Why did the chicken cross the road? In this case, to get to my wife’s office. I suppose it had heard the rumors around the barnyard that my wife takes in stray animals who have lost their way.
Yesterday, my wife was sitting at her desk and looked out the window facing one of the busier streets in town to see a chicken walking down the road. For those of you who are not familiar with our fair city, that is an unusual sight even for our community.
What made the picture more interesting is that 3 feet behind the chicken was a cat, ready to pounce. Kristi jumped up and called for backups from some of her co-workers. As she got to the door, the chicken had already crossed the road and was standing just outside the building. One of the co-workers picked up the chicken and brought it into the building.
Then started the process of finding the owner. After a couple of hours of checking around and running a free public service announcement on the local radio station “Trade-E-O,” she was able to find a new home for the fowl with a family who raises chickens.
As I thought about this comical drama, I was reminded that most of us are pursued by undesirable things – habitual sin, past experiences we would like to forget, etc. Just like that chicken walking down the road and the cat ready to pounce, we are often in the same situation – at any moment we could be pounced upon.
But praise God, we have someone we can run to for safety and rescue. No matter what road you are on today, and no matter what is about to pounce on you, God is watching and waiting for you to reach out for help.
Don’t be discouraged – take heart – God is always right there!
Clay in the Hands 
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