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dith Burns was a wonderful
Christian who lived in San
EAntonio, 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 favourite
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 shot. When she walked in, Edith
finally led her to a saving know-
ledge 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
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."
Phyllis Cross afterwards related
that one day 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
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asked me that question." Edith give her some Easter lilies and
said, "Phyllis, I wanted to many wish her a Happy Easter. When
times, but God told me to wait she walked into Edith's room,
until you asked, and now that you Edith was in bed. That big, black
have asked..." Bible was on her lap. Her hands
were in that Bible. There was a
Edith Burns took her Bible and sweet smile on her face...
shared with Phyllis Cross the
Easter Story of the death, burial When Phyllis Cross went to pick
and resurrection of Jesus Christ. up Edith's hand, she realized
Edith was dead. Her left hand was
Edith said, "Phyllis, do you on John 14: "In my Father's
believe in Easter? Do you believe house are many mansions. I go to
that Jesus Christ is alive and that prepare a place for you, I will
He wants to live in your heart?" come again and receive you to
Myself, that where I am, there you
Phyllis Cross said, "Oh I want to may be also." Her right hand was
believe that with all of my heart, on Revelation 21:4, " And God will
and I do want Jesus in my life." wipe away every tear from their
Right there, Phyllis Cross prayed eyes, there shall be no more
and invited Jesus Christ into her death, nor sorrow, nor crying;
heart. For the first time, Phyllis and there shall be no more pain,
Cross did not walk out of a for the former things have passed
hospital room, she was carried away."
out on the wings of angels!
Phyllis Cross took one look at
Two days later, Phyllis Cross that dead body, and then lifted her
came in and Edith said, "Do you face toward heaven, and with
know what day it is?" Phyllis tears streaming down her
Cross said, "Why Edith, it's Good cheeks, said, "Happy Easter,
Friday." Edith said, "Oh, no, for Edith - Happy Easter!"
you every day is Easter. Happy
Easter, Phyllis!" Phyllis Cross left Edith's body,
walked out of the room, and over
Two days later, on Easter Sunday, to a table where two student
Phyllis Cross came into work, did nurses were sitting. She said,
some of her duties and then went "My name is Phyllis Cross. Do
down to the flower shop and got you believe in Easter?"
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“The path of following the Lord Jesus
Christ is not an easy one. Along the way
lies suffering and hardship, but nothing
we experience will ever compare to the
suffering Jesus endured for us on the
cross.
I have a problem with the ‘prosperity’
teaching prevalent today, which tells us
if we follow the Lord we’ll be safe and
comfortable.
This is completely contrary to Scripture as well as to our
experiences in China. In addition to serving years in prison,
I’ve been arrested about thirty different times for the sake of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To follow God is a call not only to
live for Him, but to die for Him also.”
- The Heavenly Man - Brother Yun