Come On Ride that Train

I had a good day today. I find that I can get a whole lot more studying and planning done when I get away from my desk and break up my normal routine.

Today was anything but normal.

I met up with a couple of area ministers for an extended lunch date. We left about mid-morning and boarded the east bound train (TRE) into downtown Dallas. We spent the 45 min. trip studying and listening to our iPods while high above the railroad tracks in a double decker train. I used that initial part of our journey to read through the first big section in Job. (BTW, Job… now there’s a whole group of posts right there) When we arrived downtown we walked to the West End and although we had a not-so-great lunch we did have some great conversations.

After eating, we hopped back on the train and road it into Ft. Worth then back to Dallas and then back to our starting point (Richland Hills). All in all, we were on the tracks from about 1:30 until 5:30. We studied, bounced ideas off one another, got to know each other better, laughed together, and had a wonderful time. And it only cost $4.50.

I was a little concerned that I wouldn’t get a lot done but I was wrong. Most of the day the trains were pretty empty. The other passengers were friendly and the passenger cars were clean. I found that reading on the train came naturally and, at times, I forgot that we were moving. There is just something about unchaining from my desk that breathes new life into me. My creativity was flowing today.

Scripture tells us that “As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.” Those words were etched into my heart today. Yes, today was a good day.