Roxy
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This story is beautiful and meaningful, especially with the upcoming holiday.
I hope it moves you like it did me. It's kind of long, but a quick read, and worth the time it takes to read...
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 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?"
If you believe in Easter, pass it on. God works in
wonderful ways, and to believe in his power is to
truly be free.
HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!!
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
I hope it moves you like it did me. It's kind of long, but a quick read, and worth the time it takes to read...
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 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?"
If you believe in Easter, pass it on. God works in
wonderful ways, and to believe in his power is to
truly be free.
HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!!
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!