JOURNAL=PUTTING ON=THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD!

 

JOURNAL/PUTTING ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD

“OUR SOUL WAITS for the Lord-who is OUR HELP AND OUR SHIELD”   Psalm  33:20

IN Saint Patrick's times-often what was used for physical protection was a breastplate-in today's times it is the bullet-proof vest

BUT-in whatever times we LIVE IN-our BEST PROTECTION remains the WORD OF GOD-that is a

divine shield-DIVINE PROTECTION

Saint Patrick BELIEVED the PRESENCE of Jesus to be our safeguarding SHIELD-in fact he wrote a PRAYER:

“CHRIST before me-behind me-above me-below me-around me-and WITHIN ME”

WELL whatever prayer we say-OUR BEST PROTECTION is GOD and Jesus and the WORD OF GOD

DEAR LORD-it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in your LOVE for us and a great day for your PROTECTION OF US

PUTTING ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD

It is

A TOUGH WORLD

That we live in

A world full of danger

It seems

Like someone or something

Is constantly shooting daggers at us

In the old days

The knight

Would put on

The metal or steel armor

To PROTECT HIM

And in today's world

I believe the policemen

STILL put on bullet-proof vests

But for us Christians

To protect us from evil

In this cruel cruel world

We are called to put on

A DIFFERENT KIND of armor

THE ARMOR OF GOD

“Put on

The full armor of God

So that 

You can take your stand

Against the devil's schemes”                                                       Ephesians 6:10

There you have it

The armor that we need

IS ARMOR

That can stand up

NOT only against flesh and blood evil

But the dark forces of evil

In our world-Satan

“For our struggle

Is not against

Flesh and blood

But against the rulers

Against the authorities

Against the powers

Of this dark world-Satan

And against the spiritual forces

Of evil

In the heavenly realms

Therefore

PUT ON the full armor of God

So that

When the day of evil comes

You may be able

To STAND your ground”                                                    Ephesians 6:12-13

You say fine

But WHAT is it

That can

Withstand ALL of these things

The armor IS LOVE

My friend

THE LOVE OF GOD

And THE LOVE OF NEIGHBOR

For as 1 Corinthians 13:8 tells us

LOVE NEVER FAILS

And James 1:17 says:

EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT

Is from ABOVE

And that is what Jesus' life was

IT WAS PERFECT

As He DEFEATED every injustice imaginable

INCLUDING humiliation and death

So our job

Is to UNITE our life

With Jesus=as much as possible

And HOLD ON

For the ride of our life

JESUS left behind HIS OWN spirit for us

And in Galatians 5:22

Paul tells us

WHAT the fruit

Of the spirit is:

“But the fruit of the spirit

IS love, joy, peace, patience, kindness

Goodness, faithfulness,gentleness,and self-control                                       

AGAINST such things-there is NO LAW”                                            Galatians 5:22-23

I suggest to you 

That LIVING with these qualities is

PUTTING ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD

And if you WEAR these

You have NO NEED

Of steel armor

Or bullet-proof vests

If you put these on

You are putting on

THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD

And if you do this

Evil will not defeat you

And if it does

You will be vindicated

AS SURELY AS JESUS HIMSELF WAS

Robert P. Wallman

January 17th, 2014

Ps        misc.        WITNESS        3-2-14

8-30-14& 6-5-17=10-7-2026

MY ANGEL=MY SISTER=MY FRIEND

 

 

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MVD!

 

 

MY ANGEL---MY SISTER---MY FRIEND

 

How do you define

The word angel

 

I define it

As heavenly beings

Created by God

To assist people

But appearing in human form

 

My sister Terri

Has been an angel

To me

For a number of years

 

Terri was named

After Saint Theresa---the Little Flower

The Saint of the ordinary

 

And Saint Jude  ( her middle name is Judith  )

The patron Saint of hopeless cases

 

How fitting

 

She assisted my Mom and Dad

And me financially

When my Father

Was maimed by a surgeon

And couldn’t work anymore

 

Saint of the ordinary

My angel---our angel

My sister---my friend

 

After my Father died

Because of my health problems

And my Mom’s advancing years

She brought us to Florida

Found us a place to live

And continued

To help us financially

 

Our angel

My angel---my sister---my friend

 

What a grateful blessing

To me

To get to know

My sister Terri---as an adult

All over again

 

My Mom, Terri, and I

Had so many happy family times

Down here in Florida

 

I feel

So greatly blessed

 

My sister---my angel---my friend

 

When my Mom

Had her emergency surgery in 2007

And pulled through

My Mom said,

 

“I would have given up

But every time I looked up

You two were standing there

I had to go on”

 

So grateful

For the last 2&1/2 years

The 3 of us had together

As my Mom passed on

 

My angel---our angel

My sister---my friend

 

