From: E-Mail Ministry
DO YOU BELIEVE IN EASTER?
Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was
the patient of doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle
doctor who saw patients as people.
His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a
heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting
room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to
a young mother sitting beside her.
Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is
Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of
Easter, and many times people would be saved.
Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly.
Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began
by saying, "My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?"
Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you believe about
Easter?"
Beverly said, "Well, it's all about egg hunts, going to church, and dressing
up."
Edith kept pressing her about the real meaning of Easter, and finally led her
to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Phillips said, "Beverly, don't call Edith into the office quite yet. I
believe there is another delivery taking place in the waiting room.
After being called back in the doctor's office, Edith sat down and when she
took a look at the doctor she said, "Dr. Will, why are you so sad? Are you
reading your Bible? Are you praying?"
Dr. Phillips said gently, "Edith, I'm the doctor and you're the patient."
With a heavy heart he said, "Your lab report came back and it says you have
cancer, and Edith, you're not going to live very long."
Edith said, "Why Will Phillips, shame on you. Why are you so sad? Do you think
God makes mistakes? You have just told me I'm going to see my precious Lord
Jesus, my husband, and my friends. You have just told me that I am going to
celebrate Easter forever, and here
you are having difficulty giving me my ticket!"
Dr. Phillips thought to himself, "What a magnificent woman this Edith Burns is!"
Edith continued coming to Dr. Phillips. Christmas came and the office was
closed through January 3rd. On the day the office opened, Edith did not show
up.
Later that afternoon, Edith called Dr. Phillips and said she would have to be
moving her story to the hospital and said, "Will, I'm very near home, so would
you make sure that they put women in here next to me in my room who need to
know about Easter."
Well, they did just that and women began to come in and share that room with
Edith. Many women were saved.
Everybody on that floor from staff to patients were so excited about Edith,
that they started calling her Edith Easter; that is everyone except Phyllis
Cross, the head nurse.
Phyllis made it plain that she wanted nothing to do with Edith because she was
a "religious nut". She had been a nurse in an army hospital. She had seen it
all and heard it all. She was the original G.I. Jane.
She had been married three times, she was hard, cold, and did everything by
the book.
One morning the two nurses who were to attend to Edith were sick. Edith had the
flu and Phyllis Cross had to go in and give her a shot. When she walked in,
Edith had a big smile on her face and said, "Phyllis, God loves you and I love
you, and I have been praying for you."
Phyllis Cross said, "Well, you can quit praying for me, it won't work. I'm not
interested." Edith said, "Well, I will pray and I have asked God not to let me
go home until you come into the family."
Phyllis Cross said, "Then you will never die because that will never happen,"
and curtly walked out of the room.
Every day Phyllis Cross would walk into the room and Edith would say, "God
loves you Phyllis and I love you, and I'm praying for you." One day Phyllis
Cross said she was literally drawn to Edith's room like a magnet would draw
iron. She sat down on the bed and Edith said, "I'm so glad you have come,
because God told me that today is your special day."
Phyllis Cross said, "Edith, you have asked everybody here the question, 'Do you
believe in Easter?' but you have never asked me." Edith said, "Phyllis, I
wanted to many times, but God told me to wait until you asked, and now that you
have asked..."
Edith Burns took her Bible and shared with Phyllis Cross the Easter Story of
the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Edith said, "Phyllis, do
you believe in Easter? Do you believe that Jesus Christ is alive and that He
wants to live in your heart?" Phyllis Cross said, "Oh I want to believe that
with all of my heart, and I do want Jesus in my life." Right there, Phyllis
Cross prayed and invited Jesus Christ into her heart. For the first time
Phyllis Cross did not walk out of a hospital room, she was carried out on the
wings of angels.
Two days later, Phyllis Cross came in and Edith said, "Do you know what day it
is?"
Phyllis Cross said, "Why Edith, it's Good Friday."
Edith said, "Oh, no, for you every day is Easter. Happy Easter Phyllis!"
Two days later, on Easter Sunday, Phyllis Cross came into work, did some of her
duties and then went down to the flower shop and got some Easter lilies because
she wanted to go up to see Edith and give her some Easter lilies and wish her a
Happy Easter. When she walked into Edith's room, Edith was in bed. That big
black Bible was on her lap. Her hands were in that Bible. There was a sweet
smile on her face.
When Phyllis Cross went to pick up Edith's hand, she realized Edith was dead.
Her left hand was on John 14: "In my Father's house are many mansions. I go to
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that
where I am, there you may be also." Her right hand was on Revelation 21:4, "
And God will wipe away every tear
from their eyes, there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and
there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Phyllis
Cross took one look at that dead body, and then lifted her face toward heaven,
and with tears streaming down here cheeks, said, "Happy Easter, Edith - Happy
Easter!"
Phyllis Cross left Edith's body, walked out of the room, and over to a table
where two student nurses were sitting. She said, "My name is Phyllis Cross. Do
you believe in Easter?"
- Author Unknown -
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From: allan furlonge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
THE LORD HE IS GOD
Just passing along the contents of an e-mail I recently received -
We know that 80% of the town of Meulaboh in Aceh was destroyed by the Tsunami
waves and 80% of the people also died. This is one of the towns that was hit
the hardest.
But there is a fantastic testimony from Meulaboh. In that town are about 400
Christians. They wanted to celebrate Christmas on December 25th but were not
allowed to do so by the Muslims of Meulaboh. They were told if they wanted to
celebrate Christmas they needed to go outside the city of Meulaboh on a high
hill and they can celebrate Christmas there.
Because the Christians desired to celebrate Christmas the 400 believers left
the city on December 25th and after they celebrated Christmas they stayed
overnight on the hill.
As we all know, in the morning of Sunday, December 26 -2004, there was the
earthquake followed by the Tsunami waves destroying most of the city of
Meulaboh and thousands were killed. The 400 believers were on the mountain and
were all saved from destruction.
Now the Muslims of Meulaboh are saying that the God of the Christians punished
us for forbidding the Christians from celebrating Christmas in the city. Others
are questioning why so many Muslims died while not even one of the Christians
died there.
Had the Christians insisted on their rights to celebrate Christmas in the city,
they would have all died. But because they humbled themselves and followed the
advice of the Muslims they all were spared destruction and can now testify of
God's marvellous protection.
This is a testimony of the grace of God and the fact that as believers we have
no rights in the world. Our right is to come before God and commit our lives to
Him. Our right is kneeling down before the Lord Almighty and committing our
ways to Him. He is our Father and is very
capable to care for His children. Praise the Name of the Lord!!!
Bill Hekman
Pastor, Calvary Life Fellowship in Indonesia
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