Observations

As many of you know, I have started a new job with Crawford County Dispatch. I have avoid putting anything in my blog simply because...well...when I get home, I am exhausted. The job is very draining right now. The subject matter we receive over the phones isn't getting to me...yet. No, it is the learning curve. There is a lot to learn and it is an understatement to say that you have to be able to multitask. I walk out of here ready to go directly to bed.

Then there is the whole confidenciality thing. They warned me and I figured it would be true, but I have learned more than I care to know about the underbelly of Crawford County. There are things going on that I wouldn't have imagined. Well, I might have imagined, but not to this extent.

The interesting thing is that we are dealing with the same people over and over again. The majority of the residence of Crawford County will only deal with the Sheriff or GPD only if something happens TO them. They work hard during the day, they go home, cook out with family, play with there kids, and from where I sit, I would never know they are there.

Then there are the "regulars". Everyone in the building knows their names and history. I was told the we will deal with 10% of the populace, but I think statically it is somewhere around 2-5%, but true nonetheless. It has been an education.

So, we basically have a Sheriff's department, city of Grayling PD, DNR, and MSPD to deal specifically with a handful of people, statistically speaking. Over and over, those individuals have proven that they cannot live within the boundries of society around them. So, here is the question: Does the fact that a few a certain percentage of people find it hard to live within the boundries of law, make those boundries wrong or disfunctional?

I was thinking about this at church yesterday and please don't take my analogy to it's logical end, because I am not drawing a straight connection of activity here, however, work with me.

Does the fact that "church" doesn't work for a group of people, does that mean that it is broken for everyone? I mean I have had a great experience with church, not perfect, but a solid experience with people who claim to know God and the majority of them have made those truths manifest in their lives. Within that "experience" of mine, I have seen people who claim to have vigorous walks with God fail and do so with an arrogant spirit. Does that mean that the faith of others who have been faithful is now void?

I say "no". It seems obvious to me. I have been "burned" in ministry, maybe not as bad as some, but enough to know what and who was wrong. I was never unclear about who was at fault and sometimes it was me, sometimes not so much. The point is, other's error did not muddy my path, well, maybe just for a little, but in the long run, it didn't cause me to abandon the faith.

So, anyone want to comment or point out something I am missing?

What about you and why?