Something Better Is Coming
With A Fork
Something To Think About...
There was a woman who had been diagnosed with cancer and had been given 3 months to live. Her Dr. told herto start making preparations to die. So she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discusscertain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scripturesshe would like read, and what she wanted to be wearing.
The woman also told her pastor that she wanted to beburied with her favorite bible. Everything was in order and the pastor was preparing to leave when the womansuddenly 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 woman continued. "I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand." The pastor stood looking at thewoman not knowing quite what to say. "That shocks you doesn't it?" the woman asked. "Well to be honest, I'mpuzzled by the request" said the pastor.
The woman explained. "In all my years of attending church socials and functions where food was involved (andlet's be honest, food is an important part of any church event; spiritual or otherwise); my favorite was whenwhoever was clearing away the dishes of the main course would lean over and say "you can keep your fork."
Itwas my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming. When they told me to keep my fork Iknew that something great was about to be given to me. It wasn't Jell-O or pudding. It was cake or pie.Something 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'swith the fork?" Then I want you to tell them, "Something better is coming so keep your fork too."
The pastor'seyes were welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman goodbye. He knew this would be one of the lasttimes he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the woman had a better grasp of heaven than hedid. She KNEW that something better was coming.
At the funeral people were walking by the woman's casketand they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite bible and the fork placed in her right hand. Overand 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 woman shortly before shedied. He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. The pastor told the people how hecould not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinkingabout it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you oh so gently thatthere is something better coming.
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Karen McGriff