Jesus tells Peter, "You will deny me three times before the cock crows!" and Peter, sung by the truth of the Lord's words as the cock crows, sadly begins to slink away from Golgotha...when he hears across the wind, "Peter...Peter!"
It's the voice of Jesus. Peter turns and runs back up the hill, where a Roman centurion stops him. Disappointed, Peter turns away...when he hears a moaned "Peter...Peter!"
Peter knocks down the centurion and works his way back up the hill, where he runs into a crowd of soldiers now keeping Jesus' disciples from taking him off the cross. There are too many for Peter to simply knock down, so he turns to leave...when again he hears a barely whispered, "Peter...Peter!"
Imbued with new strength, Peter barrels into the soldiers and leaps upon the cross, straining to shake off the Romans and put his head to the lips of Christ, crying "Yes, Lord, I am here!" Jesus looks deeply into Peter's eyes, and just before the Romans manage to drag Peter away, says softly...
You want to spend eternity with Sirloin & me, freepmail for the punch line. 8)
I don't want to spend eternity with you, but I do want the punchline!
Here's one in this genre:
An old man collapses on the sidewalk in downtown NYC near a Catholic church. A crowd gathers, a policeman looks at him and says hes dying, does anyone know any prayers while the ambulance comes? Another old codger steps forward and says he's lived behind the church for years. Although he never went to church, he said he heard their litany every Sunday and Wednesday night, and he would repeat it for the dying man. Ok said the cop. Let us pray, said the man:
G-5. B-14. N-18. I-47. O-15......