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.”