A couple of months ago, I was having a rare, terrible day at work. I was annoyed at everyone, overwhelmed with everything I had to get done, and in general in full-blown eek mode.

I also had to get in my car and drive somewhere. My thoughts, of course, ran something like this: I’m never going back to that stinking rat hole of a public radio station again! Never!!!!!

I was not in the mood for my current book-on-tape, so I turned on the radio and pushed the scan button. The numbers flipped upward and then, all of a sudden, Johnny Paycheck was singing “Take This Job and Shove It!” God Bless America, but was that glorious a sing-along-moment or what?

I didn’t sing along along, however; I bellowed along.

The song ended. There was a short pause and then . . .

Johnny Paycheck relaunched into “Take This Job and Shove It!” And he did it again and again and again. Whatever automation system that radio station was using had gotten stuck!

Naturally, I was shortly again re-delighted with life. Problems? What problems?

I don’t really believe that God does specific things for people. But if God did mess directly in people’s lives, I have to believe one of the things the Almighty might do is help us keep our sense of humor when we’re mad at the world. It doesn’t hurt to have a little divine assistance when it comes to taking ourselves less seriously.