FAITH: A MIRACLE IN ITS OWN SELF

FAITH: A MIRACLE IN ITS OWN SELF ONE of the greatest qualities That we can have-in addition- To hope and love=IS FAITH FAITH in itself-is a miracle Because when we POSSESS it= It can make the difference In any situation=even Between life and death I BELIEVE it was the difference Between my own living and dying= MY OWN MIRACLE OF LIFE- When I was 22 Even if I-even if you- ONLY possess it-in the form Of a tiny little mustard seed “The Lord replied, 'If you have faith The size of a mustard seed You would say To this mulberry tree 'BE uprooted And planted in the sea' And it would obey you'” Luke 17:6 YES FAITH-the size Of a mustard seed Makes ALL the difference In this world I KNOW it has In my life It ALLOWS you to withstand Any temptation-to KEEP on going- IF not completely Overcoming it “He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven Is like a mustard seed Which a man took And PLANTED in the field Though it is the smallest Of all seeds Yet when it GROWS It is the largest Of garden plants And becomes a tree So that the birds come And perch in its branches” Matthew 13:31 THINK of your faith like that Just a TINY SEED- A tiny mustard seed And your FAITH grows And you BECOME Who and WHAT You were MEANT TO BE GOD showed himself to me On my death bed WHEN I was 22 He REVEALED himself to me And he revealed me and MYSELF to me MY PURPOSE in life My purpose-to LOVE GOD With my WHOLE heart and soul And to LOVE EVERY other human being As much as myself My faith has GROWN Over the years Just like the mustard seed And yours will too I see MIRACLES every day And it all BEGAN with my own miracle DELIVERED by God Because I had a TOUCH OF FAITH “YOU are the God Who performs miracles You display your power Among the peoples” Psalm 77:14 EVERY TIME Jesus performed a miracle It was because of the person's great faith “Jesus turned and saw her- 'Take heart daughter,' he said 'Your faith has HEALED YOU' And the woman was healed At that moment” Matthew 9:22 Take a look inside Of yourself I AM SURE you have A mustard seed of FAITH This is a MIRACLE OF GOD'S In its own self And just the BEGINNING Of what God has IN STORE for you Robert P. Wallman 11-6-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terence Hegarty

MY TRUSTED FAMILY-FRIENDS-AND MY COMPANION GOD

MY TRUSTED FAMILY-FRIENDS AND MY COMPANION GOD I have HEARD it said that IF you have had Five really GOOD FRIENDS In your lifetime You are really BLESSED I have had at least that many PROBABLY more They KNOW/knew my blessings/ And my FLAWS And liked me anyway They have been BOTH men and women I have had the GREATEST FAMILY And friends-that any person Could ever have had IF you receive my e-mails- You are TRUSTED by me And I HOPE I am trusted by you “Hearken to my PRAYER From lips without deceit” Psalm 17:1 I FEEL like I can RELAX- BREATHE-and be comfortable Around you You are MY TRUSTED FAMILY And friends And I LOVE YOU infinitely Without conditions You have qualities That are TRUSTED by me “Vindicate me-LORD For I have led A blameless life I have TRUSTED In the Lord And have not faltered” Psalm 26:1 “I TRUSTED in the Lord When I said, 'I am greatly afflicted'” Psalm 116:10 Yes God has RALLIED me And LIFTED ME But so has my FAMILY- And friends I thank you ALL For loving me For trusting me For fighting for me You have REVEALED The FACE of God to me You have shown me him In a TANGIBLE WAY God is ALIVE in you and in me BUT there are people In this world that we meet With whom we feel GUARDED With whom we feel LIKE we are BEING JUDGED But that is NOT the case With you my family-my friends- And my constant COMPANION- The Lord himself I have FELT so much SUPPORT From you over the years And as I have mentioned God has SUPPORTED ME He has brought me back From the brink of death “They confronted me In the day of my disaster But the Lord WAS MY SUPPORT” Psalm 18:18 “CONSIDER this: you do not Support the root But the ROOT supports you” Romans 11:18 YES!-God has been MY MAIN SUPPORT-followed By my family and friends EVERY DAY I thank God For my life=HE IS My most trusted companion I took a LEAP OF FAITH On God HE HAS and you ALL have COME through for me I thank you all very much- I LOVE YOU! Robert P. Wallman 11-5-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek

THE SMALL ORDINARY THINGS OF LIFE!

