Empty Chair

A man's daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father
When the pastor arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on 2 pillows and an empty chair beside his bed.
The pastor assumed that the old man had been informed of his visit and got the chair ready. I guess you were expecting me, he said.
No, who are you?
I'm the new pastor, When I saw the empty chair, I figured you knew I was going to come
Man- Oh yeah, the chair, Would you mind closing the door? Puzzled, the pastor shut the door
I've never told anyone this, not even my daughter, But all of my life I have never known how to pray.
At church, I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it always went right over my head. I abandoned any attempt at prayer; until one day about four years ago, my best friend said to me Joe, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here's what I suggest. Sit down on a chair, place an empty chair in front of you and in faith, see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised; I'll be with you always. Then, just speak to Him and listen in the same way you're doing with me right now
So I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful, though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either’ve a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm
The pastor was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him and returned to the church
Two nights later the daughter called to tell the pastor that her daddy had died that afternoon
Did he seem to die in peace? he asked
Yes. When I left the house around two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me one of his corny jokes, and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange, in fact, beyond strange-
Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair