The light surrounding the angel instantly grew in intensity, temporarily blinding John. And then, in the blink of an eye, everything went black. No Heaven, no Hell, just utter nothingness. John sat down and waited for what was to come next. He waited a very long time. Many years, even. And then, one by one, he was joined in the nothingness. First by his father, then his mistress, a whole host of people he had hurt in his short, miserable lifetime, and, lastly, by his wife.
“Uh oh,” John said. “This ain’t good.”
“John?” his wife asked. “Where are we?”
“Purgatory, I suppose,” he replied, glumly. “I think we have to make amends for our sins here. To redeem our souls.”
Each person in the large group looked around and, one by one, grimaced and groaned.
“It’s gonna be a long eternity,” John added.
And then, overhead, a roaring laugh filled the void.
“It’s not funny,” John shouted out.
“But it is, John. It most certainly is,” came the reply.
God, it appeared, had a sense of humor, after all. |
