Roberto T. Cast
05-25-03, 02:53 AM
CHECKING IN TODAY
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
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 HAVE 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 EVERY DAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS GENE CHECKING IN TODAY."
The minister feeling foolish, told Gene, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime.
Time to go, Gene 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 Gene's prayer:
"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE 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 EVERY DAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."
Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Gene hadn't come, As more days passed without Gene, 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 Gene was with them, he brought changes in the ward, His smiles, his joy, his laughter, changed people, he said was his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand why Gene 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 Gene spoke up and with a winsome smile;
"The nurse is wrong! She couldn't know, that he's 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, GENE,
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 GENE, THIS IS JESUS
CHECKING IN TODAY."
May God hold you in the palm of His hand and Angels watch over you. Please pass this page on to your friends or loved ones.
AND... If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.
Jesus said, " If you are ashamed of me, I
will be ashamed of you before my Father."
If you are not ashamed Pass this on . . only if you mean it.
Yes, I do love God. He is my source of existence and Savior.
He keeps me functioning each and every day.
Without Him, I will be nothing.
Without him, I am nothing but with Him " I can do all things
through Christ that strengthens me." Phil 4:13 This is the simplest test ... if you Love God, and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you........Pass this on.
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Do Marine pray or they just check in when they get to Heaven Gates?
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
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 HAVE 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 EVERY DAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS GENE CHECKING IN TODAY."
The minister feeling foolish, told Gene, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime.
Time to go, Gene 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 Gene's prayer:
"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE 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 EVERY DAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."
Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Gene hadn't come, As more days passed without Gene, 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 Gene was with them, he brought changes in the ward, His smiles, his joy, his laughter, changed people, he said was his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand why Gene 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 Gene spoke up and with a winsome smile;
"The nurse is wrong! She couldn't know, that he's 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, GENE,
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 GENE, THIS IS JESUS
CHECKING IN TODAY."
May God hold you in the palm of His hand and Angels watch over you. Please pass this page on to your friends or loved ones.
AND... If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.
Jesus said, " If you are ashamed of me, I
will be ashamed of you before my Father."
If you are not ashamed Pass this on . . only if you mean it.
Yes, I do love God. He is my source of existence and Savior.
He keeps me functioning each and every day.
Without Him, I will be nothing.
Without him, I am nothing but with Him " I can do all things
through Christ that strengthens me." Phil 4:13 This is the simplest test ... if you Love God, and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you........Pass this on.
*************************************************
Do Marine pray or they just check in when they get to Heaven Gates?