JOURNAL/BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER

JOURNAL/BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER




CAN YOU GIVE without counting the COST? And can you continue to do it to someone-FOR SOMEONE when you are being challenged EVERY step of the way?


CAN YOU ALWAYS have a welcoming SMILE-always be COURTEOUS-send AFFIRMING e-mail messages-and CONTINUE to lend a helping hand to anyone in need?


CAN YOU always have an UNDERSTANDING presence and listening ear for everyone?


ALL OF these are little acts of kindness-and most of all can you do ALL of these things WITHOUT patting yourself on the back-just do them because as a CHRISTIAN-that is what you are called upon to do-just because YOU BELIEVE IN GOD and believe in the PERSON of Jesus Christ


KEEP DOING for others-and don't count the cost-DON'T EXPECT GRATITUDE-That is the REAL QUESTION all CHRISTIANS must ask themselves: CAN I truly give without keeping score-without counting the cost


IT IS a great day to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great day to GIVE OURSELVES AWAY










BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER




In chapter 22
Of Saint Matthew's GOSPEL
Jesus gives us
The two greatest commandments


Of course
The first commandment is:


“LOVE the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
And with ALL your mind” Matthew 22:37


“And the second
Is like Unto it
Thou shalt love thy neighbor
As thyself” Matthew 22:39


And INCLUDED
In LOVING our neighbor
Is BEING KIND to that person


“For you have said
My KINDNESS
Is established forever” Psalm 89:3


In other words
Be kind to everyone
AT ALL TIMES


VERY difficult to do
But something
We can all aspire to do


And while
We should be kind
To everyone


We should be especially kind
To the NEEDY


“He who despises his neighbors
SINS
BUT BLESSED
Is he
Who is kind to the NEEDY” Proverbs 14:21


“He who OPPRESSES the poor
Shows contempt
For their maker


But whoever
IS KIND to the needy
HONORS GOD” Proverbs 14:31


And it doesn't often
Take a lot of effort
To be KIND to someone


A warm smile
A handshake
A HUG


Maybe a birthday
Or a get-well card


Just some little action
That says:


“I KNOW
What you are going through
And I know
What you have been through”


Just some little action
That lets a person
Know that
You CARE about hem


And in James 1
James tells us
WHAT PURE RELIGION IS


“RELIGION that God Our Father
Accepts as PURE AND FAULTLESS
Is this:


TO LOOK AFTER orphans and widows
In their distress


And to keep oneself
From being polluted
By the world” James 1:27


So LOVE ONE ANOTHER
and always remember
To keep being KIND


Robert P. Wallman
5-15-14




Ps Inspired by an article in LIVING FAITH magazine by Father James McKarns


MISC.WITNESS 5-23-14


12-6-14 & 12-15-16
and 10-7-18

THE SAINT OF FAMILIES=SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE

THE SAINT OF FAMILIES---SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE
( feast day OCTOBER 17^th )










She was born
In the 17^th century
The 5^th child of a notary
And she had an unhappy childhood


She became a VISITATION nun
At the age of 25
She was patient and charitable
But also clumsy and impractical


She had a series of visions of Christ
And along with some others
---Namely Saint Gertrude
Were responsible for reviving devotion
To the SACRED HEART OF JESUS
And reminding us
Of Jesus’ love for ALL men


Dear Lord
We pray that you use us
As you used Saint Margaret Mary
To revive interest in both God and family
In this indifferent Godless world
That we live in today


We pray to you Dear Lord
And the great Saint---Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
To help us revive this interest
Of GOD and FAMILY in today’s world


And we pray
That the SACRED HEART OF JESUS
And the IMMACULATE HEART of MARY
Reign again in ALL families
Both rich and poor


ALL nations, ALL religious, ALL nationalities
And ALL colors and creeds


We pray---Dear Lord
That you again teach us
The sanctity of human love
The value of human love
And the VALUE of family life


We pray
That you again teach us
To be united
In RESPECT and in LOVE
So that we may share in your life forever


We ask for ALL of these things
In the name of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
---The Saint of families
And in the name of THE HOLY FAMILY
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
And in the name of Jesus and HIS MOST SACRED HEART


Robert P. Wallman
10-19-11




Ps 10-6-18

SAINT FRANCIS=THE POOR MAN'S SAINT

The SURGERY WENT WELL=RECUPERATING for the next few weeks
(LOVE U ALL!)=THANK YOU for your PRAYERS


SAINT FRANCIS---THE POOR MAN’S SAINT




Have you ever heard the saying
IMITATION is the most sincere form of flattery


I have
And if you believe in Jesus Christ
And/or his message
There is one man who stands out
And is considered to be
The closest thing to Christ
That ever walked this earth


SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISSI


He grew up in Assisi, Italy
Assisting his father
A wealthy clothing merchant
In the family business


