The Homeless Funeral

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EDIT:::::::::::: The following story was sent to me from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from a....................

"As a young bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a
grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends.
The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and
this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost; and being
a typical man did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour
late. I saw the backhoe and the crew, who were eating lunch, but the
hearse was nowhere in sight.
I apologized to the workers for my tardiness, and stepped to the side of
the open grave, where I saw the vault lid already in place.
I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long, but this was
the proper thing to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their
lunch. I played out my heart and soul.
As I played the workers began to weep. I played, and I played, like I'd
never played before: From My Home & The Lord is my Shepherd to Flowers
of the Forest .
I closed the lengthy session with Amazing Grace and walked to my car.
As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the
workers saying to another,

"I never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years." "

[Guest Guest]

Did you ever find the funeral? My son plays the bagpipes! Praise the Lord for those pipers willing to play for funerals when needed! It's a gift from the Lord and a gift to him when you play like you did that day! Pixiedust

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Uh oh, I need to edit that and show clearly that the "I" was indefinite and the story was intended to be a humorous anecdote. :hide

[Guest Guest]

Oooooh! Your caught! Still a wonderful story!! This means you don't play the bagpipes doesn't it? Lifes full of disappoints! Your my brother in Christ anyway! My husband loved it also and he never let's me read him anything from this sight! He laughed and laughed!! Pixiedust