THE SMALL ORDINARY THINGS OF LIFE Do you WANT GOD To use you For something BIG in life? If you do-be FAITHFUL In the little ordinary things Of life-and be consistent SAY “please”-say “thank you”- TELL people that you LOVE THEM Every chance that you get SEND people birthday cards-LET people Know that you CARE about them And FORGIVE them when They have wronged you Do you think CHRIST Could have SAVED the world- The greatest thing ever done- IF he wasn't faithful In the small things of life? “The person who is TRUSTWORTHY In very small matters Is also trustworthy in great ones” Luke 16:10 The SMALL ordinary things in life DO COUNT- And you will NEVER be trusted With anything larger If you do not PROVE Yourself-trustworthy In the small ordinary things of life Jesus' words-Jesus' parables- Jesus' teachings ENCOURAGE US He did it ALL in life He lived-he died-he was rejected- He was abandoned And he did it ALL with a GRACE That no one else ever did And he did it through every breath Of his life- UNTIL his dying breath NO WONDER his FATHER Trusted him to SAVE the world LIVE your life with love DO the small ordinary things well And God our Father will use Your TRUSTWORTHINESS for something GREATER too “Your kingdom Is an everlasting kingdom And your dominion ENDURES Through the generations The Lord is trustworthy In all his PROMISES And FAITHFUL In ALL he does” Psalm 145:13 “Like a snow-cooled drink At harvest time IS a TRUSTWORTHY messenger To the ONE who sends him He REFRESHES the spirit Of the MASTER” Proverbs 25:13 Don't you think Jesus did that For his Father? How FAITHFUL was Noah-Abraham- Moses-Peter and Paul-and ALL the apostles And saints WHO has made a difference in your life? Who do you LOOK UP TO? You don't have to CHANGE the world Like Jesus did Change the world of someone else- IF you make a difference In just ONE LIFE-your life Has been a SUCCESS The SMALL ordinary things of life DO MATTER TELL someone you love them TODAY SEND someone a card-today They say INTEGRITY IS How we act-what we do- When no one is looking “NOW this is our boast: Our CONSCIENCE TESTIFIES That we have conducted ourselves In this world And especially in our relationship With you-WITH INTEGRITY And godly sincerity” 2 Corinthians 1:13 BE a person of INTEGRITY- And LIVE your life accordingly The small ordinary things In life-DO MATTER Live well=you NEVER know when our GOD Might call on you for something LARGER LOVE YOU ALL-MY DEAR DEAR FRIENDS! Robert P. Wallman 11-4-16 Ps INSPIRED bean article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Bridget Haase, O.S.U.

EVERY INCH OF YOUR BODY AND SOUL

EVERY INCH OF YOUR BODY AND SOUL Do you KNOW that our Lord- That our Jesus-LOVES- Every inch of you EVERY inch of your body Every inch of your mind And every inch Of your soul (mine too) What's more-is my body is my weakness Even BEYOND my illness-for I have The cravings of food Nevertheless God LOVES me- Even in my weakness And you in your weakness or weaknesses He LIFTS us up- Our bodies-our minds-our sins of the soul Can take us down But with Christ-with God We are lifted BACK UP We rise again=as SURELY As Christ himself did “He will CHANGE our lowly body To CONFORM with his GLORIFIED body …......” Philippians 3:21 YES!-we will rise again In body and in soul MAYBE not in this life But IF not SURELY in the next life The eternal life With Christ our Lord EVERY inch of yours-and mine BODY & SOUL “But for you- Who REVERE my name The SUN of righteousness Will RISE With HEALING in its ways And you will go out And frolic Like well-fed calves” Malachi 4:2 MUSIC to my body's ears But more important is OUR SOUL We crave-I CRAVE The WORD OF GOD It makes my life-make SENSE The WORD of God Is the eternal-it is HOW we treat ONE ANOTHER in life It makes all the difference “Jesus answered, 'It is written Man does not live By bread alone But on EVERY WORD That comes from The MOUTH of God'” Matthew 4:4 Yes-God loves our bodies And takes CARE of us During this life But our souls (if not our bodies) Will REST eternally With God and Jesus LIFE FOREVER-for you and me And I think our BODIES Will rise too Saint Paul-tells us NOT to make our bodies Into gods Nor to occupy them solely With earthly things No-our bodies- Are to be RAISED UP- Just as Jesus' body was raised YES-let us take JOY In ALL of our gifts from God Physical and spiritual “For the wages of sin Is death But the GIFT of God Is ETERNAL LIFE In Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 6:23 YES-God LOVES EVERY inch of us BOTH body and soul And FOLLOWING HIM Leads us closer To the RISEN Christ And his GLORIFIED BODY Looking forward to spending eternity With Jesus and you BODY AND SOUL! Robert P. Wallman 11-3-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco

