“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” ~ Luke 5:32 A Life-Saving Conversation Between Jesus And A Thief Two unnamed men were found guilty of theft and sentenced to a public death. On execution day, soldiers bound them to wooden crosses that were hastily dropped into two deep holes on the left and right sides of a hill outside of Jerusalem. A third man would hang that day. His name was Jesus. He was the Messiah, God’s Son.

My phone dinged and alerted me to a new text. It was from my cousin. Earlier, Jenny and I had talked about my ministry to share Christ with others. I admitted to feeling vulnerable because I am transparent about my spiritual walk. When I read Jenny’s text, I recognized the reason she sent it to me. There were photos of three different pages from her mom’s journal. Her mom died years ago, and eagerly I read the words written by my Aunt Delores.