Just then the back door opened, a man came down
the aisle, the minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't
shaved in a while.
His shirt was kinda' shabby and his coat was
worn and frayed,
the man
knelt, he bowed his head, then rose and walked away.
In the days
that followed, each noon time came this chap, Each time he knelt
just for a moment, A lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with
robbery a main fear, he
decided to stop the man and ask him...
"What are you
doing here?" The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch
was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time, for finding
strength and power. "I stay only moments, see, because the factory
is so far away;
As I kneel here
talking to the Lord, This is kinda' what I say:
"I JUST CAME AGAIN
TO TELL YOU, LORD.... HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN SINCE WE FOUND
EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.
DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK
ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY."
The minister feeling foolish, told Jim, that was
fine.
He told the man he was welcome to come and pray
just anytime..
Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks." He
hurried to the door. The minister knelt at the altar, he'd
never done it before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met
with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated
old Jim's prayer:
"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD.... HOW HAPPY I'VE
BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK
AWAY MY SIN.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK
ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."
Past noon one day, the minister noticed
that old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim, he began to
worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him, learning he
was ill. The hospital staff was worried, But he'd given
them a thrill.
The week that Jim was with them, Brought changes
in the ward. His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people,
were his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was
so glad when no flowers, calls or cards came, Not a
visitor he had.
The minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the
nurse's concern: No friends came to show they cared. He had
nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a
winsome smile; "the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that
in here all the while everyday at noon He's here, a dear
friend of mine, you see, He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me"
"I JUST CAME
AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM.... HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE
FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.
ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY, I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY,
AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY."
~Author Unknown~
If this blesses you, please pass it on....
May God
hold you in the palm of His hand and Angels watch over you.
~Author
Unknown~
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