An Evening Prayer of Repentance

Getting off the bus along Hillside Avenue, I heard a loud commotion coming from a speaker; and getting closer, I saw the face of a sweaty preacher... calling all souls to Jesus and make them new. I looked and paused and saw this preacher with sweat on his face... as he was telling the crowd a true story of The Godfather's son, who was in the dark about his father's activities, and when he was finally told, he didn't care if he died; and to the authorities he went to report his dad. What a righteous young man he must have been, and how noble it was to reveal that well-kept secret which would have cost his precious life, giving up a chance at being powerful and not dedicating himself to a lifetime of crime; I can visualize him bowing his head down, and pray to stop the vicious cycle. I sat next to an elderly lady whose who's veiled head shone through a gentle light, " Sing along with me, and your lost soul will be reedemed by the blood of Jesus!" I shared her song book and began singing an evening prayer of repentance, as the preacher cried out, " Raise your hand, and I will pray for you tonight!" How many folks, like me, wanted to see that preacher proclaim the Lord's message; and how lucky I was to have encountered a stranger who sounded like Jesus, to add another sheep to his herd as he prayed for the sins of the repentant ones! How glorious it was to hear him glorify Christ and His father with his voice of grace! Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci