Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling
An old priest lay dying in a London hospital. For years he had faithfully
served the people of the nation's capital. He motioned for his nurse to come
near.
die" whispered the priest. "I'll see what I can do, Father" replied the nurse. The nurse duly arranged
for the request to be sent to Downing Street and waited for a response. Soon
the word arrived. Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling would be delighted to
visit the priest. As they were driven to the hospital Gordon commented to Alistair "I don't
know why the old priest wants to see us, but it will certainly help our
images and might even get us re-elected!" Darling agreed that it was indeed a good thing. When they arrived at the priest's ward, the priest took Gordon's hand in his
right hand and Alistair's hand in his left. There was silence, and a look of serenity on the old priest's face. Finally Gordon spoke. "Father, of all the people you could have chosen, why did you choose us to
be with you at the end?" The old priest replied slowly, "I have always tried to pattern my life after
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ". "Amen", said Gordon. "Amen", said Alistair. The old priest continued, "Jesus died between two lying thieves: I wanted to
do the same!"
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