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           YourprayerhasbeenapprovedandyouwillgotoheavenatdawnThursdaymorning!Standup,Art!Standup,Dottie!Takeabow!"

           Thecameraanglemadeareversecut,showingthecongregationandcenteringonBrotherandSisterRenwick.Towildapplauseandshoutsof"Hallelujah!"BrotherRenwickwasrespondingwithaboxer’shandshakeoverhishead,whilehiswifeblushedandsmiledanddabbedathereyesbesidehim.

           ThecameracutbackastheShepherdhelduphishandforsilence.Hewentonbriskly,"TheBonVoyagepartyfortheRenwickswillstartpromptlyatmidnightandthedoorswillbelockedatthattime–sogethereearlyandlet’smakethisthehappiestrevelryourflockhaseverseen,forwe’reallproudofArtandDottie.Funeralserviceswillbeheldthirtyminutesafterdawn,withbreakfastimmediatelyfollowingforthebenefitofthosewhohavetogettoworkearly."TheShepherdsuddenlylookedverysternandthecamerapannedinuntilhisheadfilledthetank."AfterourlastBonVoyage,theSextonfoundanemptypintbottleinoneoftheHappinessrooms?ofabranddistilledbysinners.That’spastanddone,asthebrotherwhoslippedhasconfessedandpaidpenancesevenfold,evenrefusingtheusualcashdiscount–I’msurehewon’tbackslide.Butstopandthink,MyChildren–isitworthriskingeternalhappinesstosaveafewpenniesonanarticleofworldlymerchandise?Alwayslookforthathappy,holyseal-of-approvalwithBishopDigby’ssmilingfaceonit.Don’tletasinnerpalmoffonyousomething‘justasgood.