THE RIGHT THING=not for esteem

Among our peers

But simply because

It is=

THE RIGHT THING TO DO

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our always forgiving-LIVING=LOVING FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

11-4-19 and 4-21-2022

Ps       INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Phil Fox Rose

WHY ARE WE SO LUCKY

 

April 21^st

 

“Why Are We So Lucky”

 

Today is a great day

To be alive

The sun is shining

And we feel good

 

But for many of us

In this world

It is going to be their last day

They don’t know it

But we will all die

Both Saints and sinners

 

But it is also a day

When many children are being born

All over the world

 

There is a 1 in 20 chance

That we will be born in America

 

Why are we so lucky

 

Most people are born to

Non Christian families

Muslim, Buddhist, etc.

 

Why are we so lucky

 

In India

You are lucky to live

To be a year old

Or if you are lucky

You might live

And just be sick

Your entire life

 

Why are we so lucky

 

I don’t know the answer

But I do know

Where much is given

Much is expected

 

I do know

God gave us a tremendous opportunity

God gave us a great gift--LIFE

What we do with our life

Is our gift back to God

 

WHY ARE WE SO LUCKY

 

Robert P. Wallman

5/22/10

 

·          Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

 

PRESENT WITH US ALWAYS

 

PRESENT WITH US ALWAYS

 

It is TRUE=

Our Lord Jesus

Is PRESENT WITH US LWAYS=

He is the SOURCE

And summit=of who we are

 

And he is PRESENT

In the Eucharist=with us

In the bread and wine

Which is=HIS body and blood

 

Jesus=OUR SOURCE of love

PRESENT with us=all

The DAYS of our life

 

“The disciples of Jesus

RECOUNTED what had taken place

ALONG the way

 

And now

They had come to RECOGNIZE HIM

In the breaking of the bread”                                                                                                    Luke 24:35

 

Following the RESURRECTION

Of Jesus

 

The disciples

On the road to Emmaus

RECOGNIZED him=

In the braking of the bread

 

The Eucharistic sacrifice

Of Jesus=is a beautiful moment

And he is there

 

He is ALWAYS THERE

He is with us

ALL the days=at each moment

Of our life

 

He KNOWS=every thought

That we have

PRESENT WITH US ALWAYS

 

“Blessed are those

Who have learned=to acclaim you

 

Who walk in

The light of your PRESENCE-Lord”                                                                                      Psalm 89:15

 

“For Christ=did not enter

A sanctuary

 

Made with human hands-

That was only a copy

Of the true one

 

He entered heaven itself

Now to appear for us

IN GOD’S PRESENCE”                                                                                                    Hebrews 9:24

 

Our Jesus is VERY REAL

He is real=in the Eucharist

 

And he is REAL

In our lives=

LIVING in our hearts

In our minds=and in

EVERY fiber of our being

 

“For my flesh=is REAL food

And my blood

IS REAL DRINK”                                                                                                                    John 6:55

 

Let us BE true disciples

Of Jesus=let us

FOCUS our gaze=on him

 

And accept him

In the EUCHARIST

And accept him=at every moment

Of our life

 

He is real=He is

PRESENT WITH US ALWAYS!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our FOREVER PRESENT

Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-20-2022

 

 

Ps       INSPIRED by an article=in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Justin McClain, O.P. 

 

 

A GOD-CENTERED LIFE

 

A GOD-CENTERED LIFE

It is NOT always

An easy thing to do

In today's world

But we are CALLED UPON

By God=

To LIVE a God-centered life

A life in which we

RECOMMIT ourselves to according

To the WAYS OF GOD 

Living by OFFERING our lives

Up to God=live by LOVING

As many others as we can

And live by SPREADING

Forgiveness and KINDNESS to everyone

That we can=NOT just

When it makes us

LOOK GOOD

“Do not be sad=

Do not weep........”                                                                                     Nehemiah 8:9

In today's first reading

EZRA calls the people together

And COMMENDS the people

For rebuilding

The city of Jerusalem

But then he says

“NOW it's time

To start rebuilding

OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES”

And isn't that the way

That it is=sometimes we LAPSE

From God 

And we need to REBUILD 

Our lives

We need to rebuild 

A GOD-CENTERED LIFE

But we don't need to be sad

For like Ezra says=God

Always gives us

ANOTHER CHANCE

Let us go back to God=if

We have lapsed and rebuild our

Lives by living a

God-centered life

“........to REBUILD the house

Of God=in Jerusalem

And the prophets of God 

Were with them

Supporting them”                                                                                                 Ezra 5:2

“For the Lord

Will REBUILD Zion

And appear in his glory”                                                                                        Psalm 102:16

The SCRIPTURES today

Are calling us back

To a GOD-CENTERED

Way of life

Paul REMINDS us that each and

EVERY ONE of us are valuable

And that Jesus has a

SPECIAL spiritual purpose in mind=

To BRING glad tidings to

The poor and to those

Who are HURTING

So when we RECOMMIT ourselves

To God's ways=we are to

BRING HOPE to all those

Who are hurting too

Let people know that you

Are a COMMITTED CHRISTIAN=

That you love God and

LOVE THEM

In your ways

“Consider the ravens=

They do not sow

Or reap

They have no storeroom

Or barn=yet God feeds them

And how much more VALUABLE

You are than birds”                                                                                                 Luke 12:24

The WORD of God 

Was fulfilled in

Jesus' own time

And EVERY TIME

One of us come back to God 

And recommit to a=

A GOD CENTERED LIFE

The Word of God is fulfilled

IN our own time too

In Jesus' name and in the NAME of GOD=our ALL LOVING FATHER

Robert P. Wallman

1-27-19 and 4-20-2022

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Fr. Martin Pable, O.F.M., Cap.

LIVING WATER

 

April 20^th

 

“Living Water”

 

Living water

The living water

Of God’s word

Let it flow

Through you

 

Let it flow

Through you

To your family

 

Let it flow through you

To your friends

 

Even let it

Flow through you

To your enemies

 

Living water

Let it flow

Through you

To everyone

 

Living water

Let it flow

All over the world

 

After all

Isn’t that what God’s word

Is supposed to do

 

Living water

Let God’s word

Flow through you

 

Robert P. Wallman

12/31/09