Whose We Are

I continue to be pleasantly surprised by the dearth of commute time from home to work. It’s no more than a 4 to 6 minute drive (depending on the lights and traffic) to and from our place of work. What a nice thing to be able to commute such a short distance for such a short time.

I understand that not everyone has such a luxury. Some choose longer commutes in favor of a certain place to live. Others don’t have much choice and just do what they have to do. We had the choice, within reason, to find a place to live just a relatively short distance away. And it’s a place that we like and hope can be our home for many years to come.

Many people on one coast or the other commute as much as ninety minutes to two hours each way to work. They fight traffic all the way into work and all the way back. They pay big money to park their vehicles or they take public transportation. They are frazzled at the end of the day and long for the weekend when they work even harder, it seems, to clean house, do laundry and all the other things that need to be done to keep up appearances.

I can’t say that God has specifically blessed us with these comforts, but I would like to believe that He not only knows what we’re doing and how are lives are; He also rejoices with us as we rejoice in His goodness and grace. We are His forgiven children, and we do well, regardless of our circumstance, to never, ever forget.