LOVING HIM=DESPITE OUR FAILINGS

LOVING HIM=DESPITE OUR FAILINGS


We are human beings
With FAILINGS=
Yet we try to LOVE
God and Jesus=
As BEST as we can


We love God==
DESPITE our human failings


“So Simon Peter-
Nodded to him
To FIND OUT
Whom he meant” John 13:24


The apostles SURROUNDED Jesus=
And they TRIED
To love him too=
They were all human


They loved him DESPITE
Their foibles and FAILINGS=
As we love Jesus too


NO MATTER WHAT=
The very best that we can


We are NOT PERFECT=
The apostles-
Were not perfect
And FAILED JESUS


I fail Jesus/we FAIL JESUS
Every day
Of our lives


Yet we LOVE HIM=
Despite our failings=
As MUCH as a
HUMAN BEING CAN


“I will maintain
My love for him forever=
And my covenant
With him
Will NEVER FAIL” Psalm 89:28


“But my salvation
Will last forever=
My righteousness
WILL NEVER FAIL” Isaiah 51:6


“We who are strong
Ought to bear
WITH THE FAILINGS
Of the weak
And NOT to please ourselves” Romans 15:1


LOVING Jesus=loving him
DESPITE OUR FAILINGS


Peter failed Jesus=BIG TIME=
Like we all do


He said he would
LAY DOWN his life for him=
For his master


But Peter-
Would SOON DENY HIM


And HOW OFTEN
Do we fail Jesus?
How often do we
FAIL HIM=
With each and every
Little sin that we commit


HOW FORTUNATE
That we are that Jesus
CHOSE ORDINARY people
For his apostles=
Just like us


We are fortunate
For it
ALLOWS US to see
That God is a
FORGIVING AND MERCIFUL GOD


We love him-
Despite our failings=
But he loves us
DESPITE OUR FAILINGS


“BE MERCIFUL-
Just as your Father
IS MERCIFUL” Luke 6:36


SALVATION is NOT for
The already perfect=
It is for us=those
Who LOVE HIM-
DESPITE OUR FAILINGS


We are all HUMAN=
Just like Peter and
The other apostles


May we NEVER STOP
LOVING HIM


In the names of Jesus=and our ALL MERCIFUL FATHER!


Robert P. Wallman
4-7-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Greg Erlandson

WAITING STRETCHES US

WAITING STRETCHES US


It seems like we
Have to WAIT
For everything in life


Right now=
We are WAITING
For the Corona virus
To PASS=it has
ALL of our lives
At RISK


And we have to WAIT
For the small inconveniences too=
We have to WAIT at the grocery store=
For gasoline=at the bank=
ALL kinds of waiting
IN THIS LIFE


WAITING STRETCHES US!
“WAIT for the Lord
With courage=
Be stouthearted-
And WAIT for the Lord” Psalm 27:14


But I CAN get
Through the day
With a sense of TRUST=
Because of
What the Lord
DID for us in HOLY WEEK


Because he SACRIFICED for us=
Because he GAVE
His all


WAITING STRETCHES US!
Waiting for the LORD'S GLORY=
This Holy week


“WAIT for the Lord=
Be strong-
And take heart=
And WAIT for the Lord” Psalm 27:14


“For the Lord-
Is a GOD of justice=
Blessed are all
Who WAIT for him” Isaiah 30:18


“On one occasion
When he was eating
With them-
He gave them this command=


'Do not leave Jerusalem
But WAIT for the gift
My Father promised


Which you have heard me
Speak about'” Acts 1:4


The PASSION of Jesus-
And Holy Week=
Reminds us


That WAITING stretches us=
To the limits=
Of our faith=hope=and love


WAITING STRETCHES US
To our limits


Whether it is a
TRYING PERSONAL SITUATION=
Or what is going on
In the world right now=
We come up against
SITUATIONS=where we have NO POWER


In these moments=
The IMAGE of Jesus
On the CROSS


Teaches us
That no matter
How BLEAK things look=
We can overcome them
JESUS PROVED THAT


Waiting stretches us


“........while we WAIT
For the blessed hope--------
The appearing


Of the glory
Of our great God
And Savior=Jesus Christ” Titus 2:13


Yes=WAITING STRETCHES US
But Jesus' TRIUMPH
Reminds us


We can STILL WIN
In any=and every HOPELESS SITUATION


In the names of Jesus=and our ever TRIUMPHANT FATHER!


Robert P. Wallman
4-6-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek

SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS

SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS


WE are at the
BEGINNING of
Another Holy Week


With the Corona virus-
Making this a HOLY WEEK=
Like no other
That we have known


NO live Masses=or live
CHRISTIAN SERVICES=except online


“Morning after morning
He opens my EAR
That I may hear” Isaiah 50:4


2,000 years ago=
The disciples were NOT LISTENING=
They all ran away
While Jesus under went
HIS TEST


How are we=how have we
BEEN DOING TODAY?
As a world-
As a nation


Are we TURNING to God=
Or are we
Running away?


