“A merry heart does good like a medicine..” – Proverbs 17:22
A woman went to the funeral of a deceased friend and heard a poem that she absolutely loved. It went like this: “Here lies the body of old man peas, buried beneath the flowers and trees, but peas ain’t here, just the pod, peas shucked out and went to God.” When her husband of 50 years passed, she thought that it would be the perfect poem to recite at his funeral. She stood up and began the poem but as she looked out at the crowd she began to get nervous and it came out like this: “Here lies the body of old man peas, buried beneath the flowers and trees, but peas ain’t here, just the shell……..”and then came the awkward silence.
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Willard Pease: “Under the trees and beneath the sod, doesn’t lie Pease just the pod, Pease shucked out and went home to god”. I was told this was inscriber on his grave stone. Pease was a Civil War vet in a Union Maine VA home. I was told he was the roommate of a vet my mother and grandmother visited ( Circa 1915). I was told Pease was Lincoln’s body guard. The roommate gave my mother a cane that belonged to Pease made from the banister where Lincoln was shot. It disappeared long ago.
Here lies the body of old man peas buried beneath the flowers and trees but peas ain’t here just the shell peas sucked out and went to God!
Cute!
Here lies the body of Solomon pea; under the daisies, under the tree; but pea isn’t here, only the pod; while, because pea shelled out, and went to God.
I heard Dr. Jeremiah many, many years ago use this in one of his brilliant sermons on the radio. It was this epitath that sparked a desire to read epitaths when the opportunity arises!! Its a wonderful hobby!
Thank you so much dear, May God bless you and your ministry for His glory.
Rasem
I have loved this sentiment ever since the first time I heard dr. Jeremiah quote it.
I plan to use it in my lesson Sunday – in probably Paul’s
last letter – written in 2 Timothy 4:6-18