Next time your morning seems to be going wrong and the children

are slow getting dressed and you can't seem to find the car keys and

you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated; praise God

instead because God is at work watching over you.

After Sept. 11 ... I happened to call a man on business that I

didn't know and have not, nor will ever, talk to again. But this

day, he felt like talking. He was head of security of a company that had

invited the remaining members of a company who had been decimated by the

attack on the Twin Towers to share their office space. With his voice

full of awe he told me stories of why these people were alive and their

counterparts were dead .....and all the stories were just 'little' things.

As you might know, the head of the company got in late that day because his son started kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.

One missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.

One's car wouldn't start.

One went back to answer the telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.

One couldn't get a taxi.

There were other stories that I hope and pray will someday be gathered and put in a book.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes

that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he

got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a

drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to

answer a ringing telephone .... all the little things that annoy

me...I think to myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at this

very moment.

May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little

things and may you remember their possible purpose.