This One Definitely Starts As A Rant …

One of our neighbors had their home burglarized the other day.  The court would probably say the perp was a poor underprivileged person.  I say the perp is a thief.

The Reactionary Redneck rears his ugly head.  First knee-jerk reaction:  I’ve had to work hard my entire life to get what little I have and I get very angry at the thought of some lazy, scum-of-the-earth thief taking it from me and mine.  If we didn’t have security doors and a monitored alarm system, we could be the victims.

Then I came upon this poem:

           

POEM TO PONDER

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights, nor its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics, and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.

Bob, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

'And why is everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said,
'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'

 

Kinda Makes Ya Think, Don’t It.

Matthew 7:1
JUDGE NOT THAT YE BE NOT JUDGED!!

Remember...

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian

any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

Every saint has a PAST...
Every sinner has a FUTURE!