THE ONE WHO IS JUST

THE ONE WHO IS JUST


There is only ONE ENTITY
In this world=who is
Completely objective=who is
COMPLETELY JUST


And that is
The LORD OUR GOD


There is but ONE who is JUST
The Lord our God


“..............the one who JUDGES ME
Is the Lord” 1 Corinthians 4:4


Saint Paul had it right
The one who judges=the one
who is JUST=is our LORD


Too often we cast our own judgment
On others
UNLIKE our Lord=our biases
And opinions enter into it
And rather than judging
We become JUDGMENTAL


There is ONLY ONE
Who is completely JUST
And it IS our Lord


“For the Lord
LOVES the JUST
And will not forsake
His faithful ones


Wrongdoers=will be
Completely destroyed=
The offspring of the wicked
Will perish” Psalm 37:28


“The plans of the righteous
Are JUST
But the advice


Of the wicked
Is deceitful” Proverbs 12:5


“By myself
I can do nothing
I JUDGE
Only as I hear


And no JUDGMENT IS JUST
For I seek not
To please myself
But him who sent me” John 5:30


The truth is=we are ALL
Biased=toward our own affairs=
Our own beliefs=and
Our own intentions


OUR personal opinion=causes us
To be JUDGMENTAL=and clouds
The TRUTH


And we all know=it is God=
It is the LORD'S TRUTH=
Objective truth
That sets us free


“Never take
Your word of TRUTH
From my mouth


For I have put my HOPE
In your laws” Psalm 119:43


“For the law
Was given through Moses


Grace and TRUTH
CAME through Jesus Christ” John 1:17


How GOOD you are Lord=
How great


It is GOD=OUR LORD
Who is THE ONLY JUST ONE


You SEE us as we are=
Oh LORD=and LOVE US
Flaws and all


In the names of Jesus and GOD our Father=
THE ONLY JUST ONES


Robert P. Wallman
9-6-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Judy Schueneman

WISDOM AND HUMILITY

WISDOM AND HUMILITY


I really APPRECIATE
The millions of intelligent
And SKILED people
In this world


Some people are just
So TALENTED and skilled
I have to ADMIT
I am a little bit envious


“Let NO ONE deceive himself
If anyone among you
Considers himself WISE
In this age


Let him become a FOOL
So as to become wise” 1 Corinthians 3:18


SOME people UNDERSTAND rocket science
And brain surgery=and I say
GOD BLESS THEM
I am NOT that smart


But I have DEVOTED
A lifetime of reading and TRYING
To learn


The WISDOM OF GOD
I don't mind being a FOOL
For God=a fool for Jesus


I hope I have FOUND
A little bit of WISDOM
In TRYING to learn and trying
To LIVE=the word of GOD


And have found some HUMILITY
As I PONDER the profound and
Baffling mysteries of life


Trying to find a little wisdom
Trying to live with some humility=
Trying to become a
LITTLE BIT WISE


“The law o the Lord
Is perfect
Refreshing the soul


The statutes of the LORD
Are trustworthy
MAKING WISE the simple” Psalm 19:7


“EVEN fools are thought WISE
If they keep silent
And discerning=if
If they HOLD their tongues” Proverbs 17:28


“Who is WISE and understanding
Among you?
Let them show it
By their GOOD LIFE


By deeds=done in HUMILITY
That come from WISDOM” James 3:13


I PRAY for wisdom
I pray for HUMILITY
Because they are good things


And they are NECESSARY=
To become AUTHENTIC in
LIVING a life DEVOTED to God


And humility is terribly IMPORTANT
That we NEVER think
We are better


Than we are
Jesus told us that we
ARE to be the LAST


“I SERVED the Lord
With great HUMILITY
And with tears


And in the MIDST
Of severe testing
By the plots
Of my Jewish opponents” Acts 20:19


Dear Lord=help me=HELP US
To never think we are
BETTER than we are


And NEVER ALLOW US to
Become arrogant=for then
We would be real fools


Let us FOLLOW you in
WISDOM and in HUMILITY=all
The days of our lives


In Jesus' name and in the name of OUR ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-5-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Father James McKarns

THE SOURCE OF THE GOOD NEWS

THE SOURCE OF THE GOOD NEWS


I think=ONE thing
We always have to REMEMBER=
Is that no matter
Who says it=no matter
WHO writes it


The SOURCE of the GOOD NEWS
Is God=NOT its human conveyors


ALL things come from ABOVE=
The EXCEPTION of course is JESUS=
Who was part God himself


“While there is JEALOUSY=and rivalry
Among you
Are you=not of the flesh


And walking according
To the manner of man?” 1 Corinthians 3:3


In the reading today
Paul is addressing a RIVALRY
Between the FOLLOWERS of Corinth


Who associate
With one teacher
Or another


Saint Paul PLANTED
The GOSPEL in Corinth
And Apollos=who came later
WATERED it


But you CAN'T have
Rival human camps=
The SOURCE of the GOOD NEWS
Is from GOD ALONE


