for the record!

i am serving on jury duty this week! i actually count it as a privilege to do so, plus the fact that i don't have to go to work, i can crochet and play on the ipad as i wait. it has been a long time since i served on a jury. to really think about having the responsibility to judge anothers actions is a bit scary. of course then there are all the questions you have to answer in order to be selected. and all of those answers are on the record. only i would have to be honest about using drugs and thinking pot should be legal...seriously, out loud after he said my name, only i answered that question with a yes, the rest of the 29 folks said no. but being in the courtroom with the judges and attorneys, i got an idea of why sasha is a lawyer. i love seeing the truth win, and justice given. but i find that i may not be the right person for this job. i tend to always side with the underdog and always look for redemption. as i am writing this, i realize the redemption given to me, from god, from my family, from myself. no matter what our situation in life, redemption is always available. yes, we still have to suffer the consequences, but there is always redemption. jesus redeemed all of our sins, past, present and future, when he died on the cross. there is nothing we can do to keep him from loving us. when one of us loses our way, he always leaves the flock to find us and return us to his loving arms. so, right here, right now, i admit to using drugs and thinking pot should be legalized for medicinal purposes for the record. right here, right now, for the record....i have been redeemed!