A minister dies and is waiting in line at
the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather
jacket, and jeans. Saint Peter addresses this guy, "Who are you, so that I may know
whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?"
The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen,
taxi-driver, of Noo Yawk City."
Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles
and says to the taxi-driver, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the
Kingdom of Heaven."
The taxi-driver goes into Heaven with his
robe and staff, and it's the minister's turn. He stands erect and booms out, "I am
Joseph Snow, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last forty-three years."
Saint Peter consults his list. He says to
the minister, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of
Heaven."
"Just a minute," says the
minister. "That man was a taxi-driver and he gets a silken robe and golden staff. How
can this be?"
"Up here, we work by results,"
says Saint Peter. "While you preached, people slept; while he drove, people
prayed."
