Subject: How Can I Get Into Heaven (from a recent email)

I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven, I asked them, ‘If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, Would that get me into Heaven?’ ‘NO!’ the children answered.

‘If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Heaven?’ Again, the answer was, ‘NO!’ By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!

‘Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me into Heaven?’ I asked them again. Again, they all answered, ‘NO!’

I was just bursting with pride for them. ‘Well,’ I continued, ‘then how
can I get into Heaven?’

A five-year-old boy shouted out, ‘YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!’

Here’s to living each well and trusting Jesus “until you gotta be dead.” – Bryan