> Cleaning Woman > > There was a little old cleaning woman that went to the local > church. When the invitation was given at the end of the > service, she went forward wanting to become a member. > The pastor listened as she told him how she had accepted > Jesus and wanted to be baptized and become a member of > the church. The pastor thought to himself, "oh my, she is > so unkempt, even smells a little, and her fingernails are not > clean. She picks up garbage, cleans toilets - what would the > members think of her." He told her that she needed to go > home and pray about it and then decide . > > The following week, here she came again. She told the pastor > that she had prayed about it and still wanted to be baptized. > "I have passed this church for so long. It is so beautiful, and I > truly want to become a member." > > Again the pastor told her to go home and pray some more. > > A few weeks later while out eating at the restaurant, the pastor saw > the little old lady. He did not want her to think that he was > ignoring her so he approached her and said, "I have not seen you for > a while. Is everything all right?" > > "Oh, yes," she said. "I talked with Jesus, and he told me not > to worry about becoming a member of your church." > > "He did?" said the pastor. > > "Oh, yes" she replied. "He said even He hasn't been able to > get into your church yet, and He's been trying for years." >