Pass The Jam!

In the art/science of driving there is this phenomenon called Right-of-Way. Generally speaking, it is a set of rules both written and unwritten that govern appropriate driving behavior. The overall goal is to eliminate traffic accidents and fatalities. In Nairobi, Kenya there are very few traffic devices... almost no stop signs and very few stop lights. Traffic in Nairobi is an event. It can take up to 2 hours to go 30 miles. The Kenyans call this event "The Jam"... it can last from very early in the morning to as late as 8PM at night. The Kenyans have developed and intricate "dance" of man, vehicle, animal, bicycle, signs/symbols, and space to produce a relatively simple system of navigating traffic. The simplicity is profound: Take what you understand of "Right-of Way" in America... and reverse it. The issue of right-of-way in Kenya seems to favor the most disadvantaged. That means a car on a side street needing to get into the flow of traffic simply pulls out into traffic. It then becomes the responsibility of the free-er flowing traffic to stop to let the disadvantaged driver in... the result? In America and abroad... somebody PLEASE... pass the jam!

What if we took what we understood to be right-of-way issues in our lives, loves, and legacies... then applied them to our own biblical expressions of reality. The Kenyans are simply exercising grace, mercy, patience, and good will to their daily driving experiences. The result... in all that hustle and bustle, with 3.2 million people moving around ... in mass... we have yet to see an accident. They seem to live a very controlled pace of life. 

So go ahead... pass the jam! 

In Jesus' Name I remain,

G. Davis, Sr.