I never had a computer

Couldn’t afford one

 

Terri gave me her computer

In 2005---and thereafter

 

If one word

That I have ever written

Has touched you

You can thank my sister Terri

 

After my Mom died

She increased the amount of money

She was giving us/me

So that I didn’t have to move

 

Saint Theresa---patron Saint of the ordinary

Saint Jude---patron Saint of hopeless cases

 

Theresa Judith---

My angel---my sister---my friend

 

I always told her

That she was going to be the first Jewish Saint

 

Now that she is Christian/Catholic again

On her birthday which was October 7^th

I told her she was promoted

From a Saint to and angel

 

At any rate---today---the feast of ALL Saints today

Please join me in saluting her

And ALL the Saints that touch each

And every one of our lives on a daily basis

 

This one is for you

 

Robert P. Wallman

November 1^st, 2011

 

Ps        Terri’s birthday was October 7^th---also the feast day of

            OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

 

 

SHE CONTINUES to HELP ME to this day-I LOVE HER so much

RPW=10-7-15

 

to Terri 10-7-18=her 60^th birthday

And 10-6-2019

 

10-6-7-2020 =LOVING MY SISTER Terri=MORETHAN EVER 

 

 

10-07-2025=IT JUST GOES ON and on=What she does for ME

                      LOVE HER SO VERY MUCH!

              

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRI!

 

 

 

 

 

 

TERRI IS  ????? TOMORROW=SO GRATEFUL for the OPORTUNITY to grow

OLDER with Terri=and my sister Mary=OUTSIDE OF MY MOM and Dad=Terri was

THE FIRST PERSON to=BELIEVE IN ME!=If I have TOUCHED ONE PERSON=with MY MESSAGES=It is because of her(and Mary=and THEIR BLESSINGS and LOVE)

They have HEAPED UPON ME=HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRI!

 

Bob

Ps         HOW FITTING that today=IS THE FEAST of=OUR LADY OF THE                       

             ROSARY!

 

OCTOBER 7^th, 2012

 

 

MY SISTER TERRI

 

 

She has had many hard times

At times

The troubles have been overwhelming

But she’s

Kept a positive attitude

All day through

 

She’s tough as nails on the outside

But on the inside

She has a kind generous heart

She doesn’t always want you

To see it

That is just her way

 

She’s always been there for me

She’s been honest

She’s been loyal

She’s been true family

What else can she be

She is my sister Terri

 

She likes to go out

She likes to have fun

She has been known to

Have a glass of wine or two

She is- my sister Terri

 

She’s tough on the outside

But with a kind loving heart

Deep within

She is kind and generous

She always wants you

To have the very best

She is-my sister Terri

 

And she is the best

What else could she be

She is-MY SISTER TERRI

 

AND I LOVE HER SO

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-09-06

 

Ps        A sister is a FOREVER FRIEND

            Happy Birthday MVD-my angel- my friend

 

“If a widow has children or grandchildren

These should learn first of all

To put their religion into practice

By caring for their own FAMILY

And so paying their parents and their grandparents

 

FOR THIS IS PLEASING TO GOD”                            1 Timothy 5:4

 

“If anyone does not provide

For his relatives and especially

For his IMMEDIATE FAMILY

He has denied the faith-

And is worse than an unbeliever”                                    1 Timothy 5:8

 

Happy Birthday again MVD-LOVE YOU

 

 

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL=GRACIOUS=AND FORGIVING SOUL

 

 

REST IN GOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 6^th, 2012

 

 

REST IN GOD

 

 

Rest in God

Rest in the Lord                                                                                                                     

When your life

Is surrounded by doubt

Rest in God

Just to be sure

 

When your world

Has been rocked

When you have been

Pushed a little too far

Rest in God

Just to be sure

 

Rest in God

For today

Rest in God

For tomorrow

Rest in God

And wait on his grace

 

Sometimes

It is a long time in coming

But if you

Rest in God

Sooner or later

You will feel God’s grace

 

Sooner or later

You will feel God’s grace

Through every nerve

Of your body

Through every ounce

Of your soul

 

Sooner or later

You will feel God’s grace

Through every ounce

Of your soul

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-17-06

 

Ps        “My soul finds REST in God alone

             My salvation comes from him”                        Psalm 62:1

 

            “Come to me all you who are weary

              And burdened and I will give you REST”              Matthew 11:28

 

            “For it is by GRACE you have been saved

             Through faith-and this is not from yourselves

             It is the GIFT of God

             Not by works-so that no one can boast”                  Ephesians 2:8

 

 

 

BUILDING THE BRIDGES=OF OUR LIFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUILDING THE BRIDGES=OF OUR LIFE=Or=

(Whose GOSPEL=are you FOLLOWING?)

