FAMILY DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 19^th, 2012

 

 

FAMILY DAY

 

 

We have a father’s day

A mother’s day

A grandparents day

And God knows

What other kinds of day

 

WHY NOT-A FAMILY DAY

What about a day

Where all people

Can put away their grudges

With their families, their exes, etc.

AWAY-for just one day

 

I know

We already have Christmas

And I know

I am a bit ideological in my thinking

But what about it?

Would you consider it?

What about a FAMILY DAY for everyone

 

The following

Is a poem that I wrote about families

 

I happen to be Catholic/Christian

But my idea

Is for ALL people

Of ALL faiths

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-8-07

 

A FAMILY IS

 

A family is life

A family is love

A family is God’s Light

Shining on us

From up above

 

A family is

Loving each other

Even when we don’t like them

A family is

Being kind to each other

When we don’t want to

 

A family is life

A family is love

A family is GOD’S LIGHT

Shining on us

From up above

 

A family is accepting each other

Accepting each other for who they are

Not who you want them to be

 

A family is FORGIVING each other

When they acted in a way

That we don’t understand

Or

When they don’t even try

To lend a hand

 

A family is life

A family is love

A family is GOD’S LIGHT

Shining on us

From up above

 

A FAMILY IS LOVE

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-14-06

 

Ps        Proper behavior for children and parents

 

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right

 

“Honor your father and mother-“

Which is the first commandment with a promise

“That it may go well with you

And that you may enjoy long life on this earth”

 

Fathers-do not exasperate your children

In stead bring them up

In the training and instruction of the Lord”                         Ephesians 6:1-4

 

 

FISHERS OF MEN!

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

4-18-13

 

 

Fishers of Men

 

Come one

Come all

Come all you fishermen

Come one

Come all

I will make you

Fishers of men

 

Come Simon and Andrew

Come John and James too

Come all you others Apostles

And I will make you

Fishers of men

 

153 kinds of fish

In this world

One for every man

One for every woman

One for every race, religion

And nationality in this world

 

Come one

Come all

I no longer

Call you fishermen

I call you fishers of men

 

You in the 21^st century

You devout men and women

Of this world

The work is not over yet

I call on you too

And I will make you

Fishers of men

 

Spread the Word of God

In this world

Spread God’s love

To every man, woman, and child

Spread your love all around

God’s work is not done yet

 

Come one/Come all

And I will make you

Fishers of men

 

In Jesus’ name—we pray

 

Robert P. Wallman

1/24/11

 

 

Ps       WITNESS       4-18-13 and 11-01-2021 and 10-19-2026

 

“As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee-he saw Simon and his brother Andrew

Casting a net into the lake for they were fishermen

 

“Come follow me,” Jesus said, “And I will make you FISHERS OF MEN”

 

At once they left their nets and followed him”

Mark 1:16-18

 

 

“Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore

It was FULL of large fish-153-but even with so many the net was not torn

 

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast”

 

None of the disciples dared ask him, “WHO ARE YOU?”

They knew it was the Lord”

John 21:11-12

 

 

 

Ps        Dear Lord, please help us to spread your love, your forgiveness, and your

            Kindness all over this world

A MAN CALLED LUKE

 

 

 

 

 

 

A MAN CALLED LUKE

 

 

He is

The only Gentile writer

Among the 72 books of the Bible

 

He was

A Greek physician by trade

A disciple of Saint Paul

And his books include

The Gospel of Saint Luke

And the Acts of the Apostles

 

The Gospel of Saint Luke was once called

“The loveliest book in the world”

Or/and “The most beautiful book ever written”

 

Luke’s Gospel is considered the Gospel of women

Because of Jesus’ passion to the women of Jerusalem

Because of its emphasis

On Mary---the birth of Jesus---

Her visit to her cousin Elizabeth

Mary’s prayer of glorification to the Lord

And her acceptance of God’s mission

From the angel without hesitation

 

“I am the Lord’s servant,”

Said Mary to the angel

“Let it be done to me according to your word”

 

Luke knew

That then, as now,

We don’t understand this notion

Of God’s unconditional love

For us

We just don’t understand

The heart of God

 

So Luke

Gives us an historical account of Jesus’ life

He teaches us

About Jesus’ humanity

He teaches us about Jesus’ public ministry

Through his perfect compassion and forgiveness

Through stories like

The Good Samaritan, The Lost ( “Prodigal ) Son

And the rich man and Lazarus

 

Jesus understands our weakness

So says Luke

Jesus understands our temptations and our trials

So says Luke

He came to save both Jew and Gentile

So says our Saint Luke

 

