A Fish Sign

June 3

For my birthday Joy gives me, among other things, a key chain with a medal fish sign, the symbol adopted by the early followers of Jesus. A few days later I notice the fish sign is missing from the key chain. I take this as a bad omen.

Our car is showing its age 11 years and 175,000 miles. That summer we drive some 3,500 miles on faith and prayers. The engine is noisy and it is leaking oil. I take it to a repair shop. The mechanic returns to me and holds out his hand. “I found this on top of the block,” he says.
It is the fish sign.

“You called in trouble, and I delivered you.” (Psalms 81:7)