Kentucky funeral

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Post 1 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 15:45:56

As a young minister in Kentucky , I was asked by a funeral director to
hold a graveside service for a homeless man, who had no family or
friends. The funeral was to be held at a new cemetery way back in the country, and
this man would be the first to be buried there.

I was not familiar with the backwoods area, and I soon became lost. Being
a typical man, I did not stop to ask for directions. I finally
arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the open grave, but the hearse was
nowhere in sight. The digging crew was eating lunch. I apologized to
the workers for my tardiness, and I stepped to the side of the open grave. There I
saw the vault lid already in place. I assured the workers I would not hold
them up for long, as I told them that this was the proper thing to do.

The workers gathered around the grave and stood silently, as I began to
pour out my heart and soul. As I preached about 'looking forward to a
brighter tomorrow' and 'the glory that is to come, the workers
began to say 'Amen,' 'Praise the Lord,' and 'Glory!' The
fervor of these men truly inspired me. So, I preached and I
preached like I had never preached before, all the way from Genesis to
Revelations.

I finally closed the lengthy service with a prayer, thanked the men, and
walked to my car. As I was opening the door and taking off my
coat, I heard one of the workers say to another, 'I ain't NEVER seen nothin' like that
before, and I've been puttin' in septic tanks for thirty years!'

Post 2 by SEPTEMBER-TWILIGHT (CAN I TALK? PLEASE?) on Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 16:02:05

I don't get it ...

Post 3 by Emerald-Hourglass (Account disabled) on Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 16:18:15

hahaha he was preaching to a ceptic tank not a coffin at a funeral

Post 4 by chelslicious (like it or not, I'm gonna say what I mean. all the time.) on Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 16:22:01

well damn! lol; nice one.

Post 5 by Sword of Sapphire (Whether you agree with my opinion or not, you're still gonna read it!) on Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 19:54:29

Minh, you're not the only one. But I get it now.
That's not funny at all. The only thing about this that could possibly be funny is how much time this minister wasted on a ceptic tank.

Post 6 by blindndangerous (the blind and dangerous one) on Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 21:32:02

As always good one becky.

Post 7 by SunshineAndRain (I'm happily married, a mom of two and a fulltime college student.) on Wednesday, 06-May-2009 22:27:26

Oh! That's horrible!