CHRISTMAS PARKING PARABLE
Some years ago, I took my three children into the city the Saturday before Christmas. We enjoyed Big Macs, big cones, and a big afternoon at the movies, just a little too much, as it turned out, because when we returned to the parkade I found that I didn’t have enough money to pay the fee! Everyone of us went through every pocket, and we checked under the van seats for loose change, but we were still almost a dollar short.Now, in those days, my son’s favorite television show was the Dukes of Hazzard, and the image of just crashing through the gates and off into freedom did enter my mind! When the kids asked me what I planned on doing in order to get home, I suggested we might try asking for mercy and forgiveness. Fortunately the attendant just laughed and said, “It’s not my lot anyway” and let us out after we gave him every last cent!But, as…
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