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A young preacher was asked by the local funeral director to hold
a
grave-side burial service at a small local cemetery for someone with no
family or
friends. The preacher started early but quickly got himself lost, making
several wrong turns. Eventually, a half-hour late, he saw a backhoe and
its crew,
but the hearse was nowhere in sight, and the workmen were eating lunch.
The diligent young pastor went to the open grave and found
the
vault lid already in place.
Taking out his book, he read the service. Feeling guilty
because of
his tardiness, he preached an impassioned and lengthy service, sending
the
deceased to the great beyond in style.
As he was returning to his car, he overheard one of the workmen
say:
"I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years and I ain't never
seen
anything like that."
A young preacher was asked by the local funeral director to hold
a
grave-side burial service at a small local cemetery for someone with no
family or
friends. The preacher started early but quickly got himself lost, making
several wrong turns. Eventually, a half-hour late, he saw a backhoe and
its crew,
but the hearse was nowhere in sight, and the workmen were eating lunch.
The diligent young pastor went to the open grave and found
the
vault lid already in place.
Taking out his book, he read the service. Feeling guilty
because of
his tardiness, he preached an impassioned and lengthy service, sending
the
deceased to the great beyond in style.
As he was returning to his car, he overheard one of the workmen
say:
"I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years and I ain't never
seen
anything like that."
