The Third Sunday of Easter - Luke 24:13-35 - The Rev. Colette Hammesfahr
I was in the office on Monday afternoon when my cell phone rang. It was 4:08. The man on the other end of the line said he had searched the internet for someone who could pray for his mother. He asked, “Do you do that?” I said, “Yes,” and asked for a little more information. His mother was in the Critical Care Unit at the hospital and was brain dead. He wanted me to go and pray for her. I said I would go and asked if he wanted last rites for her. He said, “No maam, I want prayers of hope.” I told him I couldn’t go right away and couldn’t go on Tuesday. The earliest I could go was Wednesday morning. He said he would call me right back. Less than 30 seconds later he called me back and said Wednesday would be fine. I told him I would be there at 9:00 am. I got his name and his mother’s name. Her name was Margaret. He texted me after the call, asked my name, and thanked me. I got up on Wednesday and had prepared my “chaplain” speech for the family. I knew that what they we...