Heaven Is A Retail Store

I was just coming back from lunch break and heard the sound that could only be a person hitting the floor. Turning the corner, I saw a woman who had just collapsed. As I approached, I could see she was unconscious. A customer reached the woman at the same time I did.

Me: “Can you stay with her while I call 911?”

Customer: “Yes!”

I reached the phone in the shoe department and made the call. Returning to the woman, I found people had congregated around (of course they did). A man asked me:

Man: “Can I say a prayer?”

I have other things to deal with, and it seemed a harmless enough request so I quickly nodded my head before attending to the situation.

He suddenly took the hands of the persons to his right and left, and in a loud voice, started:

Man: “HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOU…” 

It was the last thing I expected. I mistakenly thought he would quietly say a quick prayer and go on his way. While he was loudly asking the Lord to help this woman, she woke up.

Collapsed Woman: *Looking around and then at me.* “Am I dead?”