You never know when you will get a lesson in humbleness. Life right nnow seems to have been crazy. Last night was actually going well until I got home to check email to find out such a wonderful job I did at work, they love getting creative to boost my esteem to tell me how much I screwed something up. I hate my job. I hate the pressure etc. So my Sunday night was ruined and I went out of it.

Also my car is acting up and is in the shop. Now Mondays are very busy for me...well not very. I go to the shelter every week and run the computer lab for a while. Then I have community group later that night. So I have car needs work (radiator leaks) and then my normal monday routine, not to mention laundry to do and feeling worthless because of work. Great Monday huh? Actually Tuesdays are my Monday, the day that sucks.

Well today has been different and it later came to me what was going on.

I managed to arrange rides for the day. I took the car into the shop. Took the bus to the shelter. In fact I missed the first bus while I was waiting but within ten minutes another bus was there. I foind my stop about 4 blocks from Jeff Street. So I walked it. So now if I get som treadmill time that is great for excersize!!

Ok I get to the shelter and mess with the computer lab. The weirdness is I set up the router unlike it should have been and the old one works. What happened next is what set the tone for the day.

Looking back I got the car to the shop...
I got the bus to Jeff St....
I got a ride home from Jeff St...
I got a ride into group...
I got a ride home from group...

Now since I did not get to shower or do much of anything I had no time to eat. But I was there early enough I got to eat at the shelter with the residents there. That was great. So not only has my transportation been resolved but so has the meal situation.

WHen I first got to Jeff St I spoke with one of the residents who is very knowledgeble about computers. I spoke about the lab and he suggested I use the "Fix-it-kit" which is a rubber mallot. If only that would work I said jokingly.

Well that same guy came on up a few minutes later when I was messing in the lab and right after I got it working. He suggested it was divine intervention.

The light came on.

This whole day has been so far. I got the rides, food taken care of (just lunch but being the first meal of my day it was/is very important), the lab working again...the whole thing just looked as if it were taken care of. Without me. That has been a very comforting thought since then. This day was close to ruin but it turned out to be fun. And I got to have lunch and be there with some of the homeless I server every week in the lab.

So it was a nice and humble thought that came from one of the men I serve. It is times like this I am glad to see that those who serve are the ones served. Thus starts a community.

I have been having more thoguths on serving and community. But maybe I should reflect upon those later. I am just thankful right now that in light of things messing up, just hearing divine intervention...just has made a difference in this day.

Humbe comes...what can I say.