FEELING FREER INSIDE

FEELING FREER INSIDE


Have you ever tried
To COMPLETELY=quit JUDGING people?
It is NOT
Such an easy task


EVERY DAY=little judgments SNEAK
Into our mind=it seems IMPOSSIBLE
To FIGHT them off


But if we can=we feel
So MUCH FREER INSIDE


“STOP judging and you will
NOT be judged” Luke 6:37


Try REPLACING judgments with
Something more POSITIVE


Every time you want to
Judge someone=say
A little PRAYER like


“GOD BLESS Mr. Smith”=or
“GOD BLESS Mrs Jones”


Try replacing judgments
With POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
It really does work
At least FOR ME


After doing this
For some weeks
You will BEGIN
To feel MUCH freer
And KINDER


A more FREE=kinder=
Gentler you


“The SPIRIT of the Lord
Is on me
Because=he has anointed me


To PROCLAIM good news
To the poor


He has sent me to proclaim
FREEDOM=for the prisoners
And recovery of sight
For the blind
To set the oppressed FREE” Luke 4:18


“........because through Christ
The law of the SPIRIT
Who gives LIFE


Has set you FREE
From the law
Of sin and death” Romans 8:2


Try this=take some time
And stop and TAKE NOTICE
Of all the LITTLE WAYS


You judge people
Then try PRAYING for them
Try BLESSING THEM


“This is the BLESSING
That Moses=the man of GOD
Pronounced on the Israelites
Before his death” Deuteronomy 33:1


“The BLESSING of the Lord
Brings wealth


Without painful toil for it” Proverbs 10:22


TRY BLESSING and NOT JUDGING
And I am SURE you too
Will begin=to FEEL
Much more at PEACE


“The Lord
Gives strength to his people
The Lord BLESSES
His people with PEACE” Psalm 29:11


STOP judging today and FEEL
THE FREEDOM of God
And Jesus


In the names of Jesus and our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-13-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti

GIVING WHAT WE HAVE

GIVING WHAT WE HAVE


I don't have
MUCH to give
From a material perspective
In this life


But I always TRY
To GIVE what I can
Toward others


At least to ENCOURAGE them=
And to try and be
A SOURCE OF HOPE


“BLESSED are you who are POOR=
For the Kingdom of GOD
IS YOURS” Luke 6:20


I have heard that
HOMELESS Christians have
Great BIG HEARTS


That they often perform
ACTS of charity for others=
And that they GIVE to others
When they themselves
Are LIVING on the streets


GIVING WHAT WE HAVE=
That is always
What TRUE Christians do


“The precepts of the LORD
Are right=GIVING joy
To the heart


The commands of the Lord
Are radiant
GIVING light to the eyes” Psalm 19:8


“A person finds joy
In GIVING an apt reply---------


And how good
Is a timely word” Proverbs 15:23


“But since you excel
In everything--------in faith-in speech-
In knowledge-in complete earnestness
And in the LOVE
We have kindled to you


See that you also
Excel in the GRACE OF GIVING” 2 Corinthians 8:7


Sometimes=people feel anger=
Resentment=and mistrust=toward
CHRISTIANS who are better off
Than them


And sometimes HOMELESS people
FEEL out of place in church
And attempt to try and HIDE
Their hopelessness


But the truth is=their GENEROSITY
EXTENDS to both other homeless people
And EVEN to those who are better off
Than them


The truth IS=we
Should all RESPOND like
The POOR WIDOW=and always
GIVE WHAT WE HAVE


I TRY to do that
Even though I don't
Have that much to give


“As JESUS looked up
He saw the rich
Putting their gifts
INTO the temple treasury


He also saw a POOR WIDOW put
IN two very small copper coins


'Truly I tell you'=he said=
'This poor widow
Has put in MORE
Than all the others


ALL these people
Gave their gifts
Out of their wealth


But she=out of her poverty
Put in ALL SHE HAD
To live on” Luke 21:1-4


ALWAYS give what you have=
And whether=you be a POOR WIDOW=
HOMELESS=or whatever=you will be
A TRUE CHRISTIAN


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


Robert P. Wallman
9-12-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Eve Tushnet

ARE YOU SEEING JOY? (IN YOUR LIFE)

ARE YOU SEEING JOY?
(IN YOUR LIFE)


What do you see
When you LOOK
In the MIRROR?
Are you SEEING JOY?


Or do you see a FACE
That is sad=weary=
And WORRIED?


