My coworker, Nikki, has been laughing at me all day ... okay, she’s not laughing at me, she’s laughing with me! That makes a BIG difference. This morning when I arrived at work, I decided to pull my beloved blue Prius into a parking spot that looked a little tight ... but only a little. (You know, like those pants that are only a little tight? Just five more pounds and I’m sure I could get — this — zipper — up!)
Anyway, as I kept my eye on the car to my left (Nikki’s car, actually, so I hope she appreciates it!), I heard a crunching noise from the other side. Aarrgghh! The other car was scraped up, and it was all my fault, “no-fault” state or not. Worse yet, the other car was (gulp) a Lexus. Probably someone’s beloved green Lexus.
I left my sorry note on the windshield and asked the driver to call me. Then, all day, every time I ran into anyone, I’d ask, “What kind of car do you drive?” And Nikki would start laughing. Mercilessly.
People kept hoping I had hit their old clunkers and were disappointed when I described a green Lexus. Finally we figured out the car must belong to one of the men visiting for an all-day training. (“Welcome to Trinity!”) Sure enough, toward the end of the day, my phone rang. “Anne? This is Don Roscoe ...” Don! I know Don! Maybe he’ll forgive me ... and, of course, he did.
So is there any spiritual lesson in this? Probably not, but here’s what came to my addled mind. When you think you can squeeze into a tight place in life — just kind of barely slide between the lines the Lord has set — you might cause some damage. Better to steer clear and find another place to park! What lines have you tried to “squeeze between” lately? How did it turn out? Share your comments ... I won’t laugh, I promise!
Anne Cody
Director of Group Life, Trinity Church
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Oh, Anne - you have got me thinking about the ridiculously tight jeans I used to wear in junior high. What was I thinking???
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your lesson. It's just better to stay within God's boundaries, rather than trying to squeeze between the lines.
~Karen
Anne,
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is constantly getting me into trouble...and God wont soon let me forget the need to hold "every thought captive" (lest it overflow out of my dumb mouth!)
Last week in an attempt to "fit in" with my co-workers, I thought it would be funny to answer my inner office calls by saying "romper room."...Well to my awful surprise, who was on the other end but my Executive director. Needless to say, that didnt go over very well AT ALL! Even though the rest of my staff does silly things like that all the time, the minute I try it...it bombs! Lesson learned! :)