wes
03-21-2007, 10:20 AM
> > **SPECIAL SERVICES**
> >
> > As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral director to hold a
> > grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends. The
> > funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and this
> > man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
> >
> > As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost; and
> > being a typical man did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an
> > hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew, who was eating lunch, but
> > the hearse was nowhere in sight.
> >
> > I apologized to the workers for my tardiness, and stepped to the side
> > of the open grave, where I saw the vault lid already in place. I
> > assured the workers I would not hold them up for long, but this was
> > the proper thing to do.
> >
> > The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I poured out my
> > heart and soul.
> >
> > As I preached the workers began to say "Amen," "Praise the Lord," and
> > "Glory".
> >
> > I preached, and I preached, like I'd never preached before: from
> > Genesis all the way to Revelations.
> >
> > I closed the lengthy service with a prayer and walked to my car.
> >
> > As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of
> > the workers saying to another, "I ain't never seen anything like
> > that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
wes
> >
> > As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral director to hold a
> > grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends. The
> > funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and this
> > man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
> >
> > As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost; and
> > being a typical man did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an
> > hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew, who was eating lunch, but
> > the hearse was nowhere in sight.
> >
> > I apologized to the workers for my tardiness, and stepped to the side
> > of the open grave, where I saw the vault lid already in place. I
> > assured the workers I would not hold them up for long, but this was
> > the proper thing to do.
> >
> > The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I poured out my
> > heart and soul.
> >
> > As I preached the workers began to say "Amen," "Praise the Lord," and
> > "Glory".
> >
> > I preached, and I preached, like I'd never preached before: from
> > Genesis all the way to Revelations.
> >
> > I closed the lengthy service with a prayer and walked to my car.
> >
> > As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of
> > the workers saying to another, "I ain't never seen anything like
> > that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
wes