An old joke I was told by my mother as a kid
In a small town in Italy, there was a church with a priest that was known over the entire country for his strong beliefs in Jesus.
One day a huge flood came into the village. all the people climbed onto the roofs of their houses and waited for boats.
The Priest hid on the roof of the church and started praying, begging god to save his loyal servant.
After a few seconds he saw a boat, the man on the boat said "come father we will save you"
The priest answered: No, go my son, i will pray to god and HE will save me
Then came the second boat, the man said "Father, the water almost reached you, come with us and we will save you"
"No" answered the priest again, I Will pray to god and HE will save me
After a minute, came the last boat. the Mayor yhat was on the boat said "Come with us father, we are the last, we will save you"
The priest, with a voice full of inspiration answered "No, I belive in God, he will save me if i belive"
After a minute, everyone left and the priest drowned.
When he came to heaven, he went straight to god and said "I was your best priest, best beliver, i read the bible every day and prayed every sunday. Why did you let me die?"
God Answers: I sent you THREE F-ING BOATS,WHY DIDNT YOU GO ON THEM??