Nov 01 2008

Once Upon A Time At The Pearly Gates

Category: abortionamuzikman @ 1:04 am

(A celestial conversation overheard just outside the gates of Heaven)

ST PETER: Welcome to Heaven! Well done, good and faithful servant. Your name is written in The Book of Life! Enter into the joy of the Lord!

NEW ARRIVAL: Not so fast!

ST. PETER: I beg your pardon.

NEW ARRIVAL: What makes you think I want to go in there.

ST PETER: But….I don’t understand.

NEW ARRIVAL: I have a bone to pick with God.

ST PETER: Oh Dear! This is most unusual. I’ve never seen anyone who wasn’t overjoyed about going through those gates and entering Heaven.

NEW ARRIVAL: Yeah? well, I guess I’m not overjoyed quite yet.

ST PETER: So it would appear!

NEW ARRIVAL: I’m not going anywhere until I give God a piece of my mind.

ST PETER: That might be difficult, at least out here.

NEW ARRIVAL: Oh yeah? Why is that?

ST PETER: Well you see, God is inside Heaven. He doesn’t come out to the gate, that’s why I’m here. And you’re supposed to go in.

NEW ARRIVAL: I get that. But if I go in now I might be lulled into forgetting how angry I am at God. I want to have my say before I become distracted.

ST PETER: Distracted?

NEW ARRIVAL: You know – streets of gold, crowns of glory, angels, harps, etc.

ST PETER: Hmmmm. OK, well how about if you tell me and I’ll relay the message to God. We do speak with each other daily.

NEW ARRIVAL: Are you sure He’ll get the message?

ST PETER: God as my witness.

NEW ARRIVAL: OK. I want to know how it is a loving God could create such things as cancer and AIDS. I want to know how a God who claims to love can allow so much suffering in the world. My father died from cancer and it was a terrible thing to witness. Add to that wars, pestilence, famine, floods, earthquakes – the list just goes on and on. What kind of a place are you guys running up here, anyway?

ST PETER: Is that all?

NEW ARRIVAL: Isn’t that enough?

ST PETER: That’s certainly quite a bit. You’re probably not surprised by this but you aren’t the first to ask such a question, though you have picked a rather unique time and place to demand an answer.

NEW ARRIVAL: Well, do you think God has a plausible answer?

ST PETER: I certainly do. He is God, after all.

NEW ARRIVAL: OK, I’m waiting.

ST PETER: Actually I can answer at least part of your question.

NEW ARRIVAL: (skeptical) You?

ST PETER: Yes, I do have access to some of the information you seek.

NEW ARRIVAL: Only some?

ST PETER: Well I’m not God, after all. But let’s see if i can at least provide you with some preliminary information. Maybe you’ll find it helpful. Then later after you enter Heaven you can follow up with God for the rest. Does that work for you?

NEW ARRIVAL: (reluctantly) Ah…OK, I guess.

ST PETER: Now, what was the first thing you mentioned?

NEW ARRIVAL: Cancer.

ST PETER: Oh, right. Just a moment. (sound of shuffling papers) Ah, here it is. Derek McCallister

NEW ARRIVAL: What?

ST PETER: I said, Derek McCallister.

NEW ARRIVAL: Who is Derek McCallister?

ST PETER: Well, he currently resides here, in Heaven.

NEW ARRIVAL: I’m not following you. I say “cancer” and you say “Derek McCallister”. What does that name have to do with cancer?

ST PETER: Derek McCallister is the man who would have discovered a cure for cancer.

NEW ARRIVAL: Huh? “would have”? You mean, like he died prematurely in a car accident or something?

ST PETER: Not exactly. He was aborted. On July 2, 1976, to be exact. He was 7 months from being born.

NEW ARRIVAL: (incredulous) You mean to tell me God knew that one particular fetus was going to be born, grow up and find a cure for cancer???

ST PETER: That’s exactly what I mean. Only we don’t use the term “fetus” here, we prefer “unborn baby”. Say, didn’t you ever crack open a Bible? It’s right there in Psalm 139. God’s answer to prayers about cancer was to create the man who would find a cure. But he was aborted and never had the chance.

NEW ARRIVAL: Oh, come on!

ST PETER: AIDS?

NEW ARRIVAL: What about it?

ST PETER: Oldjai Musal.

NEW ARRIVAL: Who is that?

ST PETER: Conceived March 1, 1980, aborted April 26, 1980.

NEW ARRIVAL: Was he…….

ST PETER: Yep. The man who would have found a cure for AIDS. Pesky little critters, those viruses. Very difficult to kill. That would have been a huge medical breakthrough.

NEW ARRIVAL: This can’t be!

ST PETER: Oh, but it is. Actually the full list is quite long – into the millions, you know.

NEW ARRIVAL: Aborted babies?

ST PETER: Yes, and among them some of the greatest minds and incredible talents the world will never see. Artists, musicians, writers, theologians, chefs, scientists, doctors, lawyers, physicists… it goes on and on.

NEW ARRIVAL: I just can’t believe this.

ST PETER: I can give you more examples. Fusion power? Xiao Lee Chung & Reggie Hill. Both aborted. Working together they would have pretty much permanently solved the problem of cheap, clean energy. Toxic waste? Sarah Ramey, partial-birth abortion on December 10, 1992. Seems she would have done ground-breaking research in enzymes that just loved to eat all kinds of toxic waste. I don’t pretend to understand all the technical stuff. I’m just a fisherman. Drought & famine? Jose Santiago Cervantes, conceived April 13, 2004, aborted with an RU486 pill the next day. He was going to refine an extremely inexpensive de-salinization process that would have made water shortages a thing of the past. Shall I go on?

NEW ARRIVAL: No, that won’t be necessary.

ST PETER: You see, God, in his infinite wisdom has made provision for man, His most beloved creation, to be totally happy and completely free. It isn’t God’s will for anyone to suffer. But man continues to engage in behavior that can only be called self-destructive. So many significant contributors to the legacy that is mankind have been killed in the womb. Actually, you could say God’s answer to prayer has been aborted by some of the very ones who pray.

NEW ARRIVAL: Yeah, I guess you could say that. We really are our own worst enemies, aren’t we?

ST PETER: What was the next item on your list?

NEW ARRIVAL: I forgot. Besides, it really doesn’t matter now.

ST PETER: Are you sure?

NEW ARRIVAL: Yes, quite sure, (pause) but thanks.

ST PETER: You’re welcome. Not exactly the answer you were expecting, was it?

NEW ARRIVAL: No. not exactly

ST PETER: So, what’ll it be? Are you ready to enter Heaven now?

NEW ARRIVAL: Yeah, I think so. (hesitantly) I do have just one more question if you don’t mind.

ST PETER: Her name is Cassie. A very lovely girl. She’s been waiting to meet you.

NEW ARRIVAL: I think I’d like that.

Did you ever stop and ponder the implications of the millions of abortions that are performed each year. What have we all lost as a result of our shameful lowering of the value of human life? What does it say about the hope for our future when we continue to place people in leadership positions who protect and defend the right to kill the not-yet-born? May God have mercy on us.

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One Response to “Once Upon A Time At The Pearly Gates”

  1. Jonathan Neal says:

    great thought provocation!

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