Are we LISTENING
To Jesus today?
Or is there
Another SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS again?


We need to be HEAR=
To hear the WORD=to be
MODERN DAY DISCIPLES=
We NEED to hear
The Word of God
And act on it
In our lives


“To the Jews
Who had believed him
Jesus said=


'If you hold
To my teaching
You really are my DISCIPLES


Then you will
Know the truth
And the truth
Will set you free'” John 8:31


“The DISCIPLES' were
Called Christians
First at Antioch” Acts 11:26


I plead with you
My dear brothers and sisters=
Don't let there be
A SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS
Like there was 2,000 years earlier


As we listen today
To the account
Of the AGONY in the GARDEN


We see that there was
A SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS=
We see that
The early disciples were MISSING
JESUS' plea to stay AWAKE


But I BELIEVE=
We are awake
Today SPIRITUALLY=
We are actively listening
For the WORD OF GOD


Even though at times=
We may feel a
LITTLE SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS


Let us LISTEN for the
WORD of God=this Holy Week


“Let the wise LISTEN
And add to their learning
And let the discerning
Get guidance--------” Proverbs 1:5


“Everyone should be
Quick to LISTEN-
Slow to speak=
And slow
To become angry” James 1:19


Today let us listen
For the VOICE of Jesus
And accompany him
ACTIVELY and openly
This HOLY WEEK


NO SPIRITUAL DEAFNESS WITH US!
In the name of Jesus=and us=his loving=LISTENING MODERN DAY DISCIPLES


Robert P. Wallman
4-5-20




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

FOR THE TRUE SAKE OF GOD

FOR THE TRUE SAKE OF GOD


Today we read
About Caiaphas=
As the Jews
Plot to kill Jesus


We know Jesus
CAME TO SAVE
The world=but the world
Had to COOPERATE


For the TRUE SAKE
OF GOD


“........it is better
For you that ONE MAN
Should die
For the people=
Than that the whole NATION PERISH” John 11:50


Caiaphas had his moment
In the SUN=as high priest
That year


He prophesied that
Jesus would die
For the whole JEWISH NATION


But also for
The SCATTERED children of God=
To make them ONE


FOR the TRUE SAKE
Of God


“All your words
ARE TRUE=
All your righteous laws
Are eternal” Psalm 119:160


“Now this is eternal life
That they have you
The only TRUE GOD


And Jesus Christ
Whom you have sent” John 17:3


“Not at all!
Let God BE TRUE
And every human being
A liar


As it is written=
'So that you may
Be proven right
When you speak
And prevail-
When you judge'” Romans 3:4


Caiaphas was a LIAR=
But it turned out
To be TRUE


FOR THE TRUE SAKE
Of God=
That one man
Be SACRIFICED for all


Yes Caiaphas
Had his moment=
In the sun=
But Jesus has his place
In HEAVEN=and on earth
And in OUR HEARTS=
For all of ETERNITY


He SAVED US=one for all=
For the TRUE SAKE
OF GOD


“For God
Did not send his Son
Into the world


To overcome the world
But to SAVE the world
Through him” John 3:17


We are JUST hours away
From PALM SUNDAY=
And our salvation
IS AT HAND


Caiaphas' conspiracy-
ONLY guarantees Christ's ENTHRONEMENT
On the cross


And our REBIRTH
As CHILDREN OF GOD


For the ONE TRUE SAKE
OF OUR GOD


In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our FOREVER TRUTHFUL FATHER!


Robert P. Wallman
4-04-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Miguel Dulick

LIVING STONES

WITNESS




2-26-13




LIVING STONES










It seems sometimes
This life is set up
For us to stumble
Stumble and fall


Stumble on our health matters
Stumble on our financial matters
Stumble in our relationships


“Though he stumble, he will not fall
He will not fall
For the Lord upholds him
With his hand” Psalm 37:4


Sometimes we not only stumble
Sometimes we actually do fall


Jesus falls the first time


But he got back up
How about us
Are we going to get back up


“For to his angels
He has given command about you
That they guard you
In all your ways


Upon their hands
They shall bear you up
Lest you dash your foot against a stone” Psalm 91:11-12






We may stumble again
Maybe even fall a second time


Jesus did
Actually fell a second time---but he got back up
How about us


Are we going to get back up


And as angels hold us up
We are to help others,


“We who are strong
Ought to bear
With the failings of the weak
Each of us
Should please his neighbor
For his good--- to build him up” Romans 15:1&2


Even with the help of angels
Even with the help of others
We may fall yet again


Jesus did
Jesus fell for even a third time


But his Father lifted him
One more time
To live with him for ALL of eternity


Success in life
Is getting back up
One more time
Than we get knocked down


God will
Bear you up
The angels
Will bear you up
Lest you dash your foot
Against a stone


