A man dies and finds himself at the pearly gates. An angel meets him and asks what he was doing at the gate.

“I want to go in,” he says. “Can I?”

The angel replies, “Here’s how it works. You need 100 points to make it to heaven. You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I will give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in.”

“Okay,” the man says, “I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart.”

“That’s wonderful,” says the angel, “that’s worth three points!”

“Three points?” the man exclaimed while wondering in his mind how he can meet up with the 100 points. “Well, I attended church all my life and supported its ministry with my tithes and offerings.”

“Terrific!” says the angel. “That’s certainly worth a point.”

“One point?” he shouted. “I started a soup kitchen for the homeless in my city and worked in an orphanage for motherless babies.”

“Fantastic, that’s good for two more points,” he says.

“Two points!” Exasperated, the man cries, “Well, at this rate it’ll just be by the grace of God that I ever get into heaven.”

“Bingo, 100 points!” the angel said, “Come on in”.

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Culled from Daily Manna (Saturday May 28)

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