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Remember your fork.
DIR By: Runner
Date: March 25, 2013, 11:02 pm
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A story with a a good point.
~Woman and the Fork~
There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal
illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was
getting her things 'in order,' she contacted her Pastor and had
him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final
wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what
scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be
buried in.
Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave
when the young woman suddenly remembered something very
important to her.
'There's one more thing,' she said excitedly..
'What's that?' came the Pastor's reply?
'This is very important,' the young woman continued. 'I want to
be buried with a fork in my right hand.'
The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite
what to say.
That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman asked.
'Well, to be honest, I'm puzzled by the request,' said the
Pastor.
The young woman explained. 'My grandmother once told me this
story, and from that time on I have always tried to pass along
its message to those I love and those who are in need of
encouragement. In all my years of attending socials and dinners,
I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were
being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say,
'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part because I knew that
something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or
deep-dish apple pie. Something wonderful, and with substance!'
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a
fork in my hand and I want them to wonder 'What's with the
fork?' Then I want you to tell them: 'Keep your fork ..the best
is yet to come.'
The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the
young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last
times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that
the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She
had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many
people twice her age, with twice as much experience and
knowledge. She KNEW that something better was coming.
At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket
and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in
her right hand. Over and over, the Pastor heard the question,
'What's with the fork?' And over and over he smiled.
During his message, the Pastor told the people of the
conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she
died. He also told them about The fork and about what it
symbolized to her. He told the people how he could not stop
thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would
not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right.
So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you,
ever so gently, that the best is still yet to come.
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: James
Date: March 26, 2013, 5:01 am
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What a wonderful story with a glorious truth.
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: Laurie
Date: March 27, 2013, 5:12 am
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[quote=James]What a wonderful story with a glorious
truth.[/quote]
I thought so, too.
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: Amadeus
Date: March 27, 2013, 11:20 am
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Well then, let's all hang onto our forks!
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: thelowlyfisherman
Date: March 27, 2013, 12:03 pm
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Thank you, Helen!
Words of encourage were coming so hard for me. I just posted
this to Facebook.
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: HOLLAND
Date: April 16, 2014, 6:56 am
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It is a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it Helen.
Peace be with you!
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: coldwar
Date: July 1, 2014, 12:22 pm
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I like that, and it reminds me of a bit of local folklore. In
the town where I live, there's a wonderful old Inn which is
visited by a lot of famous people - they proudly display this
guest log of fame near the front door. Anyway, a young Queen
Elizabeth visited this place in the late 1950's, along with her
husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on a tour of
Cnada. At the time, a local eccentric woman was working there as
a waitress. When the main course was finished, she yelled out -
"Keep your fork Duke, there's pie comin!"
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: Runner
Date: July 1, 2014, 3:55 pm
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;D Good one Dave..they are an amazing couple, I would not have
wanted to have their life for anything.
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Re: Remember your fork.
DIR By: guest6
Date: July 1, 2014, 4:18 pm
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But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, and
upon the heart of man has not come up that which God has
prepared for those who love him. :)
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