Scene 3: It have been over 40 minutes the service have started.

Mandy: Again, I greet you all in the name of the Lord amen! I am Mandy Jackson LaGumede, and I will be the Master of the Ceremony for today. Special thank you to out choir what a beautiful worship. I won’t waste any more time I’m sure you all dying to have food for our soul the word of God (crowd shouting Amen) according to my program it says our Lady Bishop Nxumalo will break the ice as she heads towards here I want you to clap your hands and welcome her (they clap hands) she will be doing the first word that Christ Jesus spoke on the cross. (Mary and Mandy hug each other) over to you my lady has you will.

Mary: As my daughter have said I will be sharing the first verse and delivering the message that the lord wishes me to share with you. I greet you all in the name of the Lord, we will be reading Luke 23 verse 33to 34 (she sings) Mawungangedluli Jesu izwa amazwi ami lapho ubabiza abanye mawungizwe nami, Isihlalo esomusa ngikusona nami ngiguqile ngingumoni ngisindise nami, Jesu; Jesu yizwa amazwi ami lapho ubabiza abanye yebo mawungizwe nami.

Trinity: Amen! And when they came unto the place which is called the Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors one on the right and the other on the left. And Jesus said Father Forgive them; for they know not what they do and parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

Mary: Thank you my dear! So, this verse talks about forgiveness it educates/explains to us what forgiveness is. By the time they began to crucify him he had already forgiven them all was there for him is to ask God to forgive them. We get to acknowledge the importance of forgiveness then Christ Jesus asked God his father to forgive them for he himself had forgiven them and his forgiveness came within his heart now he just had to plead to ask to forgive them for they had no knowledge of what God’s anger could do to them. Basically, Christ had a heart that forgives the unforgivable, a heart that accept the apology that it hasn’t receive. It was about time the Almighty forgives them as well because they did whatever they doing without an understanding why is he addressing himself as a messenger of God why is he addressing himself as a King. If you are really a human being you must forgive, let go, move on. When you say I have peace with all people say it with a meaning an understanding , I don’t know who have wronged you or who have you wronged all I can say is the almighty knows and sees everything, he wouldn’t have created ears or eyes upon us if he was blind or deaf he sees and hears everything surrender everything to him for he has given us authority to call him father when we in need of him it like he knew the fathers of this world would desert us, neglect us, leave us, die. Christ Jesus was praised by everyone delivered breakthrough upon many lives but in the end he was treated as dirt a useless thing but he did not dwell on that he forgave them. You can also do it if he did forgive so you may be forgiven as well for committing a sin of not forgiving those who wronged you bare this in mind foundation of peace and happiness is forgiveness. You may feel as if you are rejected by people but remember Jesus was once rejected by Peter his disciple whom he loved most but he bared no grudge. Ask God for two things today to help you forgive those you think they are unforgivable and to accept the apology that you have not received. May God bless you and your family.

Mandy: Wonderful words from our lady bishop where she helps us develop a deep understanding of forgiveness it makes me wonder how many people have, I wronged but never asked for forgiveness, how many people who have wronged me I haven’t forgiven whether they did apologies or not how many are they. Put your hands together for our Lady Reverend Sekgobela all the way from Australia.

Ushua: (singing) Usethembisile ngezwilakhe uzoba nathi eParadise, ongivumayo phambi kwabantu nami ngomvuma kubaba, ongipkikayo phambi kwabantu nami ngomphika kubaba ngizoba nawe ngisho inamhlanje eParadise likababa. (she stops) amen! Our first lady (Ifeoma stands up) Ntombizethu Mali (Ifeoma sits and clicks her tongue) please read verse 43 for us it the same chapter.

Ntombizethu:  And Jesus said to him “I promise you that today you will be in paradise with me”

Ushua: (smiles) Uthembisile uJesu ukuthi zoba nathi eParadise inqobo masivuma ukona kwethu siphendukela kuye namuhla Jesu is making a promise to one of the criminals that he was being crucified with as we all know if we read the holy book, he made promises to a lot of people and he kept them always. Now we fond him again assuring someone he will be with him in Paradise it doesn’t matter unasiphi isono you as well if you ask him something or to be with you in your life all your doings, he will be with you akukusiye muntu kuba angaqambamanga. It doesn’t matter how much you have sinned what you have been through, what you have tried with no success but today ask God to be with you in your paradise it will surely happen, it may not be a heavenly paradise but the paradise that you have been praying for asking for a job, healthy life, peaceful home kuningi yakwazi wena and today God is assuring you uzoba nawe and he will grant it to you. This is about salvation and a promise, Just surrender yourself (crying) zizise kuye ucele angenelele mpilweni yakho sukhathele kwenza ngikwakho ukuba isoni ask him to cleanse you with his blood ask him to wash you clean and tell him ongekukwazi kusho kumina kumawakho your husband or your family he listens he will listen to you trust me nami ngakhe ngamcla uThixo wamamele waphendula..Awu Jesu mcele mzalwane what ever okudingayo kuye unguthixo ophendulayo.

Hlengokuhle: (singing while Ushua hugs Mandy and walks to her seat then Uyanganelisa walks to stage) O Msindisi Jesu Kristu nguwe oyinkosi yami yebo manje mawubuse phezukwakho konke okwami…. Busa Nkosi yami, busa Nkosi yami ngeqiniso ngiyavuma uyinkosi yami…I surrender all, I surrender all; all him my great and savior I surrender all.