Becareful in your response….you never know what a person is going through
Pastor Dewey Moede
Yesterday I stopped and talked to the School Crossing Guards near our home. I apologized that they had to slow me down a bit the other day by sounding their whistle at me as I was thinking about someone in need and not paying attention. They thought I was going to complain to them about something, as they, believe it or not, get verbally attacked and even threatened at times. They were touched that I came to apologize, I was very touched that they were so understanding. They have others who come by and apologize to them that is the good news. They shared with me a very touching story that recently took place. A car came speeding down the road through the School crossing, they sounded their whistles to no avail, they yelled, the nearby construction workers who were working the road also yelled at the driver to slow down as she sped through.
A little while later a car slowly pulled up to the Crossing Guards, it was the car that had sped through the School crossing. The driver approached them and was crying and she said, “I am so very, very sorry that I was speeding and paying no attention, I was on my phone with my son who was telling me my grandson was dying.”
