The Pearly Gates

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.“