October 11, 2005

• A friend of mine, who will remain anonymous, wrote this to me a few days ago. I thought it was something that needed to be said, so I copied and pasted it here. Take care. – Pete
  
  “It’s kinda hard for us to judge who is going to heaven and who isn’t. I don’t think it is as clear as some people think it is. Yes, I think the road is indeed narrow, but for someone to tack on a list of rules to meet to make it there….we can get into the whole denominations debate and who’s right and who’s wrong. And then we’ve got Protestants and Catholics duking it out for crying out loud! (Need I say anything of the crusades and how they were murduring “for their Lord”). Yeah, it’s a miracle God didn’t just end our existence then and there. Luckily St. Francis was around! I think he vouched for us all. When I was talking about Mother Theresa and her great work on this earth, having such a great example of a true servant’s heart, one friend said something like, “Let’s just hope she was saved…” I just looked at him and couldn’t believe it. I don’t know how (or why) someone would sacrifice a life of luxury to get on their knees and serve the lowest of the low in Calcutta without having some idea of the love of God and the work of Jesus through the cross. Did she go around protesting everything she found indecent, or handing out tracts on how God loves you? No, she spent her life quietly serving out of love, and in so doing, WAS Christ to those she met.
  
  Anyway, all that to say..I agree with you. We indeed will be surprised who turns up, as well as who is not there.”
  
  

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