i needed a generator repaired and i know an old codger that is beyond compare when it comes to things that start and run……..and he is so ornery that he makes me laugh……..always followed by ”are you listening to me”…….

so the repair was done and i went to retrieve and he met me at the barn and this is what he said to me……..”you have made this thing a mess and i’m going to show you how to take care of it…..and if you will do exactly what i say this old generator will see you to the grave………are you listening to me”………..

so i listened intently to a liturgy that began with the wrong gas cap, not enough oil, dry rotted hoses, dirty fuel filter, debris in the gas tank and wrong starting procedure and finished with running fuel tank till empty and always covering the machine with a blanket and meanwhile every few instructions were laced with the directive ”are you listening to me”……….

i paid Bobby and laughed and shook my head as i journeyed home……….then a thought hit me………….i wonder if that was Gods’ way of telling me how He feels when He is trying to guide His errant kid from trouble……..”hey are you listening to me”………………

Bobby i guess an old codger like you can be a messenger for God as well as anyone else….

the next time i see you i will greet you with a warm……..”are you listening to me”………………