Road rage is a growing epidemic. The CBS show “Sunday morning” had a special on it this past Sunday and there is another road rage incident caught on camera in today’s national news! I once had a “road rage” incident several years ago. The driver in front of me thought that I had obviously followed too closely. When we arrived at the stoplight he hopped out and came back to speak in some “unkind” language! I had no idea and really don’t think I was tailgating but it was scary.
What is it with us? Are we really always angry? What is our hurry? I mean with technology today we can always call ahead and alert someone we will be late. The response of “road rage” seems out of order because the offense is usually not worthy of that type of anger. But I think a lot of people drive with their stress, frustrations of life, and problems pushing the pedal! Whenever I’m cut off, or someone angers me in driving, I try and think what they must be going through. Maybe they are on their way to the hospital for a dying spouse, or parent or something like that. Perhaps they just got devastating news from a spouse who no longer wants to be married….there are countless possibilities.
Because I commute so much I know the feeling of frustration when other drivers don’t drive like me!! We cannot move cars out of our way, we can’t influence the other driver really, we have to focus on the control of our own car. And that’s a great analogy for life. We can’t control others, we cannot make people act like we want them to act. Ultimately, we have no control.
Father Tim, from the Mitford Series by Jan Karon, says the prayer that never fails is “thy will be done!” Really that’s all we want, isn’t it? Thy will be done, O Lord, in my personal and professional life, and for those I love and care about. Thy will be done! And slow me down while driving and, in fact, slow me down in my life, Lord! Amen!
GLYASDI,
- DOUG
NLS SD
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Eric is our current Webmaster and works on the NLS Communications Team. Raised in Judaism, he found Christ and the New Testament at age 16 in a Southern Baptist Church. He searched many denominations for the real church, only to find the Holy Spirit is present in all of them. He's worked for One for Israel, a group of native Israeli believers who are sharing the gospel in the holy land in Hebrew and is part of the only Hebrew speaking seminary in Israel.
