AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD: A 100-WORD STORY

Ernie chuckled as he remembered that old joke, the one with the two buddies who wondered whether there was golf in Heaven. “Yes, there is,” went the punchline, “and your tee-time is tomorrow morning at nine.”

There was, indeed, golf in Heaven. Ernie played wearing his brand-new Forever Body, in a foursome with Jesus, Moses, and the Almighty Himself. He would drill 325-yard drives right down the middle and play flawless bunker shots. “Sure beats living,” he thought.

But one morning when his tee shot found a water hazard, he keeled over, half-paralyzed.

“That’s a one-stroke penalty,” said the Lord.