GOD KNOWS YOU-ME-US

GOD KNOWS YOU-ME-US Does it surprise you To know that God knows us BETTER than we know ourselves? It leaves me a little bit Afraid-a little bit overwhelmed He KNOWS all of our faults He knows ALL of our motives He knows exactly WHY We do the things That we do “........With all my ways You are familiar” Psalm 139:3 I may not like That he knows EVERYTHING About me I may not like That God knows All of my sinfulness But he KNOWS All of my potential- And all of my GOOD POINTS too He knows it all He knows you- He knows me- He knows us “Would not God Have DISCOVERED it Since he knows The SECRETS of the hearts” Psalm 44:21 “The Lord knows All HUMAN PLANS He knows That they are futile” Psalm 94:11 “The Pharisees-who loved money Heard all this- And were sneering at Jesus He said to them- 'You are the ones Who JUSTIFY yourselves In the eyes of others But God KNOWS your hearts What people VALUE Is highly detestable In God's sight'” Luke 16:14-15 YES God knows them And their motives And he knows us and our motives- Whether PURE or not How great that God Knows us He KNOWS our potential And our PURPOSE He knows why We are in this world He constantly INVITES US to humility And to conversion God knows how to REACH US Even in the difficult times Of our life He know how to reach us How to SPEAK to us And how to GUIDE US Back to the right path “GUIDE ME in your truth And teach me For you are my God My Savior And my HOPE is in you ALL DAY LONG” Psalm 25:5 YES LORD-you know me and us HELP US- To GROW into the person-the people We have the CAPACITY to be Help us to have the GRACE- To RESPOND IN LOVE You know me-us-BETTER Than we know ourselves Robert P. Wallman 9-29-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Julia Walsh, F.S.P.A.

THE ANGELS ARE OUR FRIENDS

THE ANGELS ARE OUR FRIENDS TODAY we celebrate The feast of the ANGELS Those mighty creatures Who PROTECT US and lead us To God THE ANGELS are our friends “Michael and his angels BATTLED against the dragon” Revelation 12:7 “For he will command HIS ANGELS concerning you To GUARD you In all your ways” Psalm 91:11 There was Michael Who commanded God's legions of angels And cast Satan Out from heaven “But even the archangel Michael When he was disputing With the devil About the body Of Moses Did not himself dare To condemn him for slander But said, 'THE LORD rebuke you!'” Jude :9 Then we have Gabriel Who brought Mary THE GOOD NEWS About the coming Of our Savior “In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel-Gabriel To Nazareth-a town in Galilee To a virgin PLEDGED to be married To a man named-Joseph- A descendant of David The virgin's name was Mary- The angel went to her And said 'GREETINGS-you Who are highly favored THE LORD IS WITH YOU'” Luke 1:26-28 And finally We have Raphael Who HEALED Tobit And delivered his daughter-in-law From a demon Let us NEVER FORGET The angels and their history In the development Of mankind And that they are OUR FRIENDS And our PROTECTORS They do great and holy works In God's name And finally Let us never forget The human angels THE FAMILY MEMBERS-the friends- And even the strangers That have HELPED US On our way (Of whom I have had many) AN ANGEL is defined as, “A spiritual being That serves especially As a MESSENGER from God Or as a GUARDIAN Of human beings” What a wonderful day That it is To CELEBRATE These holy creatures of God And to ACKNOWLEDGE OUR family-friends-and strangers That have helped us ALONG the way HOW BLESSED we are To call these ANGELS OUR FRIENDS Robert P. Wallman 9-28-15 Ps TODAY is the feats day of the ANGELS-SAINTS Michael-Gabriel-and Raphael INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti Ps REPOSTED 9-29-16 St. Michael=WHO IS LIKE God? St. Gabriel=God IS MY STRENGTH St. Raphael=GOD HAS HEALED

