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 than 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
GI 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.

Everyday 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 every-
body 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 her 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?"

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