Voice of Grace

Tell me, what has [the thief on the cross] done to warrant help? He has wasted his life. 

Who is he to beg for forgiveness? He publicly scoffed at Jesus. What right does he have to pray..., 

"Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom"?

Do you really want to know? The same right you have to pray.... 

You see, that is you and me on the cross. 

Naked, desolate, hopeless, and estranged. That is us. That is us asking....

We don't boast. We don't produce our list. Any sacrifice appears silly when placed before God on a cross.... We, like the thief, have one more prayer. And we, like the thief, pray.

And we, like the thief, hear the voice of grace.

(Max Lucado, Grace for the Moment)