Talking about Funerals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Talking about Funerals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| 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!'
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.

I like that. Thanks!!!