HOW IS IT?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 18^th, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

HOW IS IT?

 

 

 

 

How is it that we live in the richest country in the world

And we have 50 million people WITHOUT health care?

 

How is it?

 

How is it that we live in the richest country in the world

And have millions and millions of people living below the poverty line and

without food?

 

How is it?

 

How is it that we are supposed to life in a moral country and we are spending billions

And billions of dollars on the stripping, and pornographic industries?

 

How is it?

 

How is it that there are 3 billion cases of reported sexual child abuse in our country

A year?

 

How is it?

 

HOW IS IT?

 

Respectfully,

 

Robert P. Wallman

June 29^th, 2007

THE GREAT UNIFIER=IS=THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE GREAT  UNIFIER IS=THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD

 

This world=This country=IS CRYING OUT=FOR UNITY=Like never BEFORE=UNFORTUNATELY=

DIVISION is PART of the human condition=WE are set apart=By social=BY POLITICAL=and

ALONG religious lines=and there is ALSO GOVERNMENT and INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION=

Right now=and even IN FAMILIES=but  there is=STILL HOPE for us=for we have the GREAT UNIFIER=

The Holy Spirit OF GOD!=Our world just has=TO LISTEN and TO BELIEVE=”All the BELIEVERS=Were

ONE in heart and mind=No one claimed=That any of their possessions=Was their own=But

They SHARED EVERYTHING they had”                                                                                                   Acts 4:32

And we can=STILL FIND UNITY=In our family=With our Friends==and WITHIN RELIGIONS=

And government=Because we have=THE GREAT UNIFIER=The Holy Spirit OF GOD!

 

THE RESURRECTION of Jesus=Changes the human condition=With the GIFT of the Holy Spirit=

From the Father God and Jesus=WE FIND  THE PROMISE=Of NEWNESS of life=And UNITY =then we

STILL HAVE HOPE=That we can TRANSFORM=the division of this world=to and THROUGH the FIRE=

Of DIVINE LOVE=The LOVE of=the Holy Father of God=and Jesus=as well as=THE HOLY SPIRIT=

Of God=CAN still UNIFY US=with ONE heart and ONE MIND=THERE IS HOPE!

 

“For if we=have been UNITED with him=In a death like his=We will also certainly be=UNITED with

Him=In a Resurrection like his”                                                                                                                    Romans 6:5

“Therefore if you=Have any encouragement=From BEING UNITED with Christ=IF any comfort=

From his love=If any common Sharing=from his Spirit=If any tenderness and compassion=Then

Make my joy complete=By being Like MINDED=Having the same love=Being ONE in spirit=and of

One mind”                                                                                                                                                    Philippians  2:1-2

 

The CHURCH=Can be a POWERFUL SIGN=of UNITY=Particularly after Pentecost=The  first

Christians Knew the UNIFYING EFFECT of=The Holy SPIRIT OF GOD=and the LIVING WORD of life=

From JESUS and THE BIBLE=Because of their FAITH=and the GREAT UNIFYING EFECT=Of the

HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!

“MY GOAL is that=They may be encouraged in heart and=UNITED IN LOVE=So that they may

Have=The full richness of complete understanding=In order that=they may know=The mystery

Of God”                                                                                                                                                              Colossians 2:2

“And over all these virtues=PUT ON LOVE=which binds them all together=IN

PERFECT UNITY”                                                                                                                                           Colossians 3:14

 

Dear Lord=We pray=That you  TURN OUR HEARTS=Back to loving you=and to LOVING ONE

ANOTHER=so that we can BE=A LIFE GIVING COMMUNITY=Just like the early apostles=and

Disciples=For we are 21^st Century APOSTLES TOO=Striving to be signs of UNITY=”How good and

How pleasant it is=When GOD’S people=LIVE  TOGETHER IN UNITY”                                      Psalm 133:1

Dear Lord=Dear Holy Father God=We pray to you=TO MAKE us ONE=A single community

Of=ONE HEART AND MIND!

 

In Jesus’ name==In the Holy Father’s name=And in the name of=THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-14-2026

 

Ps          INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Jem Sullivan, PH.D.

