It’s not every day
that I take that route home
not that it’s that much longer
than the usual roads
but it’s not my normal way
It’s not every day
that I see some guy standing
in the middle of the road
gesturing…begging me to stop
it’s not my normal way, but…
It’s not every day
I pull over for a complete stranger
“my girlfriend’s sick” he says
“can you drive us to the hospital?”
certainly not my normal way
It’s not every day
that I find myself saying
to a potential car-jacker
and his accomplice, “hop in”
No, that’s not my normal way
It’s not every day
that I get blessed like that
it’s not my normal way
but it’s not every day that
God prompts me to take that route home.
Quest for Whirled Peas 