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Keep Your Fork, the best is yet to come. |
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By Unknown |
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There was a woman who had been diagnosed
with a terminal illness and was given 3
months to live. As she began getting her
things 'in order', she called her pastor and
asked for him to come to her house to
discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at
the service, what scriptures she wanted
read, and what dress she wanted to be buried
in. She also requested to be buried with her
favorite Bible in her left hand. Everything
was in order and as the pastor was preparing
to leave, the woman suddenly remembered one
final request that was very important to
her. "Please Pastor, just one more thing,"
she said excitedly. "Sure, what is it?" came
the pastor's reply. "This is very important
to me," the woman continued ... "I want to
be buried holding a fork in my right hand."
The pastor gazed at the woman, at a loss for
words.
"That surprises you, doesn't it?" the woman
asked. The pastor replied "Well to be quite
honest, I am puzzled by the request". |
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The woman explained. "You see, Pastor, in
all my years of attending church socials and
potluck dinners, I remember that when the
dishes were being cleared after the main
course, someone would inevitably lean over
to me and say, 'Keep your fork' ... it was
my favorite part of the meal because I knew
that something better was coming, like
velvety chocolate cake or deep dish apple
pie. Something wonderful to end the meal!"
The pastor listened intently and a smile
came upon his face. The woman continued,
"So, I just want people to see me there with
a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder
... 'What's with the fork'... then I want
you to tell them: "Keep your Fork ... the
best is yet to come".
The pastor's eyes welled up with tears of
joy as he hugged the woman good-bye. He knew
that this would be one of the last times
that he would see her before her death. But
he also knew that the woman had a better
grasp of Heaven than he did.
She knew and trusted that the best was yet
to come. At the funeral, every one that
walked by the woman's casket saw her wearing
a beautiful dress with her favorite Bible
held in her left hand and a fork held in her
right hand.
Over and over the pastor heard people ask
the question, "Why is she holding a fork?"
and his smile began to get larger and
brighter each time. During his message, the
pastor told the people about the
conversation that he had with the woman
shortly before she died. He explained the
fork and what it symbolized to her. The
Pastor told everyone how he could not stop
thinking about the fork and how he hoped
that they would not be able to stop thinking
about it either.
So the next time you reach for your fork,
let it remind you, oh so gently, that the
best is yet to come ........
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