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THE STORY OF EDITH BURNS...
Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San
Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of a 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 earnestly talking to a young mother
sitting beside her.
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." 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 gently, "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. 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 saved.
Everybody on that floor from staff to patients were so
excited about Edith, that they started calling her
Edith Easter; that is everyone except Phyllis Cross,
the head nurse.
Phyllis 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.
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 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, 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," and curtly walked out of the
room.
Every day Phyllis Cross would walk into the 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!"
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 here cheeks, said, "Happy Easter, Edith
- Happy Easter!"
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?"
If you believe in Easter, forward this on. God works
in wonderful ways, and to believe in his power is to
truly be free. If Jesus had email, he'd do the same
for you. (Actually, maybe He just did)
Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San
Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of a 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 earnestly talking to a young mother
sitting beside her.
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." 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 gently, "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. 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 saved.
Everybody on that floor from staff to patients were so
excited about Edith, that they started calling her
Edith Easter; that is everyone except Phyllis Cross,
the head nurse.
Phyllis 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.
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 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, 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," and curtly walked out of the
room.
Every day Phyllis Cross would walk into the 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!"
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 here cheeks, said, "Happy Easter, Edith
- Happy Easter!"
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?"
If you believe in Easter, forward this on. God works
in wonderful ways, and to believe in his power is to
truly be free. If Jesus had email, he'd do the same
for you. (Actually, maybe He just did)