Innocently unaware of prejudices held against him, a devoutly religious old black man, applied for membership in an exclusive church. The pastor attempted to put him off with all sorts of evasive remarks. The old man, growing aware that he was not wanted, said finally, that he would pray on it, and perhaps the Lord would tell him just what to do.
Several days later he returned. “Well,” asked the minister, “did the Lord send you a message?”
“Yes sir, he did,” was the answer. “He told me it wasn’t any use. He said, ‘I’ve been trying to get in that same church myself for ten years, and I still can’t make it.'”