Marriage made in heaven

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Marriage In Heaven

 

There was a young couple very much in love. On the night before they were

to be married, both were 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 fiancee 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."

 

Come the appointed day, the couple was 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 a year and if

you still want to get married, come back and we will talk about it again."

 

A year went by and the couple, still very much wanting to get married, came

back. Again, the Lord God Almighty said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but

you must wait another year, and then I will consider your request." This

happened year after year, for ten years. Each time they reasserted their

yearning to be married; each time God put them off for another year.

 

In the tenth year, they came before they Lord God Almighty to ask 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 off without a hitch. The bride looked beautiful. The

Buddha did the flower arrangements for which Moses wove simple yet elegant

baskets. Jesus prepared the refreshments. All of heaven's denizens

attended, and a good time was had by all.

 

Tragically, but perhaps inevitably, within a few weeks, the lovers realized

that they had made a horrible mistake. They simply couldn't stay married to

one another. So they made another appointment to see the Lord God Almighty.

Groveling and frightened, they asked if they could get a divorce.

 

The Lord heard their request, 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 us to find a lawyer?"