The priest and the taxi driver

[Hoppy]

A priest 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 priest, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven." "Just a minute," says the priest. "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."

 

[wstein]

good one

 

[simbrooks]

Also remember the first shall be last and the last first in the kingdom - kind of something to remember when you think you are above the others (see the story of the Pharisee and the tax-collector too) However, beyond the Biblical impact of those things, very amusing.

 

[Mako Mark]

I think I was in Joe's Mexican cousins cab this morning.

Im an agnostic, buddhist, registered muslim that was brought up in a non practicing Anglican protistant family......... and this guy made me look skywards and wondre how soon I would meet St Peter (or my 72 virgins in Valhalla)

 

[pipedope]

Unless I am mistaken you need to die in battle with a weapon in your hand to get to Valhalla.

 

[garyfotodiver]

Joe Cohen would not be meeting St. Peter in Heaven. He'd probably go and sit at the left side of G-d.

 

[H2Andy]

priest and lawyer show up in heaven at the same time. st. peter looks at the lawyer,
fusses over him, snaps his fingers, and angels bring golden robes and wreath the lawyer, while singing praises, and fly him off into the sunrise.

priest steps up. st. peter barely looks at him, hands him a small certificate of appreciation, tells him to move along.

priest says, "wait a minute. what's going on here? i've been a servant of the Lord
all my adult life, and this is all i get? and that lawyer, he gets angels, and golden
robes, and songs of praise?

says st. peter: "bah... priests are a dime a dozen in this place. that's only the
fourth lawyer we've ever gotten."

 

[love2godeep]

hahahahaha.............

 

[ONESPEED]