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Dreams of Heaven  

Had some thoughts last night that startled me out of that half-asleep stage.   Get this—I was shopping at a store—in heaven. The clerk was friendly enough.  But nevertheless, I was puzzled by the experience.

“What can we get you, sir?”  asked the guy behind the counter.

“A box of Kleenex” I replied.  

“A what?”

“Box of Kleenex.  You know, tissues.”

“Whatever for?”

“What for?” I stammered incredulously.  “For blowing my nose when I get a cold.”

“Not gonna happen. Didn’t you read the Book?  There’s no sickness up here.  No suffering.” 

“Well what if I…you know….cry at something sad. Not that as a guy I’d…”

“Not gonna happen:  ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…’  Haven’t you read that?”

“Well yeah.  ‘Course.  But what about using the Kleenex for a dirty stain or a spot of mud?”

“Not gonna happen. Nothing impure will enter heaven.”

At that point I just sort of started looking up and around at the rather curious store.  The clerk smiled warmly and said, “You’re new up here, aren’t you?”  I nodded. He continued. “Well let me tell you what we do have in stock.  We’ve got kindness—available by the cubic yard.  We absolutely never run out of that.”

“What else do you sell?”

“Actually, we don’t sell anything here.  It’s all free.  All given away.   But to answer your question, we have grace.”

“I’ll take a gallon” I said.  “I could use a whole lot of grace.” He laughed again. 

“Mister, we could probably special order a gallon of grace but we don’t typically carry it in that small a quantity.  Up here, grace is generally measured in pools.  Swimming pools.  You’d call them Olympic-size from your earth days.” 

At this point, I was feeling a bit lightheaded. But having come this far, I figured I’d ask away. “What else do you have?”

“Mercy.  Available In three sizes.  Extra-large…Humongous…and Massively Mega.”

“So what would you say is one of your more popular items?” I couldn’t resist asking.

“That’s easy: righteousness.  Got plenty of peace around, too.  Flows like a river.  ‘Course all the fruits of the Spirit are here in abundant supply.  Oh—and there’s one other popular staple you should know we’ve got.”

The guy left a big ol’ hole in the conversation, so I played along and asked him, “Okay, so what’s your other popular staple?”

“Laughter,” he said with a chuckle.  Comes in one, two and three-ton shipments. And up here, there’s no cash and carry.  Just ask and receive.”

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There.  Now I’ve told you about my dream.  Hope you don’t think I’ve finally gone nuts.  And I hope it makes you long for heaven as much as it does me.

 

But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.  –1 Cor. 2:9

 

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