Today, we pray for traveling mercies for family and friends... and perhaps for ourselves, too. Many will take the road to meet up and celebrate this wonderful day of Thanksgiving that is swiftly approaching.
Garrett Morgan invented the three position stoplight after witnessing a carriage accident in Cleveland, OH where he lived. A light from red to green was not enough time for the age of cars. In 1923, he created a new kind of traffic signal, one with a warning light to alert drivers that they would need to stop. Morgan quickly acquired patents for his traffic signal—the ancestor of the modern three-way traffic light—in the United States, Britain and Canada, but eventually sold the rights to General Electric for $40,000.He is worth a longer story.. but time is short. Maybe we will revisit him. I am grateful for his hard work and imagination.
Yes, we will face some stoplights today... if out and about, but they will keep us safe. The waiting position is not wasted... it is for our safety. Or, in the love of my life's case it means hurry faster before it turns red.
We put a lot of trust in stoplights to keep us safe.
When stopped at a light and frustrated because it seems slow... take a minute to pray. The constant communication is good for the soul and the relationship. Perhaps a red light will become prayer trigger for someone special.
This a great verse for traveling, for time with family and any morning of the year.
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. Psalm 143:8
Be safe if you travel this weekend. Be grateful. Count your blessings... even the stoplights that slow you down. God may be protecting you with that little inconvenience.
Today...I am grateful for stoplights.
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