“The stone
That the builders rejected
Has become the cornerstone” Psalm 118:22


“As you come to him---the living stone
Rejected by men
But chosen by God
And precious to him
You also---like living stones
Are being built into a spiritual house
To be a holy priesthood
Offering spiritual sacrifices
Acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” 1 Peter 2:4 & 5


By staying connected to God
By believing in Christ
Though we may stumble
Though we may fall


We---as believers---will be
TRANSFORMED INTO LIVING STONES


Robert P. Wallman
9-11-11


Ps WITNESS 2-26-13




misc. WITNESS 2-12-14
and 2-2-3-2019 and 4-3-4-2020

THE ROCK OF MY LIFE

THE ROCK OF MY LIFE


For as LONG
As I can REMEMBER=
The Lord has been
THE ROCK of my life


I have BUILT my life
On loving God=
On loving others=the
First two commandments


The Lord is-
THE ROCK OF MY LIFE


“I love you=O Lord=
My strength=


O Lord
MY ROCK=my fortress=
My deliverer” Psalm 18:2-3


We think we are
BUILDING ROCK solid lives
But the things


Of this world
DON'T LAST


Our lives don't last=
Our lives are fleeting=
MONEY sure doesn't last-
And relationships
Break down too


We have to BUILD
Our lives
ON THE LORD=
The ROCK solid Lord


“He lifted me out
Of the slimy pit-
Out of the mud
And mire


He set me free
ON A ROCK
And gave me
A firm place
To stand” Psalm 40:2


“Therefore everyone
Who hears these words of mine-
And puts them
Into practice


Is like a wise man
Who builds his house
ON THE ROCK” Matthew 7:24


“........and drank
The same spiritual drink


For they drank
From the SPIRITUAL ROCK
That accompanied them


And that ROCK=
WAS CHRIST” 1 Corinthians 10:4


Yes Jesus is Lord
He is the ROCK
Of my life


He is
Who I have
MODELED my life after=
And I love him dearly


EVERYTHING in life disintegrates=
Everything in life
Passes away


EXCEPT for the words=
Except for the
Teachings of Jesus Christ


“Heaven and earth
Will pass away
But MY WORDS
Will never pass away” Matthew 24:35


And you will NEVER
Pass away=
You will LIVE FOREVER


If you have
Built your life on ROCK=
If you have-
LIVED in the love of CHRIST


I/we will stand forever
In the Lord


On his SURE-
Strong=and lasting love


Lord=be my ROCK TODAY=
And every day of
My dear life=and yours


In the names of Jesus=and our FOREVER LASTING FATHER!


Robert P. Wallman
4-2-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn

COUNTING ON OTHERS!

COUNTING ON OTHERS!


There once was a saying
“NO MAN
Is an island”


And that is so TRUE=
I have lived a life
TOTALLY DEPENDENT on God=
And I have COUNTED
ON OTHERS=
For many things in life


God and others
Have NOT
Let me down


When Abraham prostrated himself=
God spoke to him” Genesis 17:3


Abraham EXPERIENCED GOD
In today's readings=
He was DEPENDING on God too


“I am making you
The FATHER
Of a host
Of nations” Genesis 17:5


It is funny
That there is
So much DIVISION
In this world


ALL of our roots
Can be TRACED
Back to Abraham


We all NEED TO
COUNT on each other
In order to SURVIVE


In this age of
Corona virus=we are all
DEPENDING on one another


We all need to
HELP one another


“Lord my God
I called to you
FOR HELP
And you healed me” Psalm 30:2


“So do not fear
For I am with you


Do not be dismayed
For I am your God=
I will strengthen you-
AND HELP YOU” Isaiah 41:10


“In my distress
I called
To the Lord
And he answered me


From deep
In the realm of the dead
I called FOR HELP
And you
Listened to my cry” Jonah 2:2


Since my first operation
In January of 1977


I have been TOTALLY
DEPENDENT on God and others=
And God=family=and friends
Have ALL come through for me


And I HOPE I have
COME THROUGH for them in some
Ways too=
Especially in powerful PRAYERFUL PRESENCE


We are all
INTERDEPENDENT on one another


COUNTING ON OTHERS=
How valuable our
Prayerful presence is


“Hear my PRAYER-LORD=
Listen to my cry
For mercy” Psalm 86:6


“The Lord detests
The sacrifice
Of the wicked


But the PRAYER
Of the upright
Pleases him” Proverbs 15:8


In this day
Of the CORONA virus=
Let us COUNT ON
EACH OTHER=
Let us-
Lift each other up


WHEN we pray for each OTHER=
And stay at home=
And make the sacrifices
We NEED TO MAKE


In the name of Jesus=and our ALWAYS DEPENDABLE FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
4-01-20




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