FROM The archives of Robert Wallman=
From 2-07-2020
SERVICE AND NOT BOASTING
It took the apostles=
Awhile to GRASP the
MISSION of Jesus' life
It takes us awhile too=
In fact=some of us
NEVER do get it
Jesus' life was a life
Of SERVICING OTHERS=and NOT
Boasting about
Who he was=and
What he was
GOING TO DO
“Come away by yourselves
To a deserted place
And rest awhile” Mark 6:31
In today's first reading=
A young Solomon=admits
His inadequacy
And HUMBLY asks God
For wisdom=
What a great LESSON=
Of SERVICE
For all of us
God said to Solomon
“Ask God for whatever
You want me
To Give you” 1 Kings 3:5
And Solomon was
Granted WISDOM
“God said to him=
'Since you have
Asked for this
And NOT a long life=
Or wealth for yourself
NOR for the death
Of your enemies
BUT FOR DISCERNMENT
In administering justice
I will DO
What you have asked
I will give you
A WISE AND DISCERNING HEART.......'” 1 Kings 3:11-12
SERVICE and not boasting
And in today's gospel
The apostles RETURN
And report all they
Have done
And accomplished
By LISTENING to Jesus
We can accomplish=
So much with our lives too
By listening TO JESUS
They were AMAZED
By what they had
Accomplished in Jesus' name
“Without me
You can do NOTHING” John 15:5
Live lives of SERVICE
To God
“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........” Ephesians 4:11-13
The apostles eventually GOT IT=
As they SERVED Christ Jesus
After the Resurrection
Do we get it?
Do I get it?
Let us LIVES OF SERVICE
And find out
In the names of Jesus=and God our LIVING FATHER
Robert P. Wallman
2-7-20
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Miguel Dulick
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