He became a soldier
But was taken prisoner
And became ill


Eventually he turned his back
On the war
And heard a voice from God calling,


“Go and repair my house
Which you see is falling apart”


This led
To a prolonged conflict with his father
Culminating with Francis renouncing his inheritance
And even his clothes


Francis’ love for the poor
And for the lepers was long renowned
And the first time
He kissed a leper---Francis felt
That he had kissed the face of Christ


It is said that Francis
Read the Gospel with such passion
That grown men wept


He drew many followers
Both men and women
Most notably---Saint Clare


However it must always be remembered
That Francis’ true motivating factor
Was his love for Christ
And to live a life of suffering
Just like Christ


He accomplished this too
When on September 17^th, 1224
The stigmata---the 7 wounds of Christ
Appeared on his body


If it is true
That we are to become other Christ’s
In this world
And we are


We need look no further
Than Saint Francis of Assisi
As our model


Francis once said,
“Speak the Gospel at all times
Use words if necessary”


Saint Francis
A lover of nature
A lover of the poor
A lover of animals


But known mostly for
His ALL pervasive love for God
And his identification with Christ’s suffering


Saint Francis
A true lover of the poor
And


AN IMITATION of Christ


Robert P. Wallman
10-4-11


Ps Saint Francis’ feast day is October 4^th




10-5-18=

HEALING AND FAITH

WITNESS




6-18-13




HEALING AND FAITH








There are millions in this world
Who can heal a broken body
But only one---who can heal
A broken spirit---a broken soul


GOD


How would you describe healing
I would describe it
As a betterment
Of making one whole again


The one element
In ALL the miracles that Jesus did
Was that the person
Had great faith


In the 8^th and 9^th chapters
Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel
Matthew tells us about
Some of Jesus’ miracles


A centurion comes to Jesus and says,
“My servant lies at home paralyzed
And in terrible suffering”
Jesus says,
“I will go and heal him”


And the centurion responds,
“Lord I do not deserve
To have you come under my roof
But just say the word
And my servant will be healed”


Jesus becomes astonished and says,
“I tell you the truth
I have not found anyone in Israel
With such great faith…….”


Jesus continues,
“Go! It will be done
As you believed it would”


And the servant was healed


FAITH


A ruler came before Jesus, and said,
“My daughter has died
But come and put your hand on her
And she will live”


Jesus went to the ruler’s daughter, and said,
“Take her daughter
Your faith has healed you”


Many laughed at Jesus
Scoffed at him---mocked
Saying the girl was dead


Jesus said,
“Go away---The girl is not dead” Matthew chapter 9


FAITH


That is
Not so say
That if you are not healed
That you do not have enough faith


It just means
That God---Jesus
Might be using you/us in other ways
Maybe using our suffering
As intercessory prayer
Or accepting our suffering for others


THIS IS CALLED REDEMTIVE SUFFERING


The diseases of the body
Are one thing
But the diseases of the soul---the spirit
Are quite another


For every million out there
Who can heal a broken body
There is only one
Who can heal a broken soul


GOD


Dear Lord---we pray
Please heal our broken bodies
If it be your will


But more importantly
Heal our broken spirits
Heal our broken souls


Of each of us individually
Of each of us collectively
Of our broken society
And our broken world


And if we are to carry our suffering
Both physically and spiritually
Please help us to pray like Saint Paul:


“Three times
I pleaded with the Lord
To take it from me
But he said to me


My grace is sufficient for you
For my power is made perfect
In your weakness”


FAITH


Robert P. Wallman
9-5-11




Ps WITNESS 6-18-13


“He said, ‘Your FAITH has HEALED you’”
Matthew 9:22




misc. WITNESS 2-11-14




August 4^th, 2014
1-5-14
10-3-15 &


10-3-19

GUARDIAN ANGELS!

WITNESS




10-2-13




GUARDIAN ANGELS




“Now I lay me
Down to sleep


I pray the Lord
My soul to keep……..”


Which of us
Hasn’t said that prayer
As children


Or even as adults
When times
Get extremely difficult


It may surprise you
To know
That the Bible
Speaks of angels
And even Jesus
Spoke of angels once,


“See that
You do not
Look down on one of these little ones
For I tell you
That their angels
In heaven
Always see the face of my Father in heaven” Matthew 18:10


MY SOUL TO KEEP
YOUR SOUL TO KEEP


Children have guardian angels
To be sure
For that is why
Jesus loves the children so much


“Let the children
Come to me
And do not hinder them
For the kingdom of God
Belongs to such as these” Mark 10:14


So children
Have guardian angels
But so do you and I


Angels
Are heavenly beings
Created by God
To assist people


And to guard-means to protect


How great is it that
To know that we have heavenly beings
To assist and guard us
In time of trouble


It comforts me
How about you


“And if I die
Before I awake
I pray the Lord
My soul to take”


