2022-07-07, 08:35 AM
Pastoral Hospital Visit
Elder Jackson is in the hospital and his good friend and pastor comes to visit him.
The pastor realizes how serious his condition must be with all the medical equipment attached to the elder.
He kneels down next to Elder Jackson's bed to pray for him.
Upon doing so, the elder begins waving a worn hand at him, and makes a motion toward the pen and writing pad on the nearby nightstand.
The pastor reaches for the pen and pad and hands it to his friend, who immediately begins writing furiously.
But suddenly, he passes away. He dies without being able to finish his note.
At the funeral for his friend, the pastor tells the family and friends:
"I was blessed to know him, and to be with him at the moment of his death. As a matter of fact, I have his last thoughts with me, written by his own hand."
The pastor begins reading the paper for the first time:
"Please get up now Pastor!!! You are kneeling on my oxygen hose!!!"
Elder Jackson is in the hospital and his good friend and pastor comes to visit him.
The pastor realizes how serious his condition must be with all the medical equipment attached to the elder.
He kneels down next to Elder Jackson's bed to pray for him.
Upon doing so, the elder begins waving a worn hand at him, and makes a motion toward the pen and writing pad on the nearby nightstand.
The pastor reaches for the pen and pad and hands it to his friend, who immediately begins writing furiously.
But suddenly, he passes away. He dies without being able to finish his note.
At the funeral for his friend, the pastor tells the family and friends:
"I was blessed to know him, and to be with him at the moment of his death. As a matter of fact, I have his last thoughts with me, written by his own hand."
The pastor begins reading the paper for the first time:
"Please get up now Pastor!!! You are kneeling on my oxygen hose!!!"