A minister was asked by a funeral director to pray at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the back country. As he was not familiar with the backwoods, he got lost.
He finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch.
He felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. The he went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. He didn’t know what else to do, so He started to pray.
The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. He prayed out his heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. He prayed like he never prayed before for this homeless man.
And as he prayed the workers began to weep, he wept, they all wept together. When he finished he started for his car. Though his head hung low, his heart was full.
As he opened the door to his car, he heard one of the workers say, “I’ve never seen nothin’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.”
Apparently, he is still lost
He finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch.
He felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. The he went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. He didn’t know what else to do, so He started to pray.
The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. He prayed out his heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. He prayed like he never prayed before for this homeless man.
And as he prayed the workers began to weep, he wept, they all wept together. When he finished he started for his car. Though his head hung low, his heart was full.
As he opened the door to his car, he heard one of the workers say, “I’ve never seen nothin’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.”
Apparently, he is still lost
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