 

I don’t care=WHO YOU ARE=Or what Christian denomination=You belong to=WE all

Have the  SAME OBLIGATION=To BUILD a CHURCH=Based on THE GOSPEL OF LOVE=Jesus was

ONE MAN=and he CAME=to BUILD ONE CHURCH!=of love=BUILDING THE BRIDGES of=

OUR LIFE!=ON the Gospel of LOVE!

“And I tell you=That you are PETER=and on this Rock=I will BUILD MY CHURCH=and the gates=

Of Hades=Will not overcome it”                                                                                                              Matthew 16:18

“BE Shepherds of=The CHURCH of God=Which he bought=With his own blood”       Acts 20:28

“So it is with you=Since you are eager=For the gifts=Of the Spirit=Try to EXCEL=In those that=

BUILD UP THE CHURCH”                                                                                                                 1 Corinthians 14:12

 

I don’t care=Who you are=OR what religion you are=Catholic=Protestant=Baptist=Unitarian=Or

Whatever=Our Christian obligation is=TO BUILD BRIDGES=Between the churches and=To get Back=ONE RELIGION=Based on=THE GOD OF LOVE=The Father and The SON!=ONE FAITH!=

BUILDING THE BRIDGES of our life!=Or whose GOSPEL are you Following?=Whose GOSPEL are=

You following?=Is it the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ and the Father=THE GOSPEL=Of love=WRITTEN on=YOUR HEART?=The gospels Of Jesus=as TOLD to Matthew=Mark=Luke=and John=and the very

Elegant Saint Paul=the great CHRISTIAN EVENGELIST!=The separations IN THE CHURCHES today-

Are Disturbing=and they are Man-made=NOT from the God-Man Jesus Christ and the Father=We

Have to get back=TO THE LOVE OF GOD=among all of us=The LOVE OF UNITY=within us=Because

THE GOSPEL OF LOVE=BUILDS BRIDGES between ALL OF US!

 

“How good and pleasant it is=When GOD’S PEOPLE=Live together=IN UNITY!”                  Psalm 133:1

“So CHRIST himself=Gave the apostles=the prophets=THE EVANGELISTS=The pastors and Teachers=To equip his people for=Works of service=So that the Body of Christ=May be built

Up=UNTIL=we all REACH UNITY=In the faith and the Knowledge=Of the Son of God=and become

Mature=Attaining to the whole measure=Of the FULLNESS OF CHRIST”                   Ephesians 4:11-13

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

IN PERFECT UNITY”                                                                                                                                     Colossians 3:14

PUT ON LOVE=Put on Jesus’ LOVE=For every single person=In this world=BUILDING THE BRIDGES

OF OUR LIFE!=Put on Love=Think Jesus!=Think LOVE!

 

And so my Sisters and My Brothers=We could start with=Building UNITY BY

A.       LOVING THE Holy Father God and Jesus=Above all other things!

B.      LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR as Ourself=All People=Not just the ONES WE CHOOSE!

C.     Living Forgiveness 70X7=all year Round and  by

D.     Putting THE BEATITUDES INTO PRACTICE!=In our Lives

BUILDING THE BRIDGES OF OUR LIVES!=Through Love=and the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ=and the

HOLY FATHER GOD!

 

So WHAT GOSPEL/Whose Gospel are you FOLLOWING?=I HOPE it is the=GOSPEL of Jesus Christ=

And the Holy Father God!

“For I am NOT ASHAMED of the GOSPEL=Because it is=THE POWER OF GOD=That brings Salvation=to everyone who Believes=First to the Jew=Then to the Gentile”

Dear Lord=GOD OF LOVE=The Father and The Son=I promise/WE PROMISE=To try and BRING

UNITY=to this world=and to ALL PEOPLE!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=Of our EVER LOVING=EVER LIVING=Ever UNIFYING

Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-04-2026

SISTER MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

IF I MADE ONE FRIEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 5^th, 2012

 

 

IF I MADE ONE FRIEND

 

 

If I

Made one friend

In this world

That is all

That I need

 

Especially if that friend

Is you

And we shared

A word about God

And peace, love

And understanding

And we shared the faith

Of the mustard seed

 

Because that

Is all this world needs

To overcome its greed

 

If I made one friend

In this world

I hope that friend

Is you

 

And that we shared

The faith of the mustard seed

 

Robert P. Wallman

11-30-06

 

Ps       “As iron sharpens iron

            So one man sharpens another”                                                          Proverbs 27:17

 

           “Two are better than one

             Because they have a good return for their work

             His FRIEND can help him up

             But pity the man who falls

             And has no one to help him up”                                              Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

 

            “He replied, “because you have so little faith

              I tell you the truth

              If you have faith as small as a MUSTARD SEED

              You can say to this mountain,

             “Move from here to there and it will move

              Nothing will be impossible to you”                                           Matthew 17:20