Three men shared death upon a hill
But only one man died;
A thief and God Himself--
Made rendezvous.
~ Miriam Lefevre Crouse
in The Incomparabe Christ by J. Oswald Sanders
One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying,
"Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"
But the other answered, and rebuking him said,
"Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
And we indeed are suffering justly,
for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds;
but this man has done nothing wrong."
And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"
And He said to him,
"Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
Luke 23:39-43
