First, I want to thank you for allowing me to be away from our services last night. My son at UCA is a music major and must present a senior recital as part of his graduation requirements. For reasons Jim could not control it was rescheduled for last night.
Jim intends to be a choir director in public schools so his was a vocal recital. I'm so proud of him even though I don't understand the Italian, French, and German. The words were printed in English in the program. Many of the songs had a very moving Christian theme, others were playful. It was a good night.
On the way home, however... We stopped at Sonic on Dave Ward Drive in Conway to get our usual banana shake and blended Coke float but the shake/blender was out of order so we headed down Hwy 365 to the Sonic in Mayflower.
On the way a car in front of us was stopped to turn left; we stopped behind it. When traffic cleared, the car pulled away but I could see in the rearview mirror a car coming very fast. I knew he would be unable to stop so I started pulling to the right shoulder trying to get out of his way. Unfortunately, he hit us...then drove away. That really bugs me!
Everyone is OK. The rear bumper of the car has some damage.
The officer patrolling Mayflower said there was a car in the community matching the description we gave. The person is on parole - which explains why he left the scene of the accident, I suppose.
Believing Romans 8:28, we began looking for God at work in this situation. Riley has been praying each night that guardian angels will protect him while he sleeps. He's even asked what would happen to a guardian angel if he is stabbed in the heart with a sword. So we took the opportunity to explain to Riley how God's angels must have been watching over us protecting us. We thanked God for that.
We also explained "parole" and used this as an opportunity to explain to Riley that sometimes people make bad decisions but are given a second chance. We talked about the importance of doing right when given a second chance. We also talked about how this person who hit us might not know Christ since he was making several bad decisions; and we prayed for him.
Deana and I also were reminded again of the temporal aspect of our possessions. We can sometimes get attached to our "things" but this helps us keep the proper perspective.
Bottom line? God is good all the time.
Impacting Eternity at the Cross Road of Life
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