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>From: "DJ Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [RR] Fwd: Happy Easter Story >Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:04:29 -0600 > >Hold on, sniff, sniff. As soon as I wipe the tears from my eyes, I'm gonna >tell you that this story was just plain AWESOME!!! > >In His Grip, > >DJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:25 PM > Subject: [RR] Fwd: Happy Easter Story > > > In a message dated 3/13/02 12:15:08 PM Central Standard Time, >Westplainsmen writes: > > > > Subject: Happy Easter > > A very HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OF YOU. What joy to know that we are >forgiven and assured of our salvation because of this season.... > > Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. >She was the patient of a 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 her 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?" > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______ Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org
