Lord, Remember Me
(This poem views the Crucifixion through the eyes of the thief who hung on a cross beside Jesus)
I know the crimes that have brought me to this cross,
and that I deserve to die.
But this Man cannot deserve such torture.
All I can do is to wonder why.
This broken Man who is hanging beside me;
what evil has He done?
Is the only crime He ever committed
simply claiming to be God’s Son?
If I were Him I would just give up.
I would curse my accusers and die.
Yet all I have heard from this brave Man
is a barely audible sigh.
There is something different about this Man
that I simply cannot explain,
the manner in which He handles suffering
and the way He deals with His pain.
Could this Jesus be who He says He is?
I think I am starting to believe.
If I confess my sins and regrets to Him,
will His blessing I receive?
So I gathered my courage and spoke to Him.
I asked Him to “remember me”.
Now I feel the weight of my sin has lifted,
as if my soul has been set free.
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