There was a young couple, very much in love, who the
night before they were to be married, were both
tragically killed in an automobile accident.
They found themselves at the pearly gates of heaven
being escorted in by St. Peter. After a couple of weeks
in heaven, the prospective groom took St. Peter aside
and said, "St. Peter, my fiance and I are very happy to
be in heaven but we miss very much the opportunity to
have celebrated our wedding vows. Is it possible for
people in heaven to get married?" St. Peter looked at
him and said, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of anyone in
heaven wanting to get married. I'm afraid you'll have
to talk to the Lord God Almighty about that. I can get
you an appointment for two weeks from Wednesday."
Came the appointed day, the couple were escorted by
the guardian angels into the presence of the Lord God
Almighty, where they repeated the request. The Lord
looked at them solemnly and said, "I tell you what,
wait five years and if you still want to get married,
come back and we will talk about it again."
Well, five years went by, and the couple still very
much wanting to get married, came back. Again the Lord
God Almighty said, "Please you must wait another five
years and then I will consider your request."
Finally, they come before the Lord God Almighty the
third time, ten years after their first request, and
ask the Lord again. This time the Lord answered, "Yes,
you may marry. This Saturday at 2:00 p.m., we will have
a beautiful ceremony in the main chapel. The reception
will be on me!"
The wedding went beautifully, all the guests thought
the bride was beautiful. Moses brought some flowers
from the Nile River Delta and Gandhi came wearing his
finest hand-woven sari. But, you guessed it, the couple
was married but a few weeks when they realized they had
made a horrible mistake, they just couldn't stay
married to one another.
So they made another appointment to see the Lord God
Almighty, this time to ask if they could get a divorce
in heaven. When the Lord heard their request, he looked
at them and said, "Look, it took us ten years to find a
priest up here in heaven. Do you have any idea how long
it'll take to find a lawyer?" |
