Baseball in Heaven

05-16-2021The Pastor's PenFr. Matthew R. Paratore, S.T.L., J.C.L.

Dear Friend,

Bob and Stan were good buddies and baseball friends. One day at a ballgame, they made a vow to each other that, whichever friend died first, that friend would send a message back to earth to let the other friend know if there was baseball in Heaven.

Sure enough, one-day Bob died. After a while, he sent a message back to earth to Stan: "Hey, Stan, this is your old baseball buddy, Bob. I have good news and I have bad news for you from Heaven."

Stan thought about it and said, "Let’s hear the good news!" Bob said, "Well, the good news is there is a lot of baseball going on in Heaven! Mickey Mantle is hitting home runs a mile long and you should see Babe Ruth hit a baseball up here, too! There really is baseball Heaven!"

Stan smiled and said, "Hey, Bob. What about that bad news?" There was a long pause. Finally, Bob spoke from Heaven and said, "The bad news is YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO PITCH UP HERE TOMORROW NIGHT!"

Pray always and never lose heart.

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