The Crying Sinner

All alone in a church praying to God
a sinner begs for mercy.
With his head bowed and his hands
clutched under his cold lips...
he asked God for forgiveness and
as his tears rolled down his face he...
whispered in such a raspy old voice
" please Lord, please take my pain away. "

The old man prayed for so long and he
wept and sobbed, how he cried.
The sun from outside lit the stained glass
windows and he saw a ray come through.
He took it as a sign from God and his faith
he felt was being tested there.
As he smiled finally he said " thank you
Lord, you have helped to ease my pain. "

The crying sinner finally stopped praying,
he rose up off his knees to leave...
and before he left the church he looked
at Jesus upon a cross against a wall...
and he said " thank you my Lord. "