"JESUS Said To The Woman: Your Faith Has Saved You; Go In Peace!"

This poor, shame-soiled, sin-ruined thing!
(J.R. Miller, "The Shining Light" 1911)

"When a woman who had lived a sinful life 
in that town learned that JESUS was eating 
at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster 
jar of perfume, and as she stood behind HIM at HIS 
feet weeping, she began to wet HIS feet with her tears. 
Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and 
poured perfume on them." Luke 7:37-38 

"JESUS said to the woman: 
Your faith has saved you; 
go in peace!" Luke 7:50 

Saved! 
This poor, shame-soiled, sin-ruined thing, 
whom the Pharisee would have thrust out 
of his house into the street! Saved! 
Never to go back any more to her old life! 
An heir of Heaven now, destined to walk 
the heavenly streets in white!

There is an old legend that one in passing 
along the way, touched a noxious weed, 
and it became a geranium, and has ever 
since been a geranium, pouring fragrance
everywhere. 

No matter about the legend--
but CHRISTt did something far more 
wonderful on the day of our story. 
HE touched this sinful soul--
and it was transformed into beauty! 

That woman has been in glory for eighteen 
centuries. That is what CHRIST does for everyone 
who creeps to HIS feet in penitence and faith!

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GraceGems has published John Newton's insightful letter, 
"The imminent danger and the only sure resource of this nation". 

This letter is as much needed today as it was when it was first written over 200 years ago!