Those Irish

How to get to Heaven - from Ireland
I was testing children in my Dublin Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting into heaven. 
           
I asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into  heaven?"

 

"NO!"  the children answered.

 

"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the garden, and kept everything tidy, would that get me into heaven?"

 

Again, the answer was "NO!"  By now I was starting to smile. 

 

"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave sweets to all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me into  heaven?"

Again, they all answered "NO!"

I  was just bursting with pride for them.  I continued, "Then how can I get into heaven?"

A six year-old boy shouted out, "YUV GOTTA BE  FOOKN' DEAD!"

 

("It's a curious race, the Irish.")

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