Almost Heaven

I was testing the children in  my Sunday School class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven.  I asked them, 'If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to  the church, would that get me into Heaven?'  'NO!' the children answered.  'If I cleaned the church every day, mowed  the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Heaven?'  Again, the answer was, 'NO!'  By now I was starting to smile.  Hey, this was fun!   'Well, then, if I was kind to animals, to  all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me into Heaven?' I asked them again.  Again, they all answered, 'NO!'  I was just bursting with pride for them.   'Well,' I continued, 'then how can I get into Heaven?'  A five-year-old boy shouted out, 'You gotta move to West Virginia!'

 ~Rita~