Pilot and the Minister

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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 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 Peter Pilot, retired American

Airlines Pilot from Dallas."



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 minister's turn. He

stands erect and booms out, "I am Joseph Snow, pastor

of Saint Mary's in Pasadena for the last 43 years."



Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the

minister, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and

enter the Kingdom."



"Just a minute," says the minister. "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 work by results," says Saint Peter,

"while you preached - - people slept; while he flew -

- people prayed."