Each month as I read my Downhome magazine I get a great kick out of the funny stories about things that happen to people in all walks of life. I have such a story, a true one that happened to me when I was the minister at Wesley United Church on Patrick St. in St. John's from 1982-1988. I had conducted a funeral service for one of my parishioners at the church and then the funeral procession drove to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery for the committal service. When we arrived at the cemetery, the green carpet was already placed over the grave and the undertakers placed the casket on the green carpet. What I didn’t know was that when the grave had been dug earlier it was much longer than the size of the casket and those who had dug the grave put extra carpet out to cover the hole. I proceeded with the committal service and when the time came to lower the casket in the grave I stepped forward -- and down I went into the grave!! My prayer book went flying and two of the undertakers took my arms and pulled me out. One of the undertakers said, “Man I never saw a person come out of the grave so fast in my life!" The other undertaker said, "We should all sing the hymn Up From the Grave He Arose!" It was quite an experience for me, and I think even though the mourners were sad at the death of their loved one, this event gave them a chuckle.   Submitted By: NULL