Late for work...

I was late for work this morning, but it wasn't my fault.  How many times have we used that excuse?  Because of railroad crossings being closed traffic is sometimes heavy, and because the parking lot did not grow when the payroll did parking spots at work are sometimes hard to find.  Ad these two together and I find myself arriving at work sometimes 25 minutes early.  Things have not been running that great at work lately, which translates to more work for me, so when I get to work early I have to options  -- sit in my car or go inside and have an extra 20 minutes to realize how bad my day is gonna be.  I usually pick sit in my car.

So this morning I was sitting in my car listening to the radio when it got down to like 2 minutes before I had to clock in and then it happened.  (pay attention Scott)  A song just began playing and it caught my ear, I'd heard it many times before, new most of the lyrics, but still I had to sit and listen.  The song was "Walking in Memphis" by Mark Cohn.  It wasn't the song that actually I did not need to hear the aught my attention but just knowing some of the lyrics.  i just had to sit until i heard the third  verse...

They've got catfish on the table

They've got Gospel in the air

And Reverend Green be glad to see you

When you haven't got a prayer

Boy you got a prayer in Memphis

Actually I did not need to hear the entire song, but I listened to it all, didn't need to hear the verse, but listened  to the entire song.  For some reason I just needed to hear those to little reassuring lines "Reverend Green be glad to see you, when you haven't got a prayer"  I really have know idea who Reverend Green is, at least in this song, I do happen to know a Reverend Green here in Marion.  

I pondered this all day, and I got to tell you there are many Reverend Greens in my life.  When life hits bottom and you truly feel you don't have a prayer  they are there and glad to see me. They want to help and are willing to sacrifice for me.  Sometimes its giving me one of those fancy knitted things to keep my feet warm, sometimes its a hug, a phone call, or sitting in a cheap restaurant when you can't stand cigarette smoke, talking to me until the wee hours of the morning when you have to be up early and you know I'll probably call off.  

I have many Reverend Greens to call on, you know who you are and thank God for bringing you into my life.