A young preacher was asked by the local funeral director
to hold a grave-side burial service at a small local
cemetery for someone with no family or friends.
The preacher headed out early but quickly got himself
lost, making several wrong turns. Eventually, a half-
hour late, he saw the backhoe and its crew, but the
hearse was nowhere in sight, and the workmen were eating
lunch.
The diligent young pastor went to the open grave and
found the vault lid already in place. Taking out his
book, he read the service. Feeling guilty because of
his tardiness, he preached an impassioned and l lengthy
service, sending the deceased to the great beyond in
style.
As he was returning to his car, he overheard one of the
workmen say, "I've been putting in septic tanks for
twenty years and I ain't never seen anything like that."
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