Sometimes when you read something, it warms your heart and gives you a desire to share it with others. Bob Palmer posted this on his Facebook site and would like us to share it with whomever we wish.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! :) God Bless!
"JUST CHECKING IN"
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'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 this 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 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, 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".
Bob Palmer also wrote:
"If this blesses you, pass it on. Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand
and Angels watch over you!
Please pass this page on to your friends & loved ones. If you aren't ashamed. 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".
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