THE RESTORATION OF GOD=SEEKING AND FINDING

THE RESTORATION OF GOD= SEEKING AND FINDING We all LOSE a portion of ourselves As we travel through life Something physically-something emotionally- Something spiritually GOD HELPS us find that portion Of ourselves That we lose SEEK & you shall find=Luke 15 IS ONE of my most favorite parables Of the bible “What woman having ten coins And losing one Would not light a lamp And sweep the house Searching carefully until She finds it?” Luke 15:8 YES-I understand-when I lose something I go a little nuts too UNTIL I can find it Searching here=searching there= I think I have A touch of OCD (okay-maybe more than a little) GOD LOVES us all infinitely- And he loves us when we are With him But when he loses one or a few Of us He SEARCHES for the LOST SOUL Until he can BRING them on home To him Our God LOOKS for us- Searches for us-until he finds us Until he can RESTORE US to grace “Restore us-O God- MAKE your face shine on us That WE may be saved” Psalm 80:3 “Restore us to yourself Lord That we may return RENEW our days As of old” Lamentations 5:21 “And the God of all GRACE Who called you To his eternal glory In Christ AFTER you have suffered A little while Will HIMSELF restore you And make you strong-firm- And steadfast To him be the POWER Forever and ever-Amen” 1 Peter 5:10 Oh how GOOD-to seek and to find To be RESTORED to God again To find the innocence And the grace that we lost GRACE IS PRECIOUS Grace can only be SUPPLIED By God Sometimes we go along in life And we get so caught up In our every day affairs That we DON'T even know We NO LONGER have the presence Of God That we are no longer LIVING in his grace “The WORD became flesh And made his DWELLING among us We have seen His glory The glory Of the One and only Son Who came from the Father FULL of grace and truth” John 1:14 “With GREAT POWER The apostles continued to TESTIFY To the RESURRECTION To the Lord Jesus And GOD'S GRACE Was so powerfully AT WORK In them all That there were NO needy persons among them” Acts 4:33 YES!-there is nothing like SEEKING AND FINDING GOD Finding the grace and JOY of Christ After we have been lost To the world and to flesh There is no joy in this world Like that ANGELS rejoice within me -This child of God Has RECLAIMED the MERCY OF THE LORD In Jesus' name, Robert P. Wallman 11-2-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Elizabeth Duffy

