THE SECRET TO RADIANT LIVING

 

“The Secret to Radiant Living”

 

The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

Once said

To a group of Christians

“I thought you were redeemed

You don’t look alive

Most of you look ½ dead.”

 

Jesus said

“I am the vine;

You are the branches”

 

And in the XVIth Chapter

Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel

He says

“If anyone

Wants to come after me

He must deny himself

And take up his cross

And follow me”

 

Are you serious Lord

What do you mean

 

I think

Jesus is telling us

That our cross

Is anything

That separates us

From God and him

Anything we are putting

Above God and Jesus

 

I think

Jesus is telling us

That there

Can be no co-existence

Between God

And our selfish sinful nature

 

I think Jesus

Is trying to teach us

To do things

His way

To live

Out of love

And out of compassion

And that

If we do this

We will leave

The world a better place

Than the world we found

 

And so Lord we pray

I am weak

But you are strong

Please teach us

To live radiantly

Through you

 

Please take over

And shine through us

And in us

In ways

That we will never know

 

And we pray Jesus

That you

Be given all the glory

Amen.

 

Robert P. Wallman

9/2/10

·                Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford