Preachin' the funeral

Holdimhook · Mar 28, 2006

This joke was sent to me told in first person. I ain't no preacher, but I thought it was pretty cute. Hope you all enjoy: > Subject: Funeral Service > > As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral > director to hold a > graveside service in a new cemetery for a derelict > man (with no family or > friends) who had died while traveling through the > area. The cemetery was > way back in the country. This man would be the first > to be laid to rest > at this new cemetery. > > As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I > became lost. Being the > typical man I didn't stop for directions. And when I > finally arrived an > hour late, I saw a crew and a backhoe, but the > hearse was nowhere in > sight. > > The workmen were eating lunch. I apologized for my > tardiness, but the > workers just looked puzzled. I stepped to the side > of the open grave, to > find the vault lid already in place. I assured the > workers I would not > hold them long, but this was the proper thing to do. > > As the workers gathered around, still eating their > lunch. I poured out > my Heart and soul. As I preached, the workers began > to say "Amen," > "Praise The Lord" and "Glory," (they must have been > Baptist). I > preached, and I preached, like I'd never preached > before. I began from > Genesis and worked all the way through to > Revelation. I preached for 45 > minutes. It was a Long service. Finally, I closed in > prayer and it was > finished. > > As I was walking to my car, I felt that I had done > my duty and I would > leave with a renewed sense of purpose and > dedication, in spite of my > tardiness. As I was opening the door and taking off > my coat, I Overheard > one of the workers saying to another....... > > "I've been putting in septic tanks for 20 years, and > I ain't never seen > anything like that before."