THE PRIEST

An actor picked up a hitchhiker who revealed that he was a Catholic priest who had left the church. Explaining his current situation, the former cleric said, “I’m living with a woman. I love her and we want to get married. This morning two representatives of the church came to where I live. They told me to appear at a hearing in San Francisco to determine my relationship with the Church. I told them that I’m doing God’s will, but they didn’t believe me. Do you believe me?”

The actor replied, “Yes, I believe you. As part of my preparation to become an actor, I studied Zen. One of the things I learned is that if God’s actions appear irrational and inconsistent, you must remember that he is playing to the broadest possible audience.”