Ned,
What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing it with us.  It really touched my 
heart!
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 10:43 PM
Subject: Easter


>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Happy Easter!
>> >> >
>> >> > 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
>> >> > e-mail,
>> >> > he'd do the same for you.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > (Actually, maybe He just did)
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>