A JOYLESS CHRISTIAN is
A CONTRADICTION in terms=
We should be happy=we should
KNOW=we are going to
LIVE FOREVER


FEEL THE JOY


“Sing to the Lord
A new song of PRAISE


In the assembly
Of the FAITHFUL” Psalm 149:1


From the earliest of TIMES
JOY has been
ONE of the hallmarks
Of our Christian faith


MANY Christians=have gone
To their deaths=singing
For joy


WHAT are you seeing
When you look in the mirror?
Are you seeing JOY
On your face?


“But let all
Who take refuge in you
Be glad


Let them even SING
FOR JOY


Spread your protection
Over them
That those who LOVE your name
May REJOICE in you” Psalm 5:11


“The FATHER
Of a righteous child
Has great JOY


A man who fathers
A wise son
REJOICES in him” Proverbs 23:24


“That JOY is mine
And it is now complete


He must become greater
I must become less” John 3:29-30


Of course=we can't
Walk around=GRINNING
All the time=because
Of our JOY


But we can let people KNOW
That the SOURCE of our joy
Is that


GOD LIVES inside of us
And that we are AWARE
Of the PRESENCE of God
And Jesus in our lives


And WHEN we look
Into the mirror=we should
That joy on our FACE
We should be aware
Of that EVER PRESENT JOY
Living INSIDE of us


“Many Lord are asking=
'Who will
Bring us prosperity?'


Let the light of your FACE
SHINE on us” Psalm 4:6


OUR kind of joy
Runs deep=it CAN even
COEXIST with sorrow=pain
Worry and fear


So I ask you=
Are you seeing JOY-or-
Are you seeing gloom
WHEN you look into the mirror?


I hope it is JOY=and
I hope it is
Because of the PRESENCE
Of God and Jesus in your life


Dear Lord=OUR SOURCE OF JOY=
Gives us a deep presence
Of you=in our life today


In the names of Jesus and OUR all loving Father


Robert P. Wallman
9-11-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU!

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU


Are you a person
Who tries to do God’s will
In the world today


Maybe not always getting it right
But you keep trying
To be a positive influence
On the world


Well stand up
Take a bow
Let the light
Shine on you


You---you
Are one of the few


“You are
The light of the world
A city on a hill cannot be hidden
Neither do people light a lamp
And put it under a bowl
Instead they put it on its stand
And it gives light
To everyone in the house
In the sane way
Let your light shine before men
That they may see your good deeds
And praise your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16


You can’t be a beacon
If your light don’t shine


I don’t know about you
But I feel
Like we live in a world
That is getting a little bit meaner
Each and every day
Sometimes
I feel that this world can’t get any lower
But then it does


I have an idea
Let it stop
With me and with you


Do you know
That kindness
Is one of the fruits of the spirit


“But the fruit of the spirit
Is love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS
Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
Against such thing---there is no law” Galatians 5:22-24


If you are living in the spirit
Stand up and take a bowel
Let the light shine on you


Saint Vincent DePaul once said,
The surest way to become a Saint
“Is to be kind, be kind, be kind”


Saint Theresa---the Little Flower
Was kind
Many consider her to be
The Saint of the ordinary
The one whose vacation was love


You can’t be a beacon
If your light don’t shine


“For God who said
Let light shine out of your darkness
Made light shine in our hearts
To give us the light of the knowledge
Of the glory of God
In the face of Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6


Do good---be light---let God’s light
LET THE LIGHT
Shine on you


Robert P. Wallman
10-25-11
10—02-15
9-11-18

WISHING YOU THE BEST!

WISHING YOU THE BEST!


I always wish everyone
The BEST=my family=
My friends=and ALL
People everywhere


I PRAY for everyone=I really do
WANT the BEST for everyone
IN GOD


“The scribes and the PHARISEES
Watched him closely
To see


If he would CURE
On the Sabbath
So that they might discover
A REASON to accuse him” Luke 6:7


NOT really wishing Jesus
The BEST of intentions
Are they?


How about you? Have
You ever looked for a reason
To DISLIKE someone?


Or TRIED to trap
Someone=into saying something
So that you could accuse them?


Our job as CHRISTIANS
IS to help others
BE at their BEST


And if we can't do that
PRAY for them=so they CAN BE
At their best


LOVE ONE ANOTHER!


“Let them give thanks
To the Lord
For his UNFAILING LOVE


And his wonderful deeds
For mankind” Psalm 107:8


“My command is this:
LOVE each other
As I have loved you


Greater LOVE has no one
Than this


To LAY down one's life
For one's friend” John 15:12-13


“For this is the MESSAGE
You heard: From the BEGINNING
We should LOVE ONE ANOTHER” 1 John 3:11


YES we are CHRISTIANS=
And yes we should LIVE WITH LOVE=
And always WISH EACH OTHER
The BEST


Did you ever NOTICE=we JUDGE
Others=by their actions=but judge ourselves
BY OUR INTENTIONS?


