ALARM

Last night about 9 p.m., the fire alarm went off in our Seattle hotel. So there we all were - in various stages of dress (and undress) - standing outside under the carport wondering if all our stuff that we forgot to carry out with us was about to go up in flames. A few people had the forethought to roll out all their luggage with them. One lady brought her big white fan out into the rain.

It turns out that a little girl pulled the alarm somewhere in the building. Nice.

For me, it was a sermon-in-waiting. One little person - one small action - had power to impact hundreds of people's lives. This can happen for good or bad. It was kind of neutral last night for us.

It was also a lesson on how people handle disruption. Some exited the building laughing - others were curious - some concerned - still others angry or wanting their money back. It was an interesting onsite study in human behavior.

Just for the record, Joelene and I handled it all with good graces.

And be blessed.