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Subject: FW: I BELIEVE IN EASTER


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> Subject: FW: I BELIEVE IN EASTER
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> Subject: I BELIEVE IN EASTER
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> This is lengthy, but well worth the time it takes to read.....Enjoy!!!!!
>
> >> > I BELIEVE IN EASTER
> >> >      >
> >> > This is a true story, one that I promise you will never forget, and
one
> >> that
> >> > will cause you to think of Easter in a totally  different light.
> >> > The Lady's name was Edith Burns. She was a wonderful Christian who
> lived
> >> in
> >> > San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of a fine Christian 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.
> She
> >> was
> >> > earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside  her.
> >> > Dr. Phillips knew why Edith was there and what she  was doing. You
see,
> >> > 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."
> >> > Well 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, "Now 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 everyday. 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 gloriously saved.  Everybody on  that floor from
staff
> >to
> >> > patients were so excited about Edith, that they started calling her
> >Edith
> >> > Easter; everyone except Phyllis Cross, the head  nurse. She 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.
> >> >     Well, 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 flu
> >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, you religious
> >nut,
> >> > 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." She walked out of the room.
> >> > Every day Phyllis Cross would walk into that 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!"
> >> > Well, 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 her cheeks, said, "Happy
> >> > Easter, Edith - Happy Easter!"
> >> > Well, 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?"
>