GOD WAS THERE-GOD IS THERE-GOD WILL ALWAYS BE THERE

GOD WAS THERE-GOD IS THERE- GOD WILL ALWAYS BE THERE In the vastness Of the universe There IS only ONE GOD And he is a God OF LOVE Who was there BEFORE time began And he WILL be there IF time ever comes To a stand still He is there NOW and he will be there FOREVER AND EVER “He made the Bear and The Orion- The Pleiades And the constellations Of the south” Job 9:9 He was there IN the beginning And he even KNOWS The number of stars In the universe “In the beginning God created the heavens And the earth” Genesis 1:1 “I am the ALPHA- And the OMEGA The First and the Last The Beginning And the End” Revelations 22:13 Yes he was there In the beginning-and He will be there In the end He will last FOREVER HIS LOVE and his power Are UNLIMITED The stars-the galaxies-and The universe BELONGS to him The whole world- INCLUDING you and me Belong to the vastness of God Job quaked before God- As surely as you and I Would QUAKE before God He IS all powerful “The Lord said to Job: 'Will the one Who CONTENDS with the ALMIGHTY Correct him?!' “Then Job answered the Lord: 'I am unworthy-HOW can I Reply to you?' I put my hand OVER my mouth........'” Job 40:1-4 And that IS what We ALL should do For ONLY God-and his words And teachings Can STAND the test of time “Heaven and earth Will pass away But my words Will NEVER pass away” Matthew 24:35 God was there In the BEGINNING God is there-NOW God will be there FOREVER AND EVER In the MIDDLE-of- The VASTNESS of it all Who can be JUSTIFIED Before God? Robert P. Wallman 9-27-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Aileen O'Donoghue

A BAD DAY?

A BAD DAY? EVERY day-when I send out My poem-I wish my family- And my friends-a GOOD DAY (And I sincerely mean it) But I know ENOUGH-that ALL of us-including me- HAVE a bad day once in awhile Or even- A SERIES of bad days But has ANYONE ever had a day- Such as Job-when he LOST EVERYTHING Phenomenal suffering-sickness- LOSS of wealth-GRIEF over losing His entire family-and even mockery From his wife-and being questioned By his friends So much so-that Job- Even wished- He had NEVER been born “PERISH the day On which I was born The night when they said, 'The child is a boy'” Job 3:3 When I was younger-and In my 20's-I had my days Of feeling this way I am SURE That you have had a time Like this also NOT so anymore- I know the bad days DON'T STAY FOREVER I know That if we REMAIN PATIENT Things will turn around And we WILL HAVE-our share Of good days too I BELIEVE in God and God WANTS GOOD for us-BOTH you and me We all know Job's story: Prosperity-loss-his misery- His acceptance and his RESTORATION That's what we have to do WHEN the bad days come- Accept them-and move on FULL RESTORATION will come from God I truly believe that-just like Job “RESTORE to me The JOY of your salvation And grant me a willing spirit TO SUSTAIN ME” Psalm 51:12 “AFTER Job Had PRAYED for his friends The Lord RESTORED his fortunes And gave him TWICE as much as he had before” Job 42:10 “FINALLY-brothers and sisters-REJOICE! STRIVE for full restoration- Encourage one another BE of one mind LIVE IN PEACE And the God of love and peace WILL be with you” 2 Cornthians13:11 Dear friends- I KNOW You are going to have your SHARE OF BAD DAYS When you do-it is ok To LAMENT your suffering It is ok to question-argue- FIGHT back-get angry-and demand answers From God But most of ALL- REMAIN PATIENT God is God-and he is GOOD He will RESTORE YOU Just like he did with Job Bad days/or GOOD DAYS/ The BEST is yet to come In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 9-26-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.

DIRECTING IT ALL TO GOD

DIRECTING IT ALL TO GOD Are you GIVING Your whole life to God? Are you letting God DIRECT your whole life? Let me tell you about A person who DID just that He was SO GOOD-he even Was TESTED by Satan God points out to Satan Just how good JOB is-and for SURE Job is to be “TESTED” and “PROOFED” By Satan “Have you NOTICED my servant Job? ….....” Job 1:8 Job is PROOFED by Satan- He stands TALL through it all- Phenomenal suffering-sickness-LOSS- Grief-and the mockery of others- EVEN his own wife Could I do that? Could you do that? It is NOT likely-but I HAVE to tell you There are times in life WHEN I have actually Felt like Job- I am SURE You have felt that way too” “His wife said to him 'Are you STILL Maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die'” Job 2:9 “Job replied, 'You are TALKING like a foolish woman Shall we ACCEPT GOOD from God And not trouble?'” Job 2:10 What a FAITHFUL SERVANT Job is-and IF you have a spouse I hope he or she Is MORE SUPPORTIVE than his was And if you are SUFFERING- I hope you have BETTER FRIENDS Than Job-who all questioned him- About what he did wrong What about us? Do we have the FAITH Of Job? We are told That Job never sinned He KEPT his faith But Job does question-complain- Argue-fight back-get ANGRY-and DEMANDS answers and proofs from God Who wouldn't? Wouldn't you? He DIRECTS it ALL to God And then the Lord SPEAKS: “THEN the Lord spoke Out of the storm He said: 'Who is this That obscures my plans With words without knowledge BRACE yourself like a man I will question you You will answer me WHERE WERE YOU When I laid the foundation Tell me if you understand ….....'” Job 38:1-4 Dear friends-WE ALL Go through- Our own time of suffering MAY you have The PATIENCE of Job May you have The FAITH of Job May you DIRECT IT ALL To God-as Job did And may you be found innocent- And not sin-and be REPLENISHED- A million times over-as Job was DIRECT IT ALL TO GOD- HE is always FAIR Dear God-make my heart- make OUR HEARTS TRUE In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 9-25-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco

GENTLENESS=TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

GENTLENESS-TRY- A LITTLE TENDERNESS In the first chapter Of Saint Paul's letter to Timothy Paul gives Timothy some ADVICE He lists the qualities That a disciples of Jesus Should possess-and ONE of These qualities is GENTLENESS-or Tenderness-if you prefer TRY a little gentleness- A little tenderness in your dealings With people It CAN go a long way “But you-man of God Pursue righteousness-devotion- Faith-love-patience-and GENTLENESS” 1 Timothy 6:11 And it is also LISTED In the FRUITS of the spirit-as- ONE of the qualities That a follower of Christ Should have “But the fruit of the SPIRIT Is love-joy-peace-forbearance- Kindness-goodness-GENTLENESS-and self-control Against such things There is no law” Galatians 5:22-23 As a Christian follower- You can't go wrong In your communications with gentleness TRY a little tenderness And see And Pope Francis Has spoken much about tenderness MUCH about gentleness He has even called for: “A REVOLUTION OF TENDERNESS” And IF you are thinking That that is weak- LISTEN to what Pope Francis said “Tenderness is NOT The virtue of the weak But rather a SIGN of strength” BE GENTLE in your walk As a Christian You can still Get the job done TRY A little tenderness Gentleness is a quality- That BELONGED to Christ-and- A quality of God's “By the humility and gentleness Of Christ- I appeal to you- I-Paul-who am “timid” When face to face with you But “bold” toward you when away!” 2 Corinthians 10:1 “Take my yoke upon you And LEARN from me For I am gentle And humble of heart And you will find rest For your souls For my yoke is easy And my burden is light” Matthew 11:29-30 So HOW do we JOIN This TENDERNESS-or gentleness-movement SPEAK in a kind tone NOTICE when someone is hurting RESPECT another person's privacy And be MORE INCLUSIVE in your loving Dear God of GENTLENESS HELP me/help us To LIVE in a more TENDER WAY today In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 9-24-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sister Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.

ALL FIGURED OUT?

ALL FIGURED OUT? Do you have LIFE all figured out? Do you have the world All figured out? Do you have Jesus All figured out? I don't think so- For Jesus told his disciples Of yesteryear-as well as us today- To PAY ATTENTION “Jesus said to his apostles- 'Pay attention To what I am going to tell you'” Luke 9:43-44 Yes-Jesus KNEW his disciples ALL too well He knew that they Had a tendency To let their minds wander As we STILL do today He knew that the disciples THOUGHT that they had it ALL FIGURED OUT- Just as we do today MAYBE though-maybe we think We deserve EXTRA special treatment Because we ARE his disciples Jesus says: “PAY ATTENTION” To his teachings on LOVE & FORGIVENESS Pat attention to the OUR FATHER And the Beatitudes That that IS the only way- INCORPORATE his life and teachings INTO your own activities and life “LISTEN-my sons- To a father's instruction PAY attention and GAIN understanding” Proverbs 4:1 “You have seen MANY things But you pay no attention Your ears are open But you do NOT LISTEN” Isaiah 42:20 Jesus tells us, “pay attention,” He tells us: “You do NOT Have it all figured out” He says LOVE GOD with your Whole heart and whole soul He says: To LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR As yourself-every person-every neighbor He says to FORGIVE 70X7- He says you do “NOT” have it all figured out Unless you do this In every single situation And he knows-it is IMPOSSIBLE- Because we are ALL HUMAN And do not get it 100% Of the time He tells us-as well as The apostles of yesteryear To pay attention and “GET IT RIGHT” By FOLLOWING his teachings “For the WORD of the Lord Is right He is FAITHFUL In all he does” Psalm 33:4 “BUT seek FIRST his kingdom And his righteousness And all these things WILL be GIVEN to you as well” Matthew 6:3 READ the SCRIPTURES every day- And abide-LISTEN to Christ and his teachings PAY ATTENTION at MASS every day/or Every week LISTEN to your ministers and APPLY Their words daily Dear Lord-Dear Jesus-NONE of us Will ever figure it all out- HELP US-to pay attention to you DAILY Robert P. Wallman 9-23-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mitch Finley