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.'
St. 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 now it's the minister's turn. He stands
erect and booms out, 'I am Joseph Snow, pastor of Calvary
Church for the last forty-three years.'
St 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.'
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