I was shocked, confused, bewildered
as I
entered Heaven's door,
Not by
the beauty of it all,
by the
lights or its decor.
But it
was the folks in Heaven
who made
me sputter and gasp--
the
thieves, the liars, the sinners,
the
alcoholics, the trash.
There
stood the kid from seventh grade
who
swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to
him was my old neighbor
who never said
anything nice.
Herb,
who I always thought
was
rotting away in hell,
was
sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking
incredibly well.
I nudged
Jesus, "What's the deal?
I would
love to hear Your take.
How'd
all these sinners get up here?
God
must've made a mistake.
And
why's everyone so quiet,
so
somber? Give me a clue."
"Hush,
child," said He "They're all in shock.
No one
thought they'd see you."
Judge
NOT.
