If there is one thing we can be certain about in life, it’s the fact that we are always going to be surprised at the things we see and hear. We may be having a perfectly normal day and before we know it, events change and we are suddenly faced with something that we never could have expected. Apparently, this not only happens now but it may also happen after we die. It’s illustrated nicely in this story about an engaged couple who passed away in a car accident. In the end, you will be surprised by the answer to their simple question.
On their way to get married, a young Catholic couple is involved in a fatal car accident.
The couple finds themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to wonder: Could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. Peter showed up, they asked him.
St. Peter said, ‘I don’t know. This is the first time anyone has asked. Let me go find out,’ and he leaves.
The couple sat and waited, and waited. Two months passed and the couple is still waiting. While waiting, they began to wonder what would happen if it didn’t work out; could you get a divorce in heaven. After yet another month, St. Peter finally returns, looking somewhat bedraggled.
‘Yes,’ he informs the couple, ‘you can get married in Heaven.’
‘Great!’ said the couple, ‘But we were just wondering, what if things don’t work out? Could we also get a divorce in Heaven?’
St. Peter, red-faced with anger, slammed his clipboard onto the ground. ‘What’s wrong?’ asked the frightened couple.
‘OH, COME ON!’, St. Peter shouted, ‘It took me three months to find a priest up here! Do you have any idea how long it’ll take me to find a lawyer?