{"id":6322,"date":"2020-04-28T19:35:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stmark.com.au\/Blogs\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2020-04-28T19:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:35:39","slug":"the-thiefs-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stmark.com.au\/Blogs\/the-thiefs-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thief’s Plea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Thief’s Plea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Shery Abdelmalak<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is how we survive\u201d
My father\u2019s words piercing every time.
At every theft;
At every crime,
All I know is, this is how I survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see the same look in their eyes,
\nWishing someone would hear their cries.
\nAt first, I would it feel so deep;
\nTo my very core.
\nBut there is so much more,
\nThan one person\u2019s weep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see them all,
Praying to their God.
Waiting for some kind of lightening rod
But does He hear their call?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their faith seems so strong,
\nUntil their money is robbed.
\nDid they get it wrong?
\nThey cry out but He doesn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is how I operate,
\nWaiting for their emotions to cloud their judgement
\nKnowing then will they cooperate
\nIt isn\u2019t long before my next target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is too easy.
I begin to become complacent.
One slip leaves me uneasy,
This day is my ultimate repayment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge makes a final declaration.
For a life of theft,
I receive my arrest,
Death by crucifixion is their only request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theft felt like a simple transaction,
Yet it left my victims in torment
I have become the main attraction
But how can I lament? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t seem fair,
Theft was all I had known.
Why does no one care?
I had nowhere to call home.
A life lived trying to fill a void
Yet now I am left decoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in His outstretched arms,
I see something,
I feel something,
That words could never describe.
The void I could never fill,
Was now right by my side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see love
I see why they run to Him
In His eyes,
I know that I have sinned,
I am so small,
Weaker than them all.
But even on the Cross,
He is mightiest to behold.
I know I am not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see love that inscribed my name on the palm of His hand
I see love that gives life to dry bones
I see love that was enslaved for my sake alone
I see love that can soften even a heart like mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Him, I can only plead;
This one will make all the difference
I submit before His omnipotence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember me, O Lord when you come into your Kingdom.
Remember me, in my pride filled spin.
Remember me, and fill me with Your wisdom
Remember me, when it comes time to pay the price of sin; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remind me that it was You, that was eternally by my side. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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