amen sheila.  that's right.
Jenifer gilley
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheila Killian" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: the thief.


> Jenifer,
> Thank you for the sentiment in your poem. Jesus, our Savior and our
> Salvation,  willingly suffered on the cross at Calvary, in atonement for 
> our
> sins and those of the whole world.  By His grace, for we none of us 
> deserve
> it,  we have been forgiven and He has promised us that if we believe in 
> Him,
> humbly seek repentance for  our sins, forgive others as He has forgiven 
> us,
> and follow His commandments, we shall be with Him in paradise! We, along
> with the repentant thief on the cross next to His,now can take The mockery
> and hatred of the world,
> Because We can finally
> Rest in the knowing
> That we are with our Savior!
> And we will be forever in His kingdom!
>
> "This is the greatest gift God has given you:  having the strength to
> accept anything He might give  you and be willing to give back to Him
> anything He  might ask of you."
>
> Mother Teresa
> Sheila and Vinnie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jenifer Gilley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 6:11 PM
> Subject: the thief.
>
>
> :I was sitting here listening to a song on my computer, and i got to
> thinking
> : about that thief.  This poem i wrote isn't that great... But
> nevertheless...
> :
> : The Thief
> :
> : I am a thief.
> : I've stole, robbed, and didn't care.
> : My life is about to end,
> : And what do i have to show for it?
> :
> : I'm hanging on this cross,
> : I'm about to die.
> : But wait!
> : Who is this now?
> : Someone else has been hanged next to me.
> :
> : He is unrecognizable,
> : He wears a crown of thorns.
> : His face looks like a blooddy pulp.
> : What could he have done?
> :
> : I can't see the sign,
> : They've nailed above his head.
> : His face is drenched with sweat and tears,
> : But still he looks upwards.
> :
> : Wait... i can read the sign if I look up,
> : it says, "king of the Jews."
> :
> : Is this that Messiah they talk about?
> : Is this the one who heals?
> : Why is he being hanged between two thieves?
> : Between two criminals?
> :
> : I look at him in bewilderment,
> : He's straining to even breathe.
> : If this man saves and heals,
> : Is there still hope for me?
> :
> : I want to know,
> : so i turn and ask,
> : Jesus, I want to know if you'd do me this one thing.
> :
> : He looks at me,
> : with nothing but love in his eyes.
> : So i take a deep breath,
> : As best I can,
> : And i ask him to remember me,
> : in His kingdom,
> : Remember me.
> :
> : Then He says,
> : these beautiful words to me.
> : He says he will remember me,
> : And I will even be in paradise with him soon!
> :
> : I am nothing!
> : I'm a thief!
> : But I have been saved!
> :
> : I now can take,
> : The mockery of the other thief,
> : Because I can finally,
> : Rest in the knowing,
> : That i am with my Savior!
> : And I will be forever in His kingdom!
> : Jenifer gilley
> : check out my blog
> : http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
> : AIM: jenibear1998
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