A universal need at this side of Heaven.

‟Personal Convictions.”

It is not what I used to be as a young man or even as an adult that speaks louder of the kind of spirit that governs my life, but the ruling passion at old age at the time of death that counts.

If you were ever a fraud, you cannot afford to be a fraud at old age and closer to death.

The words of a dying man are few and far in between, but you can bank on them. As gold and honey are precious and sweet the words of one who is about to die are important. The following intercessory Prayer of Jesus on the cross, irresistibly conquered my heart:

“ Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

Those were the words that the Lord used as if through a crack, his light entered my mind and transformed me totally that I am beside myself that I can hardly recognize myself in comparison of what I use to be, what I use to do and what I use to think. Nothing like forgiveness to conquer the hearts of those who have caused you pain.

There is a hand full of gratuitous rejecters that passionately hate me without valid reason while there is no reason valid enough to hate.
Know this my beloved, that my way of honoring the love of Jesus for me is to try in a small way to be like Jesus by praying the strongest prayer I know:

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

I have nothing to give you but that which I have freely received and freely offer you. I am of Jesus and if you are of Jesus and still hate me, you know not what you do. In a way my prayers are prayers for myself because you belong to me as my right hand belongs to my left and both belongs to Jesus the head of the body.

Doubt not my prayers of forgiveness because it is prayer for the consumption of God and in the name of Jesus for God’s glory first and above all and secondly for my own blessing and for you benefit.
There are other people and other prayers waiting to be prayed for those who need my prayers urgently. The power of effectual prayer rests in the absence of hindrance based on forgiveness from a clean and sincere heart.

Let us do each other a favor by abiding in the Love, Grace, and Peace of God that comes as a result of forgiveness and reconciliation in Jesus. Since we have nothing but the present time to do something, it is my prayer that you do not wait until old age or even deathbed to forgive and be forgiven.

We have no assurance that tomorrow will arrive for us or not.
Today is the acceptable time; today is the propitious time. To tied or untied is an activity to be done on this side of Eternity because later could be “too late.”

This was a loving and gentle reminder and an invitation to do your outmost to get thing straight as soon as you can. Do not let pride and stubbornness give a foothold to the evil one.

Let us pray: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Amen.

Gerry Gutierrez.