I think I’ll look for a support group of people who have bad
drivers’ license photos. I went to renew
mine last Friday. Because this was my
first renewal since the new requirements were put into place I couldn’t renew
online. I chose the color of my top
carefully, styled my hair, put on what I thought was enough makeup and fretted
over earrings. After all, I would have
this license for a long time. Armed with
a folder containing documents that told my name’s life story and then some I
set out for the DL office nearest me. I
had heard stories on the news of 4 to 5 hour waits because of the confusion
over the new requirements so I brought a book.
Surprisingly the entire process took me less than an hour. I was saying, “Praise the Lord” until I
looked at the photo on the temporary license they gave me. OMG – I almost cried. Do I really look this bad? I thought if that were the case I should just
crawl into bed and cover up or maybe wear a burka. I’ve seen mug shots that
looked better. My husband tried to
assure me that like all drivers’ license photos it was just a bad picture and
not a good representative image.
This made me think about how many times we judge people by
quick snapshots – little segments of their life. Someone makes a bad first impression, or has
a bad day and makes a gruff remark or messes up in some way and snap – that
moment is indelibly etched in our mind.
I threatened to “lose” my license so I could get another picture
made. That probably won’t happen, but
you and I can give others opportunities for do-overs. Maybe there’s more to them than can be caught
in a snapshot of one moment in their life.
Holy
God, help us to use more than snap judgments in making decisions about other
people. And Lord, when we’re feeling bad
about ourselves, remind us that we are your creation and loved by you. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.Have a blessed week!
Paige
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