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Speculative discussions about heaven continue in the Rivers household. Earlier this week, I posted a Facebook status sharing Reuben’s opinion that in heaven you can eat all the candy you want without having to brush your teeth (to which I added: and without gaining weight).
This morning I made two batches of brownies for a funeral reception this afternoon. Reuben and I, the resident “sweet tooths,” sat licking the bowls while the brownies baked.
“Do you think you get magical powers when you’re in heaven?” Reuben inquired.
“I hope so,” I replied. “Personally, I’d like to be able to fly.”
“Yeah!” he enthused, his front teeth smudged with chocolate goop.
“Do you think you get to see real, live dinosaurs in heaven – that are safe?” Mr. Brownie-batter-for-breakfast inquired.
“I think God could arrange that,” I declared with theological confidence, swirling my spatula around the top edge of the mixing bowl. (Precious stuff—the batter and the conversation.)
Returning to his earlier fantasy, Reuben conjectured: “It would be cool if we could visit the Easter Bunny’s area, because then we could eat all the candy along the street.”
“Or the North Pole!” I suggested excitedly. “Maybe we get to visit the North Pole when we’re in heaven.”
“I think so…” Reuben said tentatively, then added, “…if you’re rich you do.”
Imagine my delight—and his—when I informed my sweet son that there would be no money necessary to enjoy all the wonders of the afterlife!
A fitting exchange for a funeral day. God bless the Bannisters.
Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of life, so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.
Bread of life, so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.
Hallelujah! I have found Him
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Through His life I now am saved.
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Through His life I now am saved.
2 comments:
I made a beautiful platter out of the barn brownies and the apple cookies and I made sure that Doris saw them before they were gone.
Awesome post -- in more ways than one!
Tell Reuben that I believe we will explore the planets of the many universes!!! How will be travel between them? Perhaps by Madeleine L'Engle's tesseracts or maybe by Harry Potter's portkeys? But God probably has even more exciting transportation for us than these means.
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