And it IS laid on
Our hearts=minds=and SOULS
By the ONE SPIRIT of God


“I baptize you with water
For repentance=
But after me


COMES one who
Is more powerful
Than I


Whose sandals
I am not worthy
To carry


He will baptize you
With the HOLY SPIRIT
And FIRE” Matthew 3:11


“In the last days=God says
I will pour out
MY SPIRIT
On all people...............” Acts 2:17


“The SPIRIT himself
TESTIFIES with our spirit
That we are GOD'S children” Romans 8:16


The SOURCE of the GOOD NEWS
The source of the
WORD of God


No matter who says it
No matter who writes it


IF it is TRUE
Is God himself and
The SPIRIT


“.......And once made perfect
He became the SOURCE
Of eternal salvation


For ALL who obey him
And was DESIGNATED by God
To be high priest
In the order of Melchizedek” Hebrews 5:9-10


Dear friends=all human argument
OVER the Word of God
Is fruitless


IF it is from God=JESUS=
Or the SPIRIT of God
It will SURVIVE


THE SOURCE of all the GOOD NEWS
IS GOD


In the names of Jesus=the ALMIGHTY FATHER
And the SPIRIT OF GOD


Robert P. Wallman
9-4-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Phil Fox ROSE

LET IT OUT!

LET IT OUT!


What is it about
The WORD OF GOD?=that
You just have to say it
Or WRITE IT


You just have to
“LET IT OUT!”


One SABBATH DAY=Jesus shows
His AUTHORITY=by FREEING a man
Who is NOT in control
Of himself


“They were all AMAZED and said'=
WHAT is there about HIS WORD?'” Luke 4:36


The people were amazed and THOUGHT
Even “UNCLEAN SPIRITS”
Obey him


WHY does GOD'S WORD
Haunt us? Why does it ECHO
In us=even when we
TRY and ignore it


We have to
“LET IT OUT!”
Either by speaking it
Or writing it


At least I HAVE TO


Jeremiah TRIES to suppress
God's word=but couldn't
“But then it becomes
Like FIRE burning
In my HEART


Imprisoned in my bones
I grow WEARY
Holding it in
I CANNOT” Jeremiah 20:9


God's word
We have to=LET IT OUT!


Jesus did=Jeremiah did
Paul did too=and so
DO I


How about you?
HOW are you doing
WITH GOD'S WORD?


LET IT OUT!


“Every WORD of God
Is flawless
He is a shield


To those
Who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30:5


“So is my WORD
That goes out from my mouth


It will not return
To me empty
But will ACCOMPLISH
What I desire


And ACHIEVE the purpose
For which I sent it” Isaiah 55:11


“Take the helmet of salvation
And the sword
Of the SPIRIT
Which is
The WORD OF GOD” Ephesians 6:17


LET IT OUT=there is a NEED
And a WANT=when you
CARRY the WORD of God
In your heart


The word of God=sets
Your SOUL ON FIRE


Saint Augustine heard the
WORD of God in a
Child's song=in the
Neighbor's garden


The word of GOD=is
NEVER LOST=it LIVES
In our hearts and it
MUST come out


Our JOYFUL TASK is to
LET THE WORD OF GOD OUT
To WHEREVER it is needed


In Jesus' name and the NAME of our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-3-18




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

A BRAND NEW YOU

A BRAND NEW YOU


PEOPLE CHANGE=thank God
For that


I am NOT the SAME
Person today=that I was
WHEN I was twenty
I am NOT as IMPULSIVE
As I once was


People change
SO DID JESUS


A BRAND NEW YOU!


“Jesus came to Nazareth
Where he had GROWN UP........” Luke 4:16


Jesus was NO LONGER=
JUST Mary and Joseph's son=
A ½ brother=or a carpenter


He was the CHOSEN ONE
The one
The WORLD has been waiting for


But the people
Of his HOME TOWN
Didn't believe in Jesus
Didn't believe
In the BRAND NEW YOU


“'But I tell you'=he continued
'NO prophet
Is accepted in HIS home town'” Luke 4:24


There are ADVANTAGES and disadvantages
To going to WHERE you are KNOWN


There MIGHT be a need
By you=to PROVE that you have
Moved BEYOND who you were


But NO MATTER how impressive
The new you is=people might FIND it
DIFFICULT=to accept
The brand new you


Jesus had GROWN into
A BRAND NEW YOU=he
Had become what he
Was MEANT to be
With the help
Of GOD'S GRACE


He was WHO
He was DESTINED to BE=
The MESSIAH=the BRAND NEW YOU!


He was the LIVING TRUTH!


“The nations
Will see you VINDICATED
All kings=your GLORY


You will be CALLED
By a NEW NAME
That the mouth
Of the Lord=will bestow” Isaiah 62:2


“'Go=stand
In the temple courts'


'And TELL the people
All about this NEW LIFE'” Acts 5:20


“Therefore=if anyone
Is in Christ


The NEW creation has come
The old has gone
The NEW IS HERE!” 2 Corinthians 5:17


In RETURNING to his hometown
Jesus was UP to the CHALLENGE


In facing RESISTANCE
His speech was gracious
And AUTHENTIC


He was FILLED UP
With the spirit and
The POWER of his
DIVINE FATHER


He was a BRAND NEW YOU
And I am a NEW person
IN THE LORD
I HOPE that you are too


In the NAME OF JESUS


Robert P. Wallman
9-2-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.

