Subject: Young Preacher
A young preacher was asked by a funeral director to hold a graveside
service
for a man with no family or friends, who died. The funeral was held way
back
in the country and the young preacher got lost on the way.
When he arrived an hour late, he saw a backhoe and crew, but the hearse
was
nowhere in sight. The workmen were eating lunch. The diligent pastor went
to
the open grave to find the vault lid in place. But, still he preached an
impassioned and lengthy service.
Returning to his car, the young preacher felt that he had done his duty
and
he would leave with a renewed sense of purpose and dedication, in spite of
his tardiness.
As he got into his car, he overheard one of the workers talking to another
worker: "I've been putting in septic tanks for 20 years, and I ain't never
seen anything like that before.
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