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED/THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED/THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM TODAY we celebrate the feast Of ALL SOULS DAY All of those faithfully departed So I particularly CELEBRATE the LIVES of my mom and dad- My grandparents-my extended family As well as my friends who are gone And I CELEBRATE the families Of my friends- Of who have passed on “After this I had A VISION Of a great multitude Which no one could count From every nation-race- People-and tongue” Revelation 7:9 TODAY I celebrate all souls Who have passed on- From every nation-from every culture WHO KNOWS who was great In the eyes of the Lord Along those lines WHEN I was a younger man And my mom was still alive I would jokingly SAY to her This person or that person Is going to heaven Or this or that person Will never make heaven And she would always ANSWER In the same way, “YOU might be surprised,” With a little wry smile out of The corner of her mouth That is TRUE mom You were always SO SMART- Things in GOD'S WORLD Are so much different Than the things in our world YOUR God/my God Sees the heart He sees the motives And the reasons WHY We do the things We do-or don't do “They seemed-in the view Of the foolish To be dead........ But they are IN PEACE” Wisdom 3:2, 3 I might be SURPRISED In who makes heaven I might be surprised In who God Considers to be a Saint I have done EXTENSIVE reading On the LIVES of the Saints And the one thing that doesn't surprise me Is their SAINTS- In their GREAT LOVE of God And their great love of others So TODAY on all souls day I want to take A few moments To RECOGNIZE the great faith and love Of my mom and dad OUR/my parents are gone As many others are But OUR FAITH tells us Things aren't always What they seem They are gone/our loved ones They have died and it seems They are gone forever But I KNOW they aren't For the readings tell us so “In the hand of God- ….....they are in peace- And shall ABIDE with him IN LOVE” Wisdom 3:1,3,9 I am SURE my mom and dad ARE in heaven That is one thing I will NEVER be surprised about For God tells us-Jesus tells us EVERYONE who BELIEVES in him Will have “ETERNAL LIFE” SOME things ARE what they seem And sometimes We are NOT SURPRISED In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 11-01-16

THE SAINTS=AND DAYS OF MEMORIES PAST

THE SAINTS=AND DAYS OF MY MEMORIES PAST Today on the eve of The feast of ALL SAINTS DAY I am thinking back To MEMORIES gone by The day I made my vowel to God “To LIVE for my family-my friends-and ALL PEOPLE everywhere” It hasn't been easy to STAY ALIVE All these years But with the leadership of God- And the HELP of my family-and friends I have managed And the medical community Has played a LARGE PART But mostly today=I am thinking of my FAMILY My friends=and my churches=the SAINTS of my life= Who have let me lean on them and get by “He said to the host, …..... 'Rather-when you HOLD a banquet INVITE the poor- The crippled-the lame-the blind BLESSED indeed you will be Because of their inability To repay you For you will be REPAID At the RESURRECTION Of the righteous” Luke 14:12-14 MANY of the people That have HELPED ME To keep my commitment to God Are no longer with us But to me Their MEMORIES are FRESH In my heart=and they are SAINTS to me ALWAYS supported me=always being kind To me=NEVER questioning me My mom and dad=my aunts and uncles= My extended family=they supported me And HELPED CARRY me along the way And for those of you STILL with me and helping me= I am not in a position to REPAY you-anyway= Just by MY LOVE & PRAYERS But together=my family and friends We can MAKE it= We can continue to BUILD MEMORIES As you CONTINUE to be The SAINTS of my life My sisters-my extended family= In my aunts and uncles and cousins= And ALL my dear friends In Pittsburgh-in SOUTH FLORIDA- And ALL around the country and world You TOUCH my life and in turn I HOPE that I touch others lives I will NEVER be able to REPAY YOU Just in my love-and my prayers and my GRATITUDE So I HOPE that that is enough You are ALL MY SAINTS- And together-we JOURNEY ON- For those we have lost ALONG THE WAY “ALL the people of the land Will bury them And the day I display my GLORY Will be a memorable day For them DECLARES the Sovereign Lord” Ezekiel 39:13 And that's what we have The TIME we have spent together THESE MEMORABLE DAYS Of the journey MEMORABLE DAYS OF LOVE With family-with friends-with churches The memorable days of love-the partying- The picnics-the SAINTS-you and I The MEMORIES of who Has touched OUR LIVES “But Timothy- Has just NOW come to us From you And has brought GOOD NEWS About your faith and love He has told us That you ALWAYS Have PLEASANT MEMORIES of us And that you long to see us As we LONG to see you” 1 Thessalonians 3:6 YES-we have our HAPPY MEMORIES- And we have our SHARE Of sad times too But our LIVES are HAPPY- NO MATTER the circumstances For we have WALKED this life TOGETHER YES-you are my saints—and I will NEVER FORGET the days of memories past As we CONTINUE- To BUILD new ones together Robert P. Wallman October 31st, 2016