He came for both the outcasts and the accepted

He came

To save both the poor and the rich

He came for

Both men and women

He came for

The free and the oppressed

He came for

Each and every one of us

 

So says

A man called Luke

In “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER WRITTEN”

 

Go ahead and read

The book written by a physician and a gentile

A book written by

 

A MAN CALLED LUKE

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-30-11

 

 

10-18-14

10-19-15

10-18-16

10-17 & 18-18 and 4-30-2019

10-17-2019 and 10-17-2021

10-18-2020

HEART AND SOUL=MOM and UNCLE JOHN

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 18^th, 2012

 

 

HEART AND SOUL       (mom and UNCLE JOHN)

 

 

In my mind

The HEART and SOUL of our family

Was my mother and Uncle John

When I think of each of them

I think of L-O-V-E

 

Where my father was the fun

My mother was the heart of the immediate family

And until about 1990

Most of the holidays were at our house

Particularly Christmas

 

After that-they moved to Uncle John’s

I can’t remember

How many picnics

How many Thanksgivings

And how many Christmas’

We spent at Uncle John’s and Aunt Karen’s

 

To me

My mom and Uncle John

WILL ALWAYS BE

THE HEART AND SOUL

OF THE FAMILY

 

Respectfully,

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-24-07

 

Ps       Today is the feast of  Saint Luke

           A physician-a gentile- and the third writer

           Of the Gospel and the Book of Acts

 

 

          Saint Luke is the patron of doctors-surgeons and artists

         

          At a time in the world

          Where there is so much sickness

          And where there are so many medical mistakes

          We pray to saint Luke for guidance

 

           And we pray for

           Where there are mistakes

           A just and fair compensation system for all

CALLWS TO BE SONS and DAUGHTERS=OF THE HOLY FATHER GOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALLED TO BE=SONS AND DAUGHTERS=Of the

Holy Father God=and SIBLINGS of Jesus!

 

Do you KNOW=My dear Brothers and Sisters=That you are CALLED BY NAME=at birth=

By the HOLY FATHER GOD=To be his Sons and Daughters?=Yes we are CALLED by God=To be

ADOPTED CHILDREN=and to be SIBLINGS to the Lord Jesus=”For the sake=Of Jacob my

Servant=Of Israel my Chosen=I summon you BY NAME=and Bestow on you=a title of honor=

Though you do NOT acknowledge me”                                                                                            Isaiah 45:4

 

Our IDENTITY is Confirmed=My Sisters and Brothers=We are parents=we are grandparents=and we

LOVE our professions=But our IDENTITY=is in Being ADOPTED Children of The Father=and siblings=

To the Lord Jesus Christ!=OUR SCRIPTURES tell us=That God CALLS each ONE of us BY NAME=and

That we are GOD’S SPECIAL POSSESSIONS=Sons and Daughter=and Brothers and Sisters=to

The Lord Jesus Christ!=”But you are=A CHOSEN PEOPLE=a royal priesthood=A Holy nation=

GOD’S SPECIAL POSSESSION=So that you may declare=The praises=Of him who CALLED you=

Out of darkness=Into his Wonderful Light”                                                                               1  Peter 2:9

That is right=MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS=We are the SPECIAL POSSESSION of God the Father=

CALLED BY NAME=to be his Sons and Daughters=and to be SIBLINGS to his ONLY SON=Jesus

Christ!

 

Yes our Holy Father God=CREATED US=Out of LOVE=and IN LOVE=to Live in faith=and to

BRING OTHERS=Into God’s FAMILY=as his Special Possessions=CALLED by the Father and the

SON=to be=Their UNIQUE CREATURES IN LOVE!=YES adopted Sons and Daughters=and Siblings of

The Lord Jesus!

“NOT only so=But we ourselves=Who have the first fruits=Of the Spirit=Groan inwardly as we Wait=

Eagerly for OUR ADOPTION=Into Sonship=The Redemption of our bodies”                         Romans 8:23

“In love=He predestined us=FOR ADOPTION to sonship=Through Jesus Christ=In accordance

With his pleasure and will=---------to The Praise of his glorious Grace=Which he has freely given us=

IN THE ONE=He Loves”                                                                                                                                Ephesians 1:5

CALLED to be=THE SONS and THE DAUGTERS=Of the Holy Father God==and Siblings to our

Brother Jesus Christ!

