A Murderer Changes His Life
My friend Fr. Titus Manansan was giving a recollection to a group of prisoners in Death Row.
As he spoke, he was very uncomfortable because he could see the hardness in their faces. He wondered how he could penetrate the hardness of their hearts.
So the whole day, he simply spoke about God’s Love.
At the end of the day, there was one prisoner at the back who began to sob.
Fr. Titus approached him and sat beside him.
The prisoner said that he couldn’t believe that God loved him.
That was when he told his painful story to Fr. Titus.
He said his father was a cruel man.
When he was a small boy, his father would beat him up everyday. Even when he was asleep, lying down on the floor, his father would kick him for no reason.
One day, when he went home, his father was with his drinking buddies. And his father grabbed him and tossed him to his friends. And they began to pass him around like he was a toy, laughing and ridiculing him the entire time. Finally, his father grabbed him again and threw him out an open window.
And that was when he ran away from home.
At the age of 16, he became a hired killer.
For P200, he would kill anyone.
As a hired gun, he had killed three Mayors. One Governor. One congressman. And many, many more.
And each time he killed, he would see the face of his father in his victim. He had so much anger in his heart, killing was his way of expressing the rage within him.
But on that day, before the priest, he was sobbing because he couldn’t understand why God would still love a murderer like him.
Fr. Titus prayed for him.
And he kept corresponding with him.
Years later, a miracle happened.
This prisoner received a presidential pardon.
Today, this ex-con is preaching about Jesus!
What changed him?
The kindness of God.
It’s the only power that can change our lives.
Give Kindness To Those That Don’t Deserve It!
It’s your turn.
Give the kindness of God to people who don’t deserve kindness. To people who have offended you, hurt you, maligned you, slandered you, and were selfish towards you.
If you give kindness only to people who deserve kindness, that’s not love. If you operate on a “I scratch your back if you scratch mine” policy, that’s not love. That’s business!
Give kindness to people who aren’t kind to you.
People hunger for the kindness of God.
My friend, this kindness of God doesn't ask of who you are. It doesn't judge you nor condemn you. This kindness is FREE. All you need is a contrite heart so that you will be able to receive it.
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