No cool Keats references this time

Name: Chad
Scripture: Luke 23:26-43
One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying "are you not the crhist? ave yourself and us!" but the other rebuked him saying, do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation, and we indeed justly for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong" And he said " Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom" and he said to him " truly I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise"

OAP: This is a hard passage solely from a social justice standpoint. It is always taught that God come to relive the oppressed of their suffering and to save his people. This would seem to have a huge here and now effect yet the what is shown on the cross is not a scene of relief of suffering but rather of a future glory in heaven. This is hard for me, I like tangible. actually it is not hard for me, I have very little suffering personally, it is hard from me to morally comprehend in relation to those who are oppressed. Shouldn't Jesus deliver them rather than just promise them something in the future. Don't get me wrong I am all for this future paradise, it just doesn't quite fit with the ideas we read about it exodus. I don't want to write this off as the people on the crosses deserved it, by the viewpoint of the law.

I always hear that your kingdom is here and now, that you will make a difference in the life of people on the spot and change their lives. Why only sometimes? What am I supposed to do with that?