Monday, June 12, 2000
Monday, June 12, 2000
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Inside was Jimmy Jones, a prisoner who hoped he'd get taken out with the trash. And he might
have--except during roll call his reflexes took over. And when the name Jimmy Jones was called...
From inside the bag came a muffled response: "Here." Some people just can't get it right.
But here's some good news--especially for those of us who sometimes get it all wrong. St. Paul
says we have been made right with God. Think of that. We no longer need to concern ourselves
about our salvation. We no longer need to wonder whether we will be found acceptable when we
stand before the throne of grace. We no longer need to cast an anxious eye over our life's work.
Because of what Christ has done, those of us who so often get it wrong have been made right!
(Romans 5:1
NRSV)
Did you ever notice that some people always get it wrong? Paul Harvey, in his book FOR WHAT
IT'S WORTH, tells about a county jail in south Florida where jail officials found a plastic trash
bag hanging to the bars of a cell.
Dear Jesus, thank you for getting it right for me. Amen.
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