Do you realise that there is a fourth emergency service?
I didn’t
Until yesterday
When I was put right by my eight year old daughter Dani.
Now Dani is obsessed with the sound of a siren
It only takes the distant echo of a police or ambulance alarm to get Dani rushing to the nearest window in the expectation of seeing a vehicle with flashing lights.
The other morning
Two ambulances thundered past our house
Setting the street ablaze with a tornado of sound and light.
She ran down the stairs
Opened the curtains
Then dashed out the front door
And watched them disappear into the distance
“Dad, come on let’s see what’s happened, I bet there’s an accident.”
Yesterday as I was driving us home she informed me,
“Dad, we should always let emergency cars out, if they want!”
“Okay,” I replied.
“We should let out,
Police,
Ambulances,
Fire Engines,
And Taxis.”
I almost crashed, Taxis!!
“Taxis, why taxis”
She sighed
Obviously at my ignorance
“Well, taxis might be carrying a Pop Star and the Pop star might be late for a show. And there might be people waiting for the show to start and they might get upset. So we should always let them out so the Pop star isn’t late and the people aren’t upset.”
I looked at her
And smiled
“Okay Dad!”
“Okay darling.”
There you are the fourth emergency service is taxis taking Pop stars to shows.
When disaster strikes
And the sirens start
Where do I run?
Do I run to my own efforts?
My own strength
My fail safe methods for dealing with problems
My own ability
My knowledge
Or do I run to God
Listen to the Holy Spirit inside of me
Pray
Trust
Everything I need God has provided through Christ
I just have to learn to turn to him
And all he has made available
It’s a journey
A process
Little by little
Step by step.
