Hurrying Along The Highway

Recently our national writers' organization held a meeting at the airport that's a forty-minute drive from our home. My obligations made it necessary for me to be at the meeting hotel most of the time, but a couple of times I sneaked home to sleep in my own bed. As I did, I traversed a busy, six-lane divided highway. Like a good, law-abiding citizen I held my speed to the legal limit--and watched cars pass me right and left. This made me think about our fast-paced lifestyle...not just mine, but everyone's.

The Message translation of the Bible says, “Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run." As I watched the billboards fly by on my drive, I wondered what kind of message my life carries. Do my actions work like a billboard, visible and legible even to those on the run with their hectic lives? I hope so.

Are you doing anything to make certain others can read the billboard of your actions as they whiz by? Or would you rather they didn't slow down to look at what you do? Are you moving so fast you can't take time to change? What's your opinion?

(photo from colinjong.com)