Issue 1665 Slip Sliding February 5, 2025

Driving in the Lower Mainland can be challenging at the best of  times as the drivers tend to be very aggressive and the speeds well above the posted limits.

With the recent snowfall, it would be comedic if it wasn’t so dangerous. Vancouverites (and surrounding communities) always seem surprised when there is snow and forget how to drive on it. 

Coupled with the fact that most vehicles have summer tires, this leads to a lot of slip sliding and many accidents, both fender benders and more severe kinds. You take your life into your own hands when you drive here.

Even with the main roads plowed, I have lost track of the number of stuck and out-of-control sliding vehicles I have seen in the past two days.

I can only surmise that people aren’t prepared for winter, even when they know it’s coming. Winter happens every year, and the rare snowfalls that actually stay on the ground are usually well-announced by weather forecasters.

We can also find ourselves slip sliding away in our faith walk if we’re not careful. We can’t lose our salvation, but we can certainly find ourselves deep in the drifts and in trouble with very little effort or warning.

We need to stay vigilant at all times.

The apostle Peter reminds us,

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:6-11

As I read those words, my mind flashed to a scene from an old television police drama, Hill Street Blues. Often, at the end of roll call, the sergeant on duty would caution his troops, “Hey, let’s be careful out there.”

It’s a sentiment I think Peter would agree with.

Let’s be on our guard and keep our eyes on the Christ.

Be blessed

Hallelu Yah / Praise God 

Kevin

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