More Proof That I Know Nothing

Saturday was a jam-packed day! I was taking a group of cub scouts over the bridge to Philadelphia to visit a radio station at 1. We had to be at the "meeting point"  (we were carpooling since I couldn't fit 6 cubs and 6 parents in one car) at 11:45. I had plenty of time to run to Mt. Holly and pick up my motorcycle. She had been in the shop for a week and I was really anxious to get her out of jail, and on the open road. "Look at me, I'm a master-multi-tasker," I gleefully thought as I rounded up my guys and we took off to rescue my Kaw.

We walked in, and I marched my black riding boots up to the service desk, armor-jacket on, and helmet in hand ready to roll. "Mike" informed me that I needed a new battery. "I don't have time for a new battery" I thought panic-stricken. "I'm on a deadline here." But, time or not, I needed a new battery. So I waited.

It was about 20 minutes that seemed as though it were 20 hours, but I was finally ready to take her home. Bob took off ahead of me and I rode behind the car occasionally waving at Rob who kept turning in his seat to watch me ride. As we turned onto Route 206, the road was blocked and there was a terrible accident. We were detoured and continued home with never a second thought.

This morning Bob emailed me a news link. The headline read:

STATE POLICE: 2 dead after motorcycle collides with police cruiser

The police officer was on his way up 206 to another accident and collided with a motorcyclist and passenger. I saw the police cruiser with the driver's side door completely crunched. I didn't see the motorcycle from the main road. Neither the driver nor the passenger survived.

If I hadn't waited for that battery, that very well could have been ME involved in that accident. While the fate of those two people is indeed tragic, what I am amazed at is while I was standing at the store annoyed because I was being late for an appointment I had meticulously calculated, God knew all my planning couldn't account for what He already knew was happening, and spared me.

God is good, friends.