Drive

Snippet

Drive wide open until you see God, then brake – unknown

Scripture

Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel. 1 Kings 18:45,46 NIV

Song

"Drive (For Daddy Gene)"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQe3DKDQRRs

It was painted red the stripe was white

It was 18 feet from the bow to stern light

Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta

I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her

We put on a shine, put on a motor

Built out of love, and made for the water

Ran her for years, til' the transom got rotten

A piece of my childhood will never be forgoten

It was just an old plywood boat

With a 75 Johnson with electric choke

A young boy two hands on the wheel

I can't replace the way it made me feel

And I would turn her sharp

And I would make it whine

He'd say, "You can't beat the way a old wood boat rides"

Just a little lake cross the Alabama line

But I was king of the ocean

When Daddy let me drive

Just an old half ton short bed ford

My Uncle bought new in 64

Daddy got it right cause the engine was smoking

A couple of burnt valves and he had it going

He'd let me drive her when we haul off a load

Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen Road

I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedels

Smiling like a hero who just received his medal

It was just an old hand me down ford

With 3 speed on the column and a dent in the door

A young boy two hands on the wheel

I can't replace the way it made me feel and

I would press that clutch

And I would keep it right

He would say a little slower son

Your doing just fine

Just a dirt road with trash on each side

But I was Mario Andretti

When Daddy let me drive

I'm grown up now

3 daughters of my own

I let them drive my old jeep

Across the pasture at our home

Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file

And pull out that old memory

And think of me and smile

And say

It was just an old worn out jeep

Rusty old floor boards

Hot on my feet

A young girl two hands on the wheel

I can't replace the way it made me feel

And he'd say

Turn it left, and steer it right

Straighten up girl now, you're doing just fine

Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride

But I was high on a mountain

When Daddy let me drive

Daddy let me drive

Oh he let me drive

It's just an old plywood boat

With a 75 johnson

And electric choke

Sentence Prayer

Praise to the God who needs no speed, because

You are everywhere at once.

Thank you for giving us the need for speed

Create a greater fear or reverence for your ways

So we learn to also brake.  Amen