One mocked Him.
“If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
But the other thief saw something different. Though he saw Jesus beaten, bleeding, and crowned with thorns, he recognized what many others could not: this suffering man was truly a King.
Turning to the other criminal, he rebuked him:
"Do you not fear God? We are receiving the due reward of our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong." (Luke 23:40-41)
Then, with humility and faith, he turned to Jesus and made a simple request:
"Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." (Luke 23:42)
He had no chance to make up for his past. No opportunity to perform great acts of holiness. No time left to build a reputation for virtue.
Yet he did something extraordinary.
He believed.
In the darkest moment of his life, he placed his trust in Christ.
And Jesus gave him a promise unlike any other:
With these words, the Good Thief, known to Christian tradition as St. Dismas, became a saint who was personally promised Heaven by Jesus Himself.
His story is one of the greatest testimonies to Divine Mercy ever recorded.
St. Dismas reminds us that no sinner is beyond God's forgiveness. No past is too broken. No soul is too far gone. As long as there is sincere repentance and faith in Christ, there is hope.
His life teaches us never to despair of God's mercy and never to give up praying for those who seem far from Him.
One humble prayer changed his eternity:
"Jesus, remember me."
May we make that same prayer our own.
St. Dismas, the Good Thief, pray for us.
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)
My vocation is Blessed and Saints.
"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."
Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)
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