Posted by In a Dublin Nursing home an old priest lay dying.
For years he had faithfully served the people of the nation’s capital.
He motioned for his nurse to come near. “Yes, Father?”, said the nurse.
“I would really like to see Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin before I die” whispered the priest.
“I’ll see what I can do, Father” replied the nurse.
The nurse sent the request to Leinster House and waited for a response.
Soon the word arrived;
Leo and Micheál would be delighted to visit the priest.
As they went to the hospital, Leo commented to Micheál
“I don’t know why the old priest wants to see us, but it certainly will help our images”.
Micheál agreed that it was the right thing to do at this time.
When they arrived at the priest’s room, the priest took Leos hand in his right hand and then Micheáls hand in his left.
There was silence and a look of serenity on the old priest’s face.
The old priest slowly said: “I have always tried to pattern my life after our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ”. “Amen”, said Leo. “Amen”, said Micheál.
The old priest continued,
“Jesus died between two lying thieving bastards, and I would like to do the same !!!.
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