Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Day #237

August 25, 2014

In the course of life, change happens. One of them that has been frequent for me in the years of driving has been the buying and selling of vehicles. A new one was bought today and an old one sold. For the last, say, ten years, I have been driving Mini Coopers, but today I changed to a Subaru. No longer will my car be as easy to spot. No longer will I zip around town and duck into tight spots with my “little” car. But all is good!

The intersection today was interacting with several dealerships and their salespeople. All have a product needed by others, but there can be many differences. Some are more than helpful; some are less. Some are full of good attitudes and smiles; some are not. Some are “let’s keep this as painless as possible;” some seem to want to inflict as much pain as possible. Some keep you waiting for an eternity; some move almost too quickly.

I suppose dealerships and salespeople are like the rest of us (duh, of course!). And like congregations. Some want to be as welcoming as possible; some give “hairy-eyeball” looks at newcomers. Some want to “hands-on” serve as much as possible; some only want to send money. Some want to worship in a new and innovative way; some like the “way we’ve always done it.” Yet, all have a “product” needed by others - the grace and love of God.

How do you match up in the scheme of things?

Blessings.

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