CM: Do you think people can go to heaven if they only go to church once?
Me: I don't know. What do you think?
CM: ...I don't know.
A few seconds of "ummmming" pass by.
CM: I don't think you can...
Me: Really? Are you sure?
CM: No, you can't. Are there churches where you live?
Me: Of course! Tons!
CM: Do you go to church at the tons of church?
Me: Sometimes. Not always.
CM: Oohhh no. You need to go to church.
Me: How come?
CM: So when we go to heaven, we can be together as a family.
Me: But I thought you said that going church doesn't automatically mean we go to heaven.
CM: Oh yeah! I did. But you should go to church anyway because I don't think you really know Jesus.
Oh, ain't that the truth, dearest baby brother. What we think is enough is really never enough.
I don't remember being selfless as a child. Probably because I was super selfish. It was always about me and what I wanted and how I wanted others to behave around and towards me. My baby brother, however, has perfected selflessness. He's concerned about the salvation of our entire family so WE can be a family TOGETHER. Had I been the one being questioned, I would have responded that I didn't want to be alone in heaven.
When do any of us really ever know Jesus?
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