"AND HE ROSE"

A drunkard was walking on the streets and passed near a church and entered!
As soon as he sat down on the bench, all the people next to him, started to move away from him as fast as they could.
He was watching at the big crucifix with tears in his eyes.
He was thinking:
Oh, how painful should it be to be crucified for so many years!
And with those nails piercing his hands and feet, no wonder He can’t move!
I wouldn’t be able to support so much pain! And on top of that, they made
A crown of thorns and buried them into his head.. .. and started sobbing!
In the mean time, two old ladies in front of him, where whispering:
Look at the priest! Oh my, how handsome he is! And young said the other,
Behind him, two young men where saying: Hey dude: check her out!
Isn’t she cute! Awesome! said the other one, nice miniskirt isn’t it?
The drunkard, continued thinking: I can’t stand it anymore! So many
years past already and nobody has had the guts to bring Him down
from the cross! I think I’ll do it!
He stood up to go to the cross, but the priest started talking:
He died on the cross, the same day they buried Him, and at the third day,
He resurrected!
He came back to life and went back to heaven, and now,He is seating down at the right hand of God His Father!
This crucifix is not really Him, it is only a remembrance, something to
remember what happened more than two thousand years ago! Because....
The Priest continued: HE IS ALIVE!
And He will comeback to judge the world! BE READY!
Oh God! Said the drunkard! Thanks God! He is not suffering anymore!
The two old ladies in front of him, kept talking very quiet:
Say: Do you have change from a dollar? Today they are going to pass
to collect the alimony twice and I have to brake it!
The drunkard stood up, and in an a pray he said:
Dear God:
I thank you very much, for giving me understanding!
I am lost! It is true! But I want to change!
Now I know your Son is not suffering at the cross anymore!
And that makes me happy!
And I also thank you for not making me like these couple of people
that only come to church to waste their time!

GIVE ME LOVE! GIVE STRENGHT!
AND I WILL MAKE YOU A VOW:
IF YOU HELP ME.. .. I WON’T DRINK AGAIN!

PRAISE THE LORD!

Jose Salazar
S. de C.