I had just started a new job that required me to give presentations around the