A popular song by Carrie Underwood describes a young woman driving her car with a baby in the back, spinning out of control on black ice one night. In that split second of fear and panic she comes to the realization that she has absolutely no control over her destiny, and in a cry of anguish and fear she cries out "Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands, ’cause I can’t do this on my own, I’m letting go. So give me one more chance, to save me from this road I’m on, Jesus take the wheel." Most of us can relate to that song, because so often, we too hang onto things until way too late, and then cry out to God to help us out of the jam. We only want to invite God in when we’ve made a total mess of things, and then hope that He’ll be gracious and help us out. The good news is that God is listening, and is gracious to us. He longs for us to reach out to Him, even in moments of fear and desperation. But wouldn’t it be so much better if we would cry out "Jesus take the wheel" before we started our trip?

Chaplain Bob