November 6 – “St Nick on a Cycle”

Well, the big motorcycle rally of 2017 has come to a close.  Once again we had thousands of motorcycles on the streets of Galveston, showing off their creatively decorated machines.  It is one of the most welcomed events on the Island because of the overall good behavior of the participants.  Well, that and the fact that they spend money here.  This year we had two couples stop at Seaside to attend church with us on Sunday morning.  It is always fascinating to hear the God story of, well, anybody who has one.  But a lot of these guys have been through the ringer before finding Jesus.  One of the guys this year was especially interesting.  He looked just like Santa Claus, and in fact told me that he enjoys playing the part of Saint Nicholas so he can explain to people that there really was such a historical character, and that old Saint Nick really did love Jesus.  He is also a motorcycle club chaplain, and when he heard that we had given away New Testaments on Halloween, he asked if he could leave a handful of the Testaments that he carried with him for the same purpose.  Great pocket sized testaments with a picture on the cover of a biker kneeling in prayer next to his motorcycle.  Even printed in modern English.  They shouldn’t be too hard to give away. 

Last night we drove into Texas to do some baby-sitting for Kel and Christina.  They went to see the newest action flick.  I think it’s the one about Thor enlisting the Incredible Hulk to help him out.  The kids were great.  They watched a movie of their own, The Incredibles.  I recalled bits and pieces of it, so it must be one we have seen before.  It was an animated feature, so it is always hard for me to stay awake.  While the movie was playing Chris took Ezra into the bedroom to rock him to sleep.  They were only interrupted once, when Cousin AnnaGrace called to tell him about her day.  Apparently she jabbered and he listened, an excellent training opportunity for future dating scenarios, I suppose.  They called me, too, but reception was so bad that the best I got was an excellent rendition of a piano piece by Caleb and a glimpse of Luke, AnnaGrace and Zak every now and then.  Oh, well.  We are planning to see them next week in person.  Guess we’ll get our fix then.

2 John 5 says, “And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.”

Father, keep the motorcycle folks safe as the return to their homes.  Amen.