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 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 airline pilot from Houston . '
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. '