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Subject: What sermons are made of



A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.



He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.



The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.



As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer.



The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, finger printed, photographed and placed in a holding cell.



After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.



He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. "I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk.



Naturally. I assumed you had stolen the car." :D
 
Yup...same thing in a long security line at the airport two years ago, two weeks before Christmas.



The line was moving slowly and past kiosks, and I took the kids to a snack kiosk (they were pretty young and hungry) while my wife saved our place in line. The kiosk was maybe 15 feet from the line, and the line stretched back for hundreds of feet. The line moved ahead maybe 20 feet while we purchased a snack...we went to get back in line and got an earful from a lady behind my wife about "cutting"...that same lady was there before we left the line in the first place.



No amount of explaining was good enough for her. The guy behind her said:



"Just let her go ahead of you...you can stand in front of me, I saw your wife their the whole time. I don't know what her problem is!" (as he eyed the lady in front of him).



The lady glared at him and said: "They are cutting in line."



I wasn't going to debate it with her anymore. My wife and I moved behind her and in front of the gentleman, just because I didn't want to make further of a scene.



As we were moving I eyed the silver cross hanging on a necklace around her neck. I said to her: "Have a Merry Christmas", as I pointed at the cross!







Another story...was in a pretty long line at the checkout of Best Buy the other day. The line was roped off, and it did twists and turns past impulse items (cheap DVDs, games, etc). Upon its last "turn" a lady in front of me was looking at the merchandise. The line moved ahead of us, and she was looking pretty intently. Sure, I could have moved forward past her, but I didn't. I held steady for a second. 10, 15 seconds later, she noticed the line moving ahead, and said to me as she moved on: "Thank you for being a gentleman!"



We then talked about how hurried people are this time of year, and how they seem to forget the true meaning of the season.



People are good...for the most part!



TJR
 
Nice Rodger!!! You too TJR. I would have done the same thing in the Best Buy line. Or cutting, it is one place in line, big deal.



Tommy
 

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