Talking about Funerals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Registered: 03-22-2005
Talking about Funerals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mon, 02-09-2009 - 6:40pm
As a young Priest in Whyalla, I was asked by a funeral director to hold a grave-side service for a homeless man, who had no family or friends.  The funeral was to be held at a new cemetery way
back in the country, and this man would be the first to be buried there.

I was not familiar with the bush and I soon became lost.  Being a typical man, I did not stop to ask for directions.   I finally arrived an hour late.  I saw the backhoe and the open grave, but the hearse was nowhere in sight.   The digging crew was eating lunch.

I apologized to the workers for my tardiness, and I stepped to the side of the open grave.  There I saw the vault lid already in place.   I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long, as I told them that this was the proper thing to do.

The workers gathered around the grave and stood silent by, as I began to pour out my heart and
soul.   As I preached about`looking forward to a brighter tomorrow' and `the glory that is to
come,' the workers began to say `Amen,' `Praise the Lord,' and `Glory!' The fervor of these men
truly inspired me.   So, I preached and I preached like I had never preached before, all the way
from Genesis to Revelations.   I finally closed the lengthy service with a prayer, thanked the men, and walked to my car.

As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I heard one of the workers say to another, `I ain't NEVER seen nothin' like that before, and I've been puttin' in septic tanks for thirty years!'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Von.

 

Von.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-01-2004
Mon, 02-09-2009 - 7:11pm

I like that. Thanks!!!


iVillage Member
Registered: 03-14-2007
Mon, 02-09-2009 - 10:55pm
LOL!!! Thanks for the laughs Von!!




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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-12-2003
Tue, 02-10-2009 - 3:05am
What a great morning chuckle!
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2003
Tue, 02-10-2009 - 4:33am
An Aussie joke!