George Bailey
In the movie,
“It’s A Wonderful Life,”
Wants to take his own life


And through
A series of flashbacks
Clarence-his guardian angel
Lets him see
HOW IMPORTANT his life was


And all the people
He had a positive effect on


YOUR LIFE too is also important
You too have a positive influence
On people


Your guardian angel-in your life
Is working in and for you
For we know


“Every time that a bell rings
AN ANGEL GETS HIS WINGS”


HERE IS TO
THE GUARDIAN ANGEL WALKING BESIDE YOU


Robert P. Wallman
10-4-12


Ps My mom called her brother-John-her Clarence


The feast day of the HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS is October 2^nd this year




WITNESS 10-2-13
10-3-15 & 10-2 and 3-18

GOD IS LISTENING!

GOD IS LISTENING!


Our God hears EVERY PRAYER
Made by everyone=and
PRAYER is just a matter
Of OPENING
Our minds and hearts to GOD


The ONE thing necessary
For prayer=is our FAITH
Just having faith
In our ONE TRUE GOD
Whose language is LOVE


“Let my prayer
Come before you


Incline your EAR
To CALL for my help” Psalm 88:3


It does NOT MATTER how we
Pray=or WHERE we pray=
We can pray kneeling=standing
In church=or OUT of church


My GRANDFATHER used to PRAY
The ROSARY while
RIDING in the car=and
Many of my DEEPEST prayers
Were made=ALONE
In my own bedroom


But the psalmist=gives us
A PICTURE
Of God stretching out his ear
To HEAR our prayers


God hears=GOD LISTENS
To all of our prayers


“LISTEN to my words=Lord=
Consider my lament” Psalm 5:1


“And whether they LISTEN=
Or fail to LISTEN---------for they
Are a rebellious people--------


They will know
That a prophet
Has been among them” Ezekiel 2:5


“My dear brothers and sisters
Take note of this


Everyone=should be
Quick to LISTEN
Slow to speak


And slow
To become angry” James 1:19


God=I am SURE
Listens to MILLIONS of prayers
Every day=from all
OVER the world


Regardless of when we PRAY
WHERE we pray=
How or in what language=
GOD IS LISTENING


God HEARS
All of our prayers


“Answer me
When I call to you
My righteous God


Give me relief
From my distress
Have mercy on me
And hear MY PRAYER” Psalm 4:1


“The Lord is
Far from the wicked


For he HEARS THE PRAYER
Of the righteous” Proverbs 10:29


“And the PRAYER
Offered in FAITH
Will make
The sick person well


The Lord will RAISE them up
If they have sinned=
They will be forgiven” James 5:15


I can just picture
God leaning forward=to hear
ALL of our prayers today


For GOD IS ALWAYS LISTENING!
Dear Lord=PLEASE hear our prayers today


In Jesus' name and in the name of our FOREVER LOVING FATHER GOD!


Robert P. Wallman
10-1-18




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

MY VOCATION IS LOVE

WITNESS




10-1-13




MY VOCATION IS LOVE
( A Dedication to the Little Flower ) = Born January 2^nd---1873


She was born
In a little town in France


Her Mother died
When she was 4
And the family moved to Liseux
Where her Aunt helped her Father
To look after her and her sisters


One of 4 girls
Who all became nuns
Theresa, herself,
Became a nun
At the age of 15


Theresa never did anything extraordinary
But did everything extraordinarily well


She never
Held a position with great responsibility
But was gifted
With a great intimacy with God


She lived a life
Hidden in God’s love
But was directed
To write an autobiography
Which she called


THE STORY OF A SOUL


In this book
She described her life
“As a little way of spiritual childhood”
And wrote that what matters most in life
“Is not great deeds, but great love”


It is said That Theresa was a very sweet person
That lived her life
With a great simplicity


However it is very apparent
That she lived out her life
In conjunction with the 4 Gospels


A simple life
In obedience
To the Word of God---to the Will of God


She once said,
“My mission---to make God loved---
Will begin after my death”


And


“I will spend my heaven
Doing good on earth
I will let fall
A shower of roses”


My Mom, myself
And millions of others
Have received roses from unexpected sources
After prayers to her


In this cold, cruel, indifferent world
We could ALL
Learn some things from Saint Theresa


To live out our lives
With selflessness
Instead of selfishness


To try to do small ordinary things
Extraordinarily well


And live out our lives
With such passion for God
And for others


So that we can truly say
Like Saint Theresa


“MY VOCATION IS LOVE”


Robert P. Wallman
10-4-11


Ps Saint Theresa died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis


She is considered the patroness of Missions


Her feast day is October 1^st




My Sister---Terri---is named after her




ps WITNESS 10-1-13




10-1-14




RECENTLY-I learned that the LITTLE FLOWER-is POPE FRANCIS'
most favorite Saint


10-1-18