Heaven

This poem was posted on the Hot Topics Boards I am addicted to. It is in response mostly to the heated religious debates. (if you can call name calling, condemnation, mudslinging tactics debating). Anyway, its to remind us that while you may be thinking someone not fit for Heaven and God's grace, He sees things the way they really are.

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."

Sure is something to think about.