You CAN Bring It With You
There was a rich man who was near death. He was very worried because he had
worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to
heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth
with him.
An angel hears his plea and appears to him in a dream. "Sorry, but you can't
take it with you."
The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules
and allow him to take some of it if he leaves the balance to the church.
The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him.
The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to
take one suitcase with him.
Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold
bars and places it beside his bed.
Soon afterward, he dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet Saint
Peter.
Saint Peter, seeing the suitcase says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in
here!"
"But," the man explains to St. Peter, "I have permission." He asks him to
verify his story with the Lord.
Sure enough, Saint Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You
are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before
letting it through."
St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found
too precious to leave behind and exclaims,
"What, you brought pavement?"
There was a rich man who was near death. He was very worried because he had
worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to
heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth
with him.
An angel hears his plea and appears to him in a dream. "Sorry, but you can't
take it with you."
The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules
and allow him to take some of it if he leaves the balance to the church.
The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him.
The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to
take one suitcase with him.
Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold
bars and places it beside his bed.
Soon afterward, he dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet Saint
Peter.
Saint Peter, seeing the suitcase says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in
here!"
"But," the man explains to St. Peter, "I have permission." He asks him to
verify his story with the Lord.
Sure enough, Saint Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You
are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before
letting it through."
St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found
too precious to leave behind and exclaims,
"What, you brought pavement?"
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