THE PRIEST AND THE PILOT

A priest dies and is waiting in line at The Pearly Gates.  Ahead of him is a guy who is dressed in sunglasses, loud shirt, leather jacket and jeans.

St 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 Jack, retired British Airlines pilot.. St Peter consults his list, smiles and says “Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom.”

Next it’s the priest’s turn.  He stands erect and booms out “I’m Father Bob, pastor of St Mary’s, Clapham for the last 43 years.”  St Peter consults his list and 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 a gold staff and I get only cotton and wood.  How can this be?”

“Up here we go by results” says St Peter. ”When you preached people slept.  When he flew people prayed.”

Contributed by Mervyn from ‘Pensioner’