Just yesterday I was in the local post office and observed a poster that warned
of unusual mail. On the poster was a picture of a mailer with an oily spot. This
morning at work I received a rather strange mailer package on my desk.
Sitting at my desk in my safe work environment, a gentleman comes in and looks
at my desk. He says, "Look at that package!" Oh my! It looked like the one in
the post office.
And then the plot thickened. It had no postmark, only a bar code sticker that
said Denver and my zip code. The barcode sticker was on the left side of the
package! So I call the post office and they say to bring it in to them. I'm
thinking, yes, and get more anthrax spores in transport.
As a precaution, I put the mailer in the window in direct sunlight. Sunlight
kills those anthrax spores, and for good measure I wiped my entire office down
with bleach water and wiped my hands and arms with the bleach water as well. The
package was sent by a reputable vendor and probably harmless but we weren't
taking any chances.
It's unusual times we live in now. We are at war. Our lives as Americans will
never be the same. We've not had to live with such heightened security.
Later in the day I was driving home from work. I was near an intersection when a
small white pickup pulled out in front of my vehicle. I had to slam on the
brakes and set down on the horn. I cast him one of "my" looks.
And then, not five minutes later on another street a bicyclist pulls out onto
the road and almost rams into my car. What is going on here I thought? What else
can happen?
And then I remembered Job and the day his world fell apart. And I rejoiced! Yes,
I rejoiced because we are like Job, we remain strong and faithful to God even in
the midst of adversity.
Be Like Job! © 2001 LaRose Karr
LaRose Karr lives in Sterling, Colorado with her husband Larry and four
children. She is a church secretary and a contributing writer to the "God Allows
U-Turns" series. She will have a devotional included in the Sept. - Oct. 2002 of
"The UpperRoom" magazine. She believes her writing is a gift from God and give
HIM all the glory! She is the editor of "Moonflower Ministry" digest. Email:
rosiebay@kci.net
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