There's an old story about three men who were friends. They attended college together. And even went to grad schools in the same town. One became a Lawyer, one became a Tax Accountant and the other became a Preacher. The Lawyer and the Accountant were members of the Preachers church.

Over the years, they maintained their close friendship. One of the things that held them together was mutual respect and their sense of humor. The Preacher particularly liked calling his friends the Pharisee and the Money Changer. They in turn said he had a Messiah complex.

As the years went by, old age began to take its toll. Eventually the Preacher lay in bed dying. He summoned his two friends and asked them to stand on either side of his bed to see him off. When asked why he said, "All my life I've tried …