By Kyle Oliver for prayr.cc (CC BY 2.0)
It's a modest request
The man has
had time to think
perhaps become
Faces his past without shame
save for by association
with cruelty on cruelty on cruelty
Guilty or no
a person convicted has no time
for illusions of the world
They came to the place of The Skull
Still there is time:
a request a plea
not release. not deliverance.
just remembrance.
Think on me
in the nobeginningnoending
Think on me
in the
Even now grace.
Especially now grace.
Truly.
Related Scripture (Luke 23)
Luke 23 : 33-43 (World English Bible, CC0)
33 When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”
Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. 35 The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
43 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
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