Some people need this

[sw]

Not to mention any names, got this in email this morning and thought maybe some people on here should heed the advice.


I WAS SHOCKED...

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.

"You see, it was My Blood, I shed
That Cleanses from all sin
I died for them, I died for you,
So all could come right in."

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... and be kind - we're all in this together.

 

[Mrs.Greg]

Thank-You sw,this was needed today!!

 

[Shelly]

I wish I knew how to quote just some of the above post.

"Judge NOT...and be kind-we're all in this together."

sw, are you heeding your own advice? You have said some pretty cruel things yourself lately. Not trying to pick a fight, just asking a question.

 

[Anonymous]

That reminded me of an e-mail I received a few days ago:


~~Daddy's Empty Chair~~
> A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come
> and pray with her father.
> When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed
> with his head propped up on two pillows.
> An empty chair sat beside his bed.
> The minister assumed that the old fellow had been
> informed of his visit.
> "I guess you were expecting me, he said.
> 'No, who are you?" said the father.
> The minister told him his name and then remarked,
> "I saw the empty chair and I figured
> you knew I was going to show up,"
> "Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man.
> "Would you mind closing the door?"
> Puzzled, the minister shut the door.
> "I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter,"
> said the man.
>
> "But all of my life I have never known how to pray.
> At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer,
> But it went right over my head."
> I abandoned any attempt at prayer,"
> the old man continued, "until one day four years ago,
> my best friend said to me,
>
> "Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter
> of having a conversation with Jesus.
> Here is what I suggest." "Sit down in a chair;
> place an empty chair in front of you,
> and in faith see Jesus on the chair.
> It's not spooky because he promised,
> 'I will be with you always'.
>
> "Then just speak to him in the same way
> you're doing with me right now."
>
> "So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it
> a couple of hours every day.
>
> I'm careful though
> If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair,
> she'd either have a nervous breakdown
> or send me off to the funny farm."
>
> The minister was deeply moved by the story
> and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey.
>
> Then he prayed with him,
> anointed him with oil,
> and returned to the church.
>
> Two nights later the daughter called
> to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon.
> Did he die in peace?" he asked.
>
> Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock,
> he called me over to his bedside,
> told me how much he loved me
> and kissed me on the cheek.
>
> When I got back from the store an hour later,
> I found him dead.
> But there was something strange about his death.
> Apparently, just before Daddy died,
> he leaned over and rested his head
> on the chair beside the bed.
> What do you make of that?"
> The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said,
> "I wish we could all go like that."

 

[sw]

Read it again Shelly, especially the last lines

 

[Shelly]

I read it, I know what you're referring to. You and I should have a little talk some time, and then you take what I quoted as your last words in the original post, and you think about them. Don't judge.....till you know the WHOLE story!