'Good teacher, do tell me, what things must I do 
To get into Heaven?  Oh, if only I knew.'
     The reply Jesus made was: 'You say I am good?
     God is the good one. Have you not understood?'

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'You know the commandments. What more can I say?
Do these things and then turn to God when you pray.
    Show love to your neighbour, as you would to yourself.
    Get rid of your riches! Heaven doesn’t want wealth.'

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'Heaven’s gateway is narrow but I am the way.
Keep to the pathway and don’t go astray.
     Turn your back on adultery, stealing, and hate 
     And then follow behind as I go through this gate.'

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'Don’t hurt other people and especially don’t kill.
Here’s the vessel of Godliness.  Now don’t let it spill.
     Love your father and mother. Be kind to the poor.
     It’s a hard path to follow if you enter this door.'

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But the man thought again: 'Give away what I’ve earned? 
I might need it one day.  That’s the lesson I’ve learned.'
   His face clouded over, when he thought of all this.
  'Without comfort and wealth, I’ll give Heaven a miss.'

 

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* This poem was one of 400 published in 2010 in 5 books  -

AMS Educational Publishers, Leeds.

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