DON'T FORGET TO REST

JOURNAL/DON'T FORGET TO REST




“COME to me-ALL you who are weary and burdened-and I WILL give you REST-TAKE my yoke upon you and LEARN from me-FOR I am gentle and humble in heart-and your will FIND REST for your souls-For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” Matthew 11:28-30


DEAR LORD-this weekend we celebrate the holiday for those of us who WORK-whether we work or do not-PLEASE HELP US to take some time out for REST and also spend some time with you-for we LIVE in the GREATEST and MOST FREE country in the world


FOR that alone Lord-we give you thanks


LORD-we know you rested on the 7^th day-we will take some time to REST this weekend and SPEND some time ALONE with you


WE LOVE YOU- and it is A GREAT DAY to be alive-A GREAT WEEKEND to be ALIVE in your PRECIOUS LOVE FOR US














WITNESS




5-9-13




DON’T FORGET TO REST




We work hard
We play hard
Sometimes it seems
We don’t have a minute
For ourselves


Sometimes-we need to
Take a step back-AND REST
Just let our bodies recharge
And our minds and our hearts
And our souls


For EVEN God did


“So God BLESSED the seventh day
And made it holy
Because on it
He rested from ALL the work
He had done in CREATION” Genesis 2:3


DON’T FORGET TO REST
Rest is a BLESSING
It allows our body-mind-and soul
A chance to recharge


Sometimes we can urge ourselves
To do one more thing
COMPLETE one more task
And it leads to another
And before you know it
WE ARE DRAINED


Take the time to rest
Whether it be
The Sabbath day
Like the Lord suggested
Or even just a minute here-a day there
Or a day or two there


“Remember the Sabbath day
By KEEPING it holy
Six days you shall labor
And do ALL your work
But the seventh day
IS a Sabbath day to the Lord your God” Exodus 20:8-10
(*It doesn’t have to be a Saturday or a Sunday)


Or even just some hours
To put your MIND at REST
And meditate on the
AWARENESS OF GOD’S PRESENCE
In your life


It does not matter
As long as
We do it-in some fashion


Dear Lord-we pray
That we NEVER FORGET you
And that we take a day
Or a few hours each day
To step back
And think about what’s important
In life


GOD-and FAMILY-and FAITH


For REST is a BLESSING
To help us
KEEP our priorities in order


We pray
That we work
AS you worked
And that we-like you


DON’T FORGET TO REST


Robert P. Wallman
4-5-13


Ps WITNESS 5-9-13




“Come to me-all you who are weary-and burdened-and I will give you REST
Take my yoke upon you-and learn from me-for I am meek and humble in heart
And you will find REST for your souls-
For my yoke is easy and my burden is LIGHT”
Matthew 11:28-30




8-29-14 &
9-4-17
9-3-18

LOOKING FOR THE JOY IN LIFE

LOOKING FOR THE JOY IN LIFE




It is almost IMPOSSIBLE
To feel JOY
WHEN we are
In the throes
Of immense loss


In October of 2000
When my father
Had just died


I REMEMBER
Walking through the streets
Of Bellevue, Pennsylvania
With my mom
And two sisters


ALL of us
Feeling inconsolable pain


OUR WORLD
As we knew it
Had just ended


Seeing all the passersby
Walking and talking
Like nothing happened
I couldn't understand
HOW they couldn't see it
FEEL OUR PAIN


And yet as time
Has gone on
Little slivers of JOY
Creep in
And we go on


“BLESSED are you
Who are now weeping
For you will laugh” Luke 6:21


OUR LIVES will go on
And we will find
JOY AGAIN


Sometimes it is difficult
For those of us in tough personal-
Economic-and social conditions-
To BELIEVE
That we will have something BETTER
Than what we have now


WE will FIND JOY again


Jesus foresaw
HIS KINGDOM OF LOVE
He taught us to believe
In a world of JUSTICE
If we LIVE
With integrity
And become LOVING
In the ways that he taught


JOY is nothing less
Than FINDING HAPPINESS
Regardless of
Our state in life


AND I did
FIND JOY AGAIN
After my father died
And yet again
After my mom died


They will
NEVER be forgotten
Because along with God
They are RESPONSIBLE
For the VALUES
And the LOVE
That I have
INSIDE of me


“For the Lord
Your God
WILL BLESS YOU
In all your HARVEST
And in all the work of your hands


And your JOY
WILL BE COMPLETE” Deuteronomy 16:15


Look for the GOOD things
In life
And they will come


You CAN find JOY
In your life
Regardless of circumstances
BY LOVING GOD
AND LOVING OTHERS


And by letting them
LOVE YOU


Jesus wanted us
TO TRUST
That our lives
And efforts
Would eventually BEAR FRUIT


ALLOW GOD IN
ALLOW JOY IN
(Regardless of circumstances)


And you will find HOPE
And your life
WILL BE COMPLETE


Robert P. Wallman
October 18^th, 2014




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sister Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.








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