We All
Know This One, Still Moves me
"Just Checking In
Today"
A Minister passing
through his church
In the middle of the
day,
Decided to pause by the
altar
To see who came to
pray.
Just then the back door
opened,
And a man came down the
aisle,
The minister frowned as
he saw the man
Hadn't shaved in a
while.
His shirt was torn and
shabby,
And his coat was worn
and frayed,
The man knelt down and
bowed his head,
Then rose and walked
away.
In the days that
followed at precisely noon,
The preacher saw this
chap,
Each time he knelt just
for a moment,
A lunch pail in his
lap.
Well, the minister's
suspicions grew,
With robbery a main
fear,
He decided to stop and
ask the man,
'What are you doing
here?'
The old man said he was
a factory worker
And lunch was half an
hour
Lunchtime was his
prayer time,
For finding strength
and power.
I stay only a
moment
Because the factory's
far away;
As I kneel here talking
to the Lord,
This is kinda what I
say:
'I Just Came By To Tell
You, Lord,
How Happy I Have
Been,
Since We Found Each
Other’s Friendship
And You Took Away My
Sin.
Don't Know Much Of How
To Pray,
But I Think About You
Every day.
So, Jesus, This Is
Ben,
Just Checking In
Today.'
The minister feeling
foolish,
Told Ben that it was
fine.
He told the man that he
was welcome
To pray there
anytime.
'It's time to go, and
thanks,' Ben said
As he hurried to the
door.
Then the minister knelt
there at the altar,
Which he'd never done
before.
His cold heart melted,
warmed with love,
As he met with Jesus
there.
As the tears flowed
down his cheeks,
He repeated old Ben's
prayer:
'I Just Came By To Tell
You, Lord,
How Happy I've
Been,
Since We Found Each
Other’s Friendship
And You Took Away My
Sin.
I Don't Know Much Of
How To Pray,
But I Think About You
Every day.
So, Jesus, This Is
Me,
Just Checking In
Today.'
Past noon one day, the
minister noticed
That old Ben hadn't
come.
As more days passed and
still no Ben,
He began to worry
some.
At the factory, he
asked about him,
Learning he was
ill.
The hospital staff was
worried,
But he'd given them a
thrill.
The week that Ben was
with them,
Brought changes in the
ward.
His smiles and joy
contagious.
Changed people were his
reward.
The head nurse couldn't
understand
Why Ben could be so
glad,
When no flowers, calls
or cards came,
Not a visitor he
had.
The minister stayed by
his bed,
He voiced the nurse's
concern:
No friends had come to
show they cared.
He had nowhere to
turn.
Looking surprised, old
Ben spoke up
And with a winsome
smile;
'The nurse is wrong,
she couldn't know,
He's been here all the
while.'
Every day at noon He
comes here,
A dear friend of mine,
you see,
He sits right down and
takes my hand,
Leans over and says to
me:
'I Just Came By To Tell
You, Ben,
How Happy I Have
Been,
Since We Found This
Friendship,
And I Took Away Your
Sin.
I Think About You
Always
And I Love To Hear You
Pray,
And So Ben, This Is
Jesus,
Just Checking In
Today.'
If this blesses you,
pass it on. Many people
will walk in and out of
your life, but only
true friends will leave
footprints in your
heart...
May God hold you in the
palm of His hand
And Angels watch over
you..
Please pass this on to
your friends
& loved
ones.
Jesus said, ' If you
are ashamed of me,'
I will be ashamed Of
you before my Father.'
So, FRIENDS &
FAMILY, this is ME ...
"Just Checking In
Today"
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