PRAYER

COMMENTARY ARCHIVES, 1 Jun 2009

Dietrich Fischer

A reverend came to heaven and said to St. Peter, "I have preached every Sunday and helped many people in my community, may I come into heaven?"  

St. Peter said, "Sure, please sit on this bench here and wait until your name will be called."  

Then a young man in blue jeans arrived and was allowed straight into heaven.  

The reverend went to St. Peter and asked, "Who is that?"  St. Peter said, "He was a bus driver."  The reverend complained, "How come he is allowed straight into heaven and I have to wait?"  

St. Peter explained, "You know, here we go by results, not by good intentions.  When you preached, only a third of the people in your church really prayed.  One third were bored and thinking of something else, and one third were dozing off.  But I can tell you, when this man drove a bus, everybody on the bus constantly prayed."

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