Oldest grandson, Graham, celebrated
his fifteenth birthday June 22nd. As all other children of this
generation, the first order of business was to secure his learner’s permit
which will allow him to legally drive the roadways in Alabama. In our day there
was no such thing as a learner’s permit. And today’s kids find it amazing that
I was eighteen and a high school graduate when I finally got a driver’s
license. (Big family and one automobile.)
I
rejoice in seeing Graham mature and move into more liberties and
responsibilities. But I am also quite concerned with this new step. Traffic
accidents are the leading cause of teen age deaths. Seven teens ages 16 to 19
die every day from motor vehicle injuries.
I
trust Graham completely. He is responsible, he does not use drugs or alcohol
and, I think, he has enough sense to not let his smart phone distract him. But
your experience and my experience teach us that the roadways are treacherous.
We can’t control what other drivers do and there are plenty out there who are
not responsible.
So I will pray an umbrella of divine
protection for him, as I have always prayed, but particularly now when he is
behind the wheel. And we have the biblical promise, “He shall give His angels
charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” (Psalm 91:11) As I write this I remember an old rhyme from
the “Burma Shave” signs along the highways: “The angels who guard you while you
drive usually retire at fifty five.” I guess in this day of the interstates we
need to revise it to “seventy five.”
Grace and peace.
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