THE BUILDING BUSINESS

 

January 8^th       

 

“The Building Business”

 

Jesus was

A carpenter by trade

 

He could have built anything

A home, a building

Any of the 7 wonders

Of the world

But he taught us how

To build something

Much more important

He taught us how

To build a life

 

We are

 Each the own carpenter

Of our life

And we can choose

What we put into our lives

 

We can choose

To put in love, forgiveness, and kindness

Or we can choose

Things like

Hatred, revenge, and indifference to others

 

Our Lord

Gave us the recipe

For a life that endures

 

Follow Christ’s teaching

And we have a life

Built on rock

 

Choose the other road

And we have a life

Built on sand

 

One thing is for certain

We will all be challenged

And tested in our life

 

Challenged by illness

Challenged by the death of a loved one

Challenged by a broken relationship

Or even just challenged

By the daily grind

 

One thing is for sure

Nothing was ever

Built on hatred

 

But if we build our life

On Christ’s teachings

Of love, forgiveness, and kindness

We will build

A LIFE THAT LASTS

 

Robert P. Wallman

5/20/10

 

 

·          Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford