Saturday, June 25, 2022

GOD CHOOSES YOU!

 










GOD CHOOSES YOU!


Out of ALL of the people

In all of the world

GOD CHOOSES YOU!


YES=he has a PLAN for you

And your life=

Just like he had

A plan for DAVID=and his slingshot=

Against Goliath


“You CANNOT go up

AGAINST the Philistine

And fight with him


For you are ONLY a youth-

While he has been a WARRIOR

From his youth”                                                                                                  1 Samuel 17:33


God CHOOSES you=God

Has a PLAN for your life


And with GOD on your side

There is NO obstacle

That can stand up against you


That is right=GOD CHOOSES YOU!=

And he will GIVE you

Whatever you NEED to

FULFILL YOU PLAN for your life


“CHOOSE my instruction

Instead of silver


KNOWLEDGE=rather

Than choice gold”                                                                                                          Proverbs 8:10


“All things

Have been COMMITTED to me

By my Father


No one knows

The SON=except the Father

And no one knows the Father

EXCEPT the Son


And those to whom

The Son CHOOSES

To reveal him”                                                                                                                      Matthew 11:27


“You did not CHOOSE me

But I CHOSE YOU

And appointed you


So that you might go

And bear FRUIT----------

Fruit that will LAST----------


And SO whatever you ask

In my name

The Father

Will give you


This is my command:

LOVE EACH OTHER”                                                                                                       John 15:16-17


And that is EXACTLY

The point=

GOD CHOOSES YOU!


And if you LOVE God

And love others=there is nothing

You cannot accomplish with

Your life


God chooses you=God

Has a PLAN for your life


God USES unlikely vessels like

David=like Moses the stutterer=and

Like Mary=and Joseph and Jesus=to be

THE HOLY FAMILY!


The point is NOT that David won=

It is that GOD CHOSE DAVID

Of all people


And GOD CHOOSES YOU and me

Because we are ALL SPECIAL

In God's eyes


“IF you show SPECIAL attention

To the man

Wearing fine clothes


And say

'Here is a GOOD seat

For you'


But say to the POOR man

'You stand here,' or, 

'Sit on the floor

At my feet'


Have you not discriminated

Among yourselves=to become JUDGES

With evil thoughts”                                                                                                   James 2:3-4


The point is that we are ALL SPECIAL

In the eyes of God=

And that God does indeed

CHOOSE US


Dear Lord=we say “YES” to the PLAN

That you have for our lives with 

NO RESERVATIONS


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman

1-17-18 and 6-25-2022



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

LITTLE CHILD

 

July 24th

 

 

“Little Child”

 

 

Missing children

Where are you

Missing children

Please know

God loves you

 

Little child

God wants you safe

God wants you home

God wants you to know

That you

Are never alone

 

Little child

God wants you

To know

That wherever you are

That God is with you

And that

You are never alone

 

Little child

God wants you to know

That he loves you

And that you

Are never alone

 

 

9/12/06        Robert  P.  Wallman

 

 

Ps        Written for missing children everywhere.

 

THE LITTLE THINGS OF LOVE

 

June 25th

 

“The Little Things of Love”

 

You say you want to be great

In the world’s eyes

 

Send someone a birthday card

Tell someone you are sorry

Do something nice for someone

Without being asked

 

Little things

Little things

The little things of love

 

You say you want to be famous

You say you want to be remembered

 

Visit someone in the hospital

Volunteer to help someone

Do something nice for someone

Without being asked

 

Little things

Little things

The little things of love

 

The little things of love

 

Robert P. Wallman

10/13/09

 

Friday, June 24, 2022

THAT DEEP FAMILY CONNECTION!

 

THAT DEEP FAMILY CONNECTION!

 

Pope Francis called

The month of June

THE MONTH OF FAMILIES!

 

Along that line

I have been SENDING OUT

My poem=”A FAMILY IS”

And I hope to do continue to do that

For the next SEVERAL MONTHS

 

But today=WE CELEBRATE

The MOTHER of our God

And Savior Jesus Christ

The Mother of

THE HOLY FAMILY!

 

We HONOR Mary=who along with Joseph

Raised our Jesus

 

“Pour our YOUR HEART

Like water=

In the presence=Of the Lord”                                                                                                Lamentations 2:19

 

There is no relationship

No connection=like that of

The one

BETWEEN A MOTHER=and her child

I will ATTEST to that

I am sure=my two sisters

Will too=A FANTASTIC MOTHER

And a wonderful Father

THAT DEEP FAMILY CONNECTION!

 

That Deep Family Connection!

From my own family

From Jesus-Mary-and Joseph

Is what

LIVES IN MY HEART!

 

“Honor your father-

And your MOTHER

 

So that you may

Live long

In the land =your God

Is giving you”                                                                                                                          Exodus 20:12

 

“May your father=

And your Mother rejoice

 

May she=

Who gave you birth=be joyful”                                                                                   Proverbs 23:25

 

I am comforted-

By the strength=MARY SHOWED

In raising her FAMILY

During difficult times

She is THE MOTHER=of all mothers

THAT DEEP FAMILY CONNECTION!

 

My MOM (and dad)

Brought me up be

CLOSE=to God and Jesus

They were shining EXAMPLES

For me=during tough times

THAT DEEP FAMILY CONNECTION!

 

Because of them

I see God=in our world

But Mary=Jesus=and Joseph

SET the example for them

For ALL OF US

 

Mary was first=Jesus’ leader

Then his follower

His number ONE FOLLOWER

THAT DEEP FAMILY CONNECTION!

That Holy Family!

 

“He must manage-

HIS OWN FAMILY WELL=

And see

That his children=obey him

 

And he must do so

In a manner=worthy

Of full respect”                                                                                                      1 Timothy 3:4

 

Today we HONOR MARY

And the Holy Family

For the=DEEP SPIRITUAL CONNECTION!

That they are=for us

 

WHEN life’s difficult moments

THREATEN your family=

Turn to MARY=and the HOLY FAMILY

For=THAT DEEP SPIRITUAL CONNECTION!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name of=THE HOLY FAMILY of God our Father!

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-24-2022

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

 

 

 

 

 

PUT A LITTLE HUG=IN YOUR LIFE

 









PUT A LITTLE HUG IN YOUR LIFE


I LOVE TO HUG!  

Nothing says-”I LOVE YOU”-

Like a hug


And it is COMPLETELY

Asexual=you can HUG ANYONE


“But see=the EYES of the Lord

Are upon those

Who fear him........”                                                                                      Psalm 33:18


There is NOTHING like a hug

To CONVEY ACCEPTANCE and love=

PUT a little HUG

IN YOUR LIFE


Awhile back=some 30-40 years ago=

There was a radio disc jockey

That used to say:

“You NEED 14 HUGS a day

To survive”


And I tell EVERYONE that

I want to SURVIVE-

How about you?


GIVE SOMEONE a HUG today

14 if you dare

LOVE your relatives

And your friends


A hug is a SIGN of love

A sign of BEING HUMAN


“What is MANKIND

That you are mindful 

Of them?


HUMAN BEINGS that you

CARE for them?”                                                                                           Psalm 8:4


“Lord-what are HUMAN BEINGS

That you CARE for them?


Mere mortals

That you think of them?”                                                                                Psalm 144:3


“You SHOW

That you are a letter

From Christ


The RESULT of our ministry

Written NOT with ink

But with the SPIRIT

Of the LIVING GOD


No on tablets of stone

But on tablets

OF HUMAN HEARTS”                                                                              2 Corinthians 3:3


Show someone your HEART

Show someone your HUMANITY

Show someone LOVE


GIVE someone a hug

PUT a LITTLE HUG

In your life


Sadly-we all LOSE

That sense of wonder

That we HAD as children


What could be more CHILD-LIKE=

Innocent like=than giving someone

A HUG


Put the CHILD BACK into your life

Put the WONDER

Back in your life


Give someone a HUG TODAY


“IF a prophet

Or one who foretells

By dreams


APPEARS among you

And announces to you

A SIGN OF WONDER

….....”                                                                                                                  Deuteronomy 13:1


“Show me the WONDERS

Of your great love


You-who SAVE-

By your right hand

Those who take refuge

In you


From their foes”                                                                                                Psalm 17:7


Dear God-dear LORD

SLOW my pace and OPEN my eyes


And give me a HEAVENLY HUG


As I=with child-like WONDER=

PUT a little HUG

Into the LIVES of others-today


14=IF I CAN


In the NAME OF JESUS=our LORD


Robert P. Wallman

7-13-17



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



Ps       4-14-2019 and 8-10-2021 and 6-24-2022


JOHN THE BAPTIST

 

June 24th

 

“John the Baptist”

 

 

Today is the feast

Of Jesus’ cousin, John

He was a forerunner

To Jesus’ message

Of peace and love

But he taught

In a way

Of fire and brimstone

 

He tried to

Prepare the way

For Jesus

He tried

To do what is right

He was rewarded

For his efforts

By someone

Cutting off his head

 

John had many followers

He even baptized Jesus

He was Jesus’ cousin

He was Jesus’

Forerunner in love

 

 

6/24/06       Robert  P.  Wallman

 

 

 

Today is also the birthday of a very good friend, John W, who along with his wife,

Helped me with a kind gesture along the way.  God bless you John

 

IT ALL BEGAN WITH YOU

 

August 2nd

 

“It all began with you”

 

 

29 years ago

As I lie dying

Someone gave up their life for me

And ever since

I have been trying

To live up to that hope

He had in me

 

29 years ago

Someone gave me another chance

Someone took a stance

 

And it gave me a chance

To try and find myself

And reach for that

Impossible goal

 

29 years ago

Someone helped me begin anew

And it all began with you

 

 

4/12/06       Robert  P.  Wallman

 

Ps  Dedicated to God and my Grandfather Carl Wallman