 

AMAZING GRACE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 17^th, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

AMAZING GRACE

 

 

 

 

 

Amazing grace

In my heart

Amazing grace

In my soul

I need a little

Maybe a lot

Of God’s amazing grace

To make me feel whole

 

They say

It’s in the valleys

That we find out

How small we are

 

Sometimes I feel so low

In the valley

That I actually feel miniscule

 

Amazing grace

In my heart

Amazing grace

In my soul

I need a little

Of God’s amazing grace

To get me

Through the valley

To help me

Feel whole

 

I need

A little of God’s amazing grace

Maybe a lot

To fill my soul

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-8-6

 

“Therefore since we have been

Justified through faith

We have peace with God

Through our Lord Jesus Christ,

 

Through whom we have gained access

By faith

Into this GRACE

Which we now stand”                                          Romans 5:1 & 2

 

Grace is defined

As the undeserved love and salvation

God gives to us

 

The story of the prodigal son—Luke 15:11-31

Is a great example of how God will treat us

When we decide to return home to him

 

 

I'LL CARRY THE PROMISE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 16^th, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

I’LL CARRY THE PROMISE

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll carry the promise of hope

I’ll carry the promise of love

I’ll carry the promise

Of up above

 

I’ll carry the promise of life

I’ll carry the promise of love

I’ll carry the promise

Of up above

 

I wear the medal

Of seven operations

I wear the medal

Of a lifetime of chronic illness

 

I wear the stigma of a bankruptcy

I wear the cross of many failed relationships

I wear the cross of love

 

I wear the cross of botched medical care

I wear the cross

Of when nothing and no one

Seemed to want to share

I wear the cross of love

 

I wear the cross

Of a lifetime of problems

I could do nothing about

I wear the cross of love

 

But most of all

I haven’t given up

So I carry the cross of hope

So I carry the cross of love

So I carry the cross

Of up above

 

I carry the cross

Of falling down

Over and over and over again

I carry the cross

Of not knowing when to say “WHEN”

 

So I decided

To carry the promise of love

I decided to carry the cross of hope

And to carry

The promise of God up above

 

The promise of God who says:

“My son I will never forsake you”

 

So I carry

THE CROSS OF LOVE

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-9-06

 

Ps        “If anyone would come after me

             He must deny himself and take up his cross

             And come follow me

 

             For whoever wants to save his life

             Will lose it

             But whoever loses his life for me

             And the gospel will save it”                                        Mark 8:34-35

 

 

 

CAN YOU SEE THE LOVE=IT IS JESUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAN YOU SEE THE LOVE?=

It is JESUS!

 

AFTER Jesus died=The Disciples did NOT KNOW=what to do=So Peter says

He is GOING FISHING=Thinking he was GETTING BACK to what he knew=and it

WOULD Give him TIME=To think about the last week=and PROCESS THOSE EVENTS=

Some one of the Disciples went with him=and ONE of them was JOHN=(“THE DISCIPLE whom

Jesus LOVED”)!

 

There was a man=STANDING on the seashore=But the disciples=did not RECOGNIZE HIM=After a night=OF CATCHING NOTHING=They are FRUSTRATED and heading for home=That man=Jesus=

Says=”GIVE IT one more try”=John RECOGNIZES him and says=”IT IS THE LORD”           John 21:7

Jesus tells them to GIVE it one more try=and they WIND up Catching more fish=Than they

CAN put in the boat=They CANNOT believe it!=CAN YOU SEE THE LOVE?=IT IS JESUS!

 

And ISN’T THAT the way=It is IN LIFE=for all of us=at TIMES?=WHEN we are CONFRONTED with health problems=With financial pressures=Or have RELATIONSHIP ISSUES?=Could we NOT=

ALL use a friend like John?=Pointing the WAY=to our God=to our Jesus?=A friend telling us=

“KEEP THE FAITH=It is THE LORD=and  HE HAS THIS!”=CAN YOU=Feel the LOVE of our Jesus?=

WE all NEED a FRIEND=Like the Apostle John=WE all need OUR Lord!=to get by

“And whoever=Does NOT carry their cross=and FOLLOW ME=Cannot be my DISCIPLE”   Luke 14:23

“To the Jews =who had believed him=’=Jesus said=’If you hold to my teaching=You are really

MY DISCIPLES=Then you will know the truth=and the TRUTH=will set you free’”          John 8:31-32

