“By yourself, you’re unprotected. With a friend, you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped” (Ecclesiastes 4;12).
Greetings,
Years ago, I chaperoned an overnight field trip with Rayray's soccer team all the way to glorious Tampa Bay, also known as the Lightning Capital of the World!
The bus trip was loads of fun – for her and her buddies. For me not so much. One of the other chaperones sat next to me and complained about EVERYTHING the entire time.
The bus smells, the girls are loud, the seats are uncomfortable, why can't we use the on-board bathroom? the driver swerves too much, these snacks are stale...on and on it went for four torturous hours. When we finally arrived at our hotel, I was exhausted but also immensely relieved to know that each of the chaperones had been assigned a private room. Glory!
That experience reminded me of what my fabulous Pastor Bill once said: “The quality of your journey depends on the people you travel with.”
I wondered afterward what kind of traveling companion have I been? Am I pleasant? Fun? Considerate? Easy going? Faith-filled? Encouraging? Loving? Would others want to sit next to me on the bus?
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, we want to be the kind of people who others love to travel with. We want to have the right attitude and say the right thing. We want to love at all times and take things in stride. We want to keep negative comments to ourselves and enjoy life. When we make the effort, we will make friends. And when we make friends we can face life’s hardships together. In Jesus' name, AMEN~
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