soliders story

A solider lay crying, disheartened, alone. He had once had friends but they deserted him after
they heard his story.
He had decided to leave, he was not the man he used to be.
He was one of the soliders who had slapped Jesus and helped weave the crown of thorns. He
never realized what kind of man the army had made him till Jesus looked at him. He went to the
cross when Jesus died.
He was frightened and didn't understand the darkness and the earthquake, he had never seen
the like of it.
He was assigned to guard the grave, why?? Why guard a dead man, he wasn't going anywhere.
He was there when the stone rolled away and was struck as if dead.
The soliders reported to their captain and he took them to the Jewish High Council, the Jews
paid them not to report this.
The soliders started dying in different ways and the solider knew he would be next, the High
Council wanted no one alive to know the true story.
He deserted one night when on guard duty, and went to Galilee and took a job as a fisherman
he grew his beard wore a turban and clothes of the area.
Some of the fishermen talked of Jesus, the rabbi who was crucified, some said Jesus was the
son of God.
The solider learned of the Chosen People and their history, he asked few questions, and this
got some of the Jews talking of Moses, Abraham and the phrophets. He found a few beleived
Jesus was the Messiah.
He asked what a Messiah was and found out, it was one who would save his people, some
thought Jesus was going to bring all nations under their feet, till he was crucified then they
lost hope. Some though thought Jesus was more about their souls and getting them back
to God.
When he heard these things, he was scared because he had helped kill Jesus.
One day he heard some of the fishermen talking to a man named Peter, about Jesus.
Peter said Jesus is not dead.. He is alive and giving new life every day to those that beleive
on him.
The solider asked Peter how he knew Jesus was alive, and Peter said I have talked with
him and ate with him.
The solider told Peter his story and how he had come to be there. He also told Peter
about how bad he felt because of what he done.
Peter taught him how to pray and how to ask for forgiveness, the solider felt so clean and
new, and he knew Jesus did love him.
He went to his home and told others what had happened some beleived and they formed
a church.