“So for a whole year=Barnabas and Saul=Met with the Church=and taught great numbers of=

People=THE DISCIPLES were fist called Christians at Antioch”                                                     Acts 11:26

 

And so Peter=MISSED the Lord=But John=POINTED out Jesus to him=We all NEED SOMEONE=

To FILL the ROLE of John in our life=For at TIMES=during our life=We all TURN AWAY  from our Lord=

We all get LOST=and we NEED to feel the HAND OF our Lord=In our lives=CAN YOU SEE=

The LOVE between Peter and John?=Between them and the other APOSTLES=and between=

Jesus and all of them=ALL OF US?=IT IS JESUS!

 

 

Dear Lord=WE PRAY=Help us to be=ON THE LOOKOUT for you=In our lives=and HELP us to=

FIND YOUR PRESENCE=When you are there=and POINT OUT to others=WHEN we FIND you Jesus=

In our lives

“But if from there=You seek The LORD your God=You will FIND HIM=if you Seek him with=All

Your heart=and with all your soul”                                                                                               Deuteronomy 4:29

“Do not those=Who plot evil=Go astray?=But those who plan=What is good=FIND Love

And faithfulness”                                                                                                                                  Proverbs 14:22

“This is what the Lord says’=’Stand at the  crossroads and look=Ask for the ancient paths=

And you WILL FIND REST=for your souls=……..’”                                                                     Jeremiah 6:16

Dear LORD=we pray that=When we ARE LOST=In our everyday lives=and CANNOT FIND YOU=

We have  SOMEONE who we love=To POINT you out to us=Just like John did for Peter=and

THE OTHER APOSTLES=and we OPEN our eyes=and FIND you there=IN THE PRESENCE=Of

Our lives=and RECOGNIZE YOU!=Can you SEE THE LOVE?=IT IS JESUS!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our ever loving=OUR EVER LIVING=GOD of us all=The

HOLY FATHER GOD!

Robert P. Wallman

4-09-2026

 

Ps       INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Fr. Edward Looney

 

 

MY BEST FRIEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 15^th, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

MY BEST FRIEND

 

 

 

 

 

Jesus is my best friend

He is the one

I talk to

All through the day

He is the one

I talk to

When all others

Turn away

 

Jesus is my best friend

He is the one

I love

The very most

Jesus is my best friend

 

Jesus is my best friend

He is the one

I turn to

When I am feeling

Lost and confused

 

Jesus is my best friend

He is the one

Who I always turn to

For advice

Who else

Always got it right

 

Jesus is my best friend

I have other friends too

But I know

He will

Always be there

When all others

Turn away

 

Jesus is my best friend

His love

Is always true

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-27-06

 

Ps        “A friend loves at all times, and a brother

              Is born for adversity”                                             Proverbs 17:17

YOU'RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

7-22-13

 

 

YOU’RE NOBODY

UNTIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU

 

 

The great Dean Martin

Had a song

“You’re Nobody

Until Somebody Loves You”

 

Well I have

Some news for you

 

God loves you

Every ounce of your being

 

Jesus Christ loves you

He lived a life

Full of LOVE for you

He died a humiliating death

For you

 

He didn’t do it

For just Catholics

He didn’t do it

For just Christians

He did it

For ALL people everywhere

 

You’re nobody

Until somebody loves you

 

You are somebody

GOD LOVES YOU

 

“I have loved you

With an everlasting love

I have drawn you

With loving kindness”                                                                 Jeremiah 31:1-3

 

You struggle with health problems

You have financial problems

You are rejected in some

Important relationships

 

You don’t feel loved

 

You’re nobody

Until somebody loves you

 

You are SOMEBODY

GOD LOVES YOU

Jesus Christ loves you

He is your friend

 

“A friend loves at ALL times

And a brother is born in adversity”                                              Proverbs 17:17

 

So HOW GREAT is it that

We have a GOD

A God

Who loves us at ALL times

 

Our great great times

Our good times

Our NOT so good times

And the times

When we feel like a complete failure

 

YOU ARE SOMEBODY

GOD LOVES YOU

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-17-12

 

Ps        Dean Martin was my mom’s favorite singer

            And this was one of her favorite songs

 

 

WITNESS        7-22-13 and 4-15-2026