Two thieves were crucified
beside the Christ, the Messiah,
two humble, simple men
were dying beside the Lord
Oh, what they must have felt
with their lives slipping away
knowing all too well their own sin
dying beside the unblemished Lamb
One would deride Jesus
taunting God, even in pain,
the other begging for mercy
receiving the gift of Paradise
Two thieves were hanging
making very different choices
one would mock our Savior
the other would seek His
forgiveness,
confessing our sins to God.
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edited December 11, 2015
Two Thieves – v4
(editing original again)
edited
November 26, 2015
Two
Thieves – v3
Thanksgiving
Day
(editing
original)
edited
July 7, 2015
Two
Thieves – v2
March
26, 2010
Two
Thieves
Luke
23:32, 39-43
and
meditation title, “IV Two Thieves: Choosing in Our Agony”,
by
the Reverend Peter A. Hey,
Wesley
United Methodist Church
Concord,
NH
March
28, 2010
Palm
Sunday
Season
of Lent
All
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