REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
We live
In a cold cruel world
A world that often
Does not notice us
A world
That treats us with indifference
And when this world
Does notice us
Often
It is only to criticize us
Or reject us
Take heart
You are a Child of God
And so as a father or mother
Loves their own child
Our God, and our Father
Loves you the same way
“How great is the love
The Father has lavished on us
That we should be called
Children of God
And that is what we are” 1 John 3:1
Take heart---and always remember
Who you are
You are a Child of God
“The reason the world
Does not know us
Is that it did not know him”
1 John 3:1
The world teaches us
To build our lives on money and material things
This world teaches us
To build our lives on our lust and sexuality
This world teaches us
To build our lives
On the promises of science
If we do these things
We don’t have to worry
About the devil
We don’t have to worry
About the antichrist
Because if we do these things
He is already here
Our Lord knows that we are sinners
But he taught us
That we have the potential for greatness
He taught us
To believe in God
And to believe in him
Because he knew
That earth is not our final destination
That we are destined
To spend eternity with him
Remember who you are
You are/we are
Children of God
Just look at who he befriended
An adulterous woman
Who was about to be stoned
The prodigal son
Who turned his back on his father
Peter---who denied him 3 times
Remember who you are
You are a Child of God
We assume
The adulterous woman quit sinning
We know
The prodigal son
Returned home to his father
And we KNOW---Peter turned out to be the ROCK
“Upon you
I will build my church”
So if there was hope for them
There is HOPE for us
“We know that anyone
Born of God
Does not continue to sin
The one who was born of God
Keeps him safe
And the evil one cannot harm him
We know that we are children of God” 1 John 5:18
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
Robert P. Wallman
5-5-11
11-1-14-
IN the Catholic Church-TODAY is the feast of ALL SAINTS
DAY-Many of the most popular are (and many of MY FAVORITES too), are Saint
Francis, Saint Anthony, and Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, and of course,
many others
BUT TODAY-we HONOR all the saints-and those saints that will
forever REMAIN nameless-but have made a DIFFERENCE in the lives of others
HAPPY ALL SAINTS DAY to those of you who have made a
DIFFERENCE in my life-you KNOW who you are-and what you have done to HELP ME in
my life
I SALUTE YOU-and remember who you are
You are: A CHILD OF
GOD
And10-10 &11-2018 and 3-08-09-2020 and 3-10-2023
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