Tommy had reached the age of 76 but suddenly stopped going to church. Alarmed by the old fellow's absence after so many years of faithful attendance the priest went to see him.

He found him in excellent health, so the Priest asked, "Tommy, how come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"

Tommy looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you Father," he whispered. "When I got to be 70, I expected God to take me any day because I'd got to three score years and ten. But then I got to be 75, then 76 So I figured that God is very busy and must've forgotten about me, and I don't want to remind Him!"