The pilot and the priest

[Charleslee]

Subject: Pilot and Priest


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The Pilot and the Priest

The 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 cool 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 Bruce, retired airline pilot from Toronto .'

Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the pilot, 'Take
this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom.' The pilot
goes into Heaven with his robe and staff.

Next, it's the priest's turn. He stands erect and booms out, 'I am
Father Bob, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last 43 years.' Saint Peter
consults his list. He says to the priest, 'Take this cotton robe and
wooden staff and enter the Kingdom'.

'Just a minute,' says the good father. 'That man was a pilot and he
gets a silken robe and golden staff and I get only cotton and wood.
How can this be?'

'Up here - we go by results,' says Saint Peter. 'When you preached -
people slept. When he flew, people prayed.'

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