Getting By...

I had just put out my hand to open the door to my doctor’s office when I heard a loud, long drawn-out “Craaaash!” 

I turned around just in time to see a barbecue grill skidding down the northbound lane of Interstate 55 and a cloud of dust as a pickup loaded with household goods was pulling down into the grassy median.  Nothing on the pickup was tied down. 

My German professor stared down at me in class and said, “Herr Zeilinger, you are certainly refining the concept of brinkmanship in your academic endeavors.”  He then handed me the “D” exam I had taken the previous day. 

Getting by… It’s a fine art promoted by people disinterested, out of touch, in a hurry - and thrill-seekers.  I think some of life’s most unexpected results come from people who are getting by – at least in the sense that failure is the anticipated result. 

What’s wrong with taking a risk when you’re not sure you can accomplish your goal?  How many good deeds aren’t even started because someone didn’t want to face the possibility that things would turn out failed or sloppy?  Please.  We can’t always have tidy outcomes.  I think the Spirit of Jesus can bless even those of us who aren’t sure what we’re doing.