The Heavenly Marriage

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The Heavenly Marriage


There was a young couple, very much in love, who the night before
 they were to be married, were both tragically killed in an automobile
 accident.

  They  found themselves at the pearly gates of heaven being escorted
 in by St. Peter.  After a couple of weeks in heaven, the prospective
 groom took St. Peter aside and said, "St. Peter, my fiance and I are
 very happy to be in heaven but we miss very much the opportunity to
 have celebrated our wedding vows.  Is it possible for people in
 heaven to get married?"

   St. Peter looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of
 anyone in heaven wanting to get married.  I'm afraid you'll have to
 talk to the Lord  God Almighty about that.  I can get you an
 appointment for two weeks from Wednesday."

   Come the appointed day, the couple were escorted by the guardian
 angels into the presence of the Lord God Almighty, where they repeat
 the request.  The Lord looked at them solemnly and said, "I tell you
 what, wait five years and if you still want to get married, come back
 and we will talk about it  again."

   Well five years went by, and the couple still very much wanting to
 get married, came back.  Again the Lord God Almighty said, "Please
 you must wait  another five years and then I will consider your
 request."

   Finally, they come before the Lord God Almighty the third time, ten
 years after their first request, and ask the Lord again.   This time
 the Lord  answered, "Yes, you may marry.  This Saturday at 2:00 p.m.,
 we will have a beautiful ceremony in the main chapel.  The reception
 will be on me!"

   The wedding went beautifully, all the guests thought the bride was
 beautiful.  Moses brought some flowers from the Nile River Delta and
 Ghandi came wearing his finest hand-woven sari.

    But, you guessed it, the couple was married but a few months when
 they realized they had made a horrible mistake, they just couldn't
 stay married to one another.

    So they made another appointment to see the Lord God Almighty,
 this  time to ask if they could get a divorce in heaven.  When the Lord
 heard their request, he looked at them and said, "Look, it took us
 ten years to find a priest up here in heaven; do you have any idea
 how long it'll take to find a lawyer?"


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