But the TRUTH is
Our intentions should TRANSFORM
Themselves=into
POSITIVE ACTIONS for others


And our positive DEEDS for others
Come from WISHING EACH OTHER
THE BEST


“The Son of Man
Came eating and drinking
And they say


'Here is a glutton
And a drunkard
A friend of tax collectors
And sinners'


But wisdom is PROVED right
By her DEEDS” Matthew 11:19


“What good is it=my brothers
And sisters=if someone CLAIMS
To have FAITH
But has NO DEEDS?
Can such faith SAVE them?” James 2:14


Dear FRIENDS=always WISH EACH OTHER
THE BEST


And let your INTENTIONS
Be transformed into DEEDS


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


Robert P. Wallman
9-9-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Claire J. King

INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE=(IN THIS WORLD)

INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE
(IN THIS WORLD)


EVERY DAY=people
Are COMPLAINING about
Their lack of justice
In one situation
Or another


They want to RIGHT
A wrong or
FIGHT for equality


“Praise the Lord=MY SOUL!
The God of Jacob
KEEPS faith forever


Secures JUSTICE
For the oppressed........” Psalm 146:1, 5, 7


This psalm REMINDS US
That justice COMES from
The HEART and mind of God


GOD'S JUSTICE cares
For the oppressed=the hungry=
And the captive souls


This PSALM begins and ends
By PRAISING God
With a GRATEFUL HEART


And ONCE we achieve
A grateful heart=it is OUR JOB
To be INSTRUMENTS
Of peace and justice
In the world
JUST like the LORD


“The Lord
Gives strength to his people


The Lord BLESSES his people
With PEACE” Psalm 29:11


“You will go out
In joy=and be led forth
In PEACE


The mountains and hills
Will BURST into song
Before you


And all the trees
Of the field
Will CLAP their hands” Isaiah 55:12


When we are GRATEFUL
When we feel gratitude
It gives birth
To JUSTICE


We thank God for the
GIFT of life=HOW PRECIOUS!


A GRATEFUL HEART holds
No resentment and casts anger aside
When we let go of
Our selfishness=GOD'S JUSTICE
Does reign


And it is our job
To WORK WITH GOD and be
INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE and JUSTICE
In this world


“For he has set a day
When we will judge
The world with JUSTICE
By the man
He has appointed


He has given PROOF
Of this=to everyone
By RAISING HIM
From the dead” Acts 17:31


GOD'S JUSTICE will reign
In this world=when we become
INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE
And JUSTICE in this world


When this happens=the oppressed
Will be FREE=and the
Poor will be fed


In the names of Jesus and our HEAVENLY-loving Father


Robert P. Wallman
9-8-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Deborah A. Meister

ALLOWING GOD TO DO HIS WORK IN US

ALLOWING GOD TO DO HIS WORK


We are SMALL people
In a big LARGE world
And we are all DEPENDENT
On God and others to get by
In this world


“You-Bethlehem-Ephrathah
Too SMALL
To be among
The clans of Judah


For you shall come forth
For me
ONE who is to be
The ruler of Israel” Micah 5:1


Some of us believe we
Are NOT worth anything


IF we do not have that new car car
Or that latest phone
But nothing
Could be further from the TRUTH


Jesus had NO status symbols
He had no material success
All he had was his CHARACTER


Yet he is the MOST IMPORTANT PERSON
The world has ever seen
He was a man of HONOR


“Let the king
Be enthralled
By your beauty


HONOR him
For he is your LORD” Psalm 45:11


“Moreover the Father
Judges no one
But has entrusted all judgment
To the Son


That all may HONOR
The SON
Just as they honer the FATHER


Whoever does not honor the Son
Does not HONOR the Father
Who sent him” John 5:22-23


“You made them
A little lower
Than the angels


You crowned them
With glory and HONOR” Hebrews 2:7


Jesus was a man of HONOR
Mary was a woman
Of HONOR
But both were DEPENDENT
On GOD the Father


They were small and had
To ALLOW God
To do his WORK
Through them
As we have to do too


Despite our age=despite our
Physical or social status
We too are SMALL


We too have to ALLOW
GOD TO WORK THROUGH US
And he will=if we
COOPERATE willingly


“From him=
The whole body joined
And held together
By every supporting ligament


Grows and BUILDS itself up
In love
As each part
DOES ITS WORK” Ephesians 4:16


Today we CELEBRATE the BIRTHDAY
Of the BLESSED MOTHER


Let us know=that we should=
Like Mary did=EMBRACE the small=
And ALLOW GOD to do
HIS WORK IN US


In the names of JESUS and our ALL LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-7-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terence Hegarty