A Joke
StPeter was showing a bunch of new recruits the delights of heaven. There werethings to suit all tastes, even a gay bar. Most popular were the wine tastingsessions, which Jesus had set up, he was particularly proud of his ChateauHeaven vintage, being of course an expert in viticulture.
Acarriage, pulled by eight white horses, stopped beside the group, and out gotthe most beautiful woman they had ever seen. St Peter bowed low and introducedher, "This is God"! The recruits gasped, "Don't worry, you willsoon get used to the idea", she grinned!
Atthe end of the tour the recruits were shown a tin shack from which emanated thesound of hoarse discordant singing. St Peter explained, " That is reservedfor 'born again' Christians who think they are the only inhabitants of heaven,we don't like to disappoint them so they can sing God's praises for alleternity. One puzzled new arrival queried how they reacted to God being awoman. "Ah" said St Peter, "Now that is our very cunning plan.Not everyone can enter into the delights of heaven immediately if they havebeen very bad whilst on earth. They must serve a term playing God for the 'bornagains’, the length of which depends on the wickedness of their crimes. As theactor is always hidden in a blaze of light, they are none the wiser when achange over takes place. However heinous the crime, the perpetrator is deemedto have served their sentence after a few Millennia of listening to that lotsinging God's praises!
RJG