Jury Duty

An official looking letter came in the mail about a month ago. Upon opening it I quickly realized that my luck had just run out. I was being summonsed to Jury Duty for the entire month of November. Do you know the drill? You are to keep calling every night to see if they need you..inconvenient? YES!!! I was doing so well... the first week, I am not needed..the second week, I am not needed...THEN came the third week and what little luck I might have had was now completely gone! I was now needed to serve. I was nervous because this was Federal Court and upon arriving at the Court House I learned that it was a criminal case.
There were 70 perspective jurors in the meeting room. The ladies that were in charge took all of us jurors paperwork and (as the professional lady would say) would "randomize" them and come up with 50 that would proceed to the courtroom. They started their selection..1....15...30...40..45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and then, you guessed it 50 and it just so happened that 50 was ME. The guy sitting next to me started laughing because I thought I was going to get off the hook.
To make this long story short, I was not picked to be one of the 13 jurors who would bring down a sentence, but I did learn alot. I learned that there are many lost people in the world. (I know that, but I saw some real ones today) I learned that there are many people who are hurting because of loved ones choices. I learned that there are many nice people. I learned that "bad guys" don't always dress yucky and look yucky. I learned that I really like to know what is going on with people (oh, just kidding, that's not news..I am nosy) I also learned that you really have to be a person who can see both sides of any story. This story involved a man (who I saw) who was in possession of and selling cocaine. I am not sure that I could have been open-minded as I feel so strongly about drugs. It has affected my life and the lives of my family. It makes me sad and angry all at once.
So the Lord in his all knowingness did not allow me to serve that day but I hope that someday I can, because I really did like it alot!
There is that long story. I hope it wasn't too boring.