 

So PERK UP your ears=My dear brothers and sisters =and you will HEAR the Voice of our Merciful

God=CALLING YOU by your name today=”Glorify the Lord with me=Let us Exalt his NAME

Together”                                                                                                                                                                 Psalm 34:3

“Lift up your eyes=and Look to the heavens=Who created all these?=He who brings out the

Starry host=One by one=and Calls forth=Each of them BY NAME=Because of his great Power and=

Mighty strength=NOT one of them is missing”                                                                                 Isaiah 40:26

And NOT ONE of us=Is missing either=In our Lord’s and IN our Father’s KINGDOM=If we just

Say YES to them!

 

Because we have been=CALLED TO BE=Sons and Daughters=Brothers and Sisters=To our Holy Father God and his Son Jesus Christ!=

“OUR FATHER in heaven=Hallowed be YOUR NAME………”                                                    Matthew 6:9

LOVED By the Father and Jesus=and CALLED FOREVER!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=Of our FOREVER LIVING=Forever Loving=and EVER CALLING=

Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-17-2026

 

Ps        INSPIRED by an Article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by= Jem Sullivan,  P.H.D.

 

 

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE=SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

 

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE=Saint Ignatius of ANTIOCH

You cannot stop LIFE

And LOVE in this world=

The life of Christ

PROVES THAT

MANY tried to STOP him=

But life  and LOVE

Lived on

“Woe to you

Experts in the law

Because you

Have taken away

The key to knowledge

You yourselves have

NOT ENTERED=

And you have hindered

Those who were entering”                                                                                   Luke 11:52

What a terrible condemnation 

That that is=

Trying to STOP anyone

From entering

LIFE AND LOVE

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE!

CHRIST'S LOVE proved this=

And so did the lives

OF OUR SAINTS

Particularly the life

Of our SAINT TODAY=

Saint Ignatius of Antioch 

AUTHORITIES seized Ignatius=

Who was HEAD of one of

The churches

Being BORN

In the early SECOND century

They conveyed Ignatius=

CHAINED HIM=on the long journey

From Turkey to Rome

For public execution

They didn't want him to be

LIKE CHRIST=and wanted to

STOP OTHERS

From being like CHRIST

But you CAN'T STOP love

And life in CHRIST=

It moves on

Life and LOVE live on

“For this

Is what the high

And exalted ONE says--------

He who LIVES FOREVER-

Whose name is holy”                                                                                                   Isaiah 57:15

“........the Spirit of TRUTH--------

The world cannot 

Accept him

Because it neither sees him

Nor knows him

But you know him

For he LIVES with you 

And will be in you”                                                                                                    John 14:17

Ending Christ's life=did

NOT STOP LOVE=

And it did not stop

With the end of Saint Ignatius=

Or any the other Saint's lives either

Instead it brought them

To the threshold of IMMORTALITY

And it ENCOURAGED PEOPLE

Like us

To follow the

LIVES of the saints

And Christ=IN LOVE

Ignatius lived a life

Of COURAGE AND FAITH=

We can too

Have a life that LIVES ON

“You ought to LIVE

Holy and godly LIVES

As you look forward

To the day of GOD

And speed its coming”                                                                                                 2 Peter 3:11-12

NOTHING can stop us from

LIVING a life of

FOLLOWING Christ and the Saints

Let us NOT get

In each others' way 

In the name of Jesus=and God=the FATHER of all love

Robert P. Wallman

10-16-19

Ps            INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco 

PRAYER FOR FAMILIES TO JESUS=and THE SACRED HEART

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 17^th, 2012

 

 

PRAYER FOR FAMILIES

 

 

Almighty God and Father,

Help all families to live

As the Holy Family,

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

United in respect and love.

 

Teach us through them

The Sanctity of human love,

The value of human life,

And the way to live at peace

With all, that we share

In your life forever.

 

Amen.

 

From a holy card written by Paul Murphy

 

Today is also the feast of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

 

Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Home:

Its Purposes and its Rewards

 

The purpose of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is to make us aware of

His love and to arouse us to respond to that love by offering our love in return.

We do this by the consecration of ourselves to Jesus and by reparation ( prayer

And sacrifices in atonement for our sins and the sins of others ). The enthronement

Is a crusade to establish the SOCIAL REIGN of the SACRED HEART in society

Though the family, the social cell.  It is the answer to the question:

“What can we do to save the family?”

 

The enthronement will restore the family to Christ because the family is putting

Our Lord and his interests first.  In return the Sacred Heart takes over the interests

Of the family.  Our Lord himself has promised that he will bless and sanctify those

Families  who enthrone him as King.  He asked Margaret Mary, to whom he revealed

His Sacred Heart, that he be allowed to reign over the homes of the rich and poor;

That He be  solemnly received as King and Friend and that HIS SACRED HEART

Be honored and loved.

 

I read and pray this prayer every day-FOR ALL FAMILIES

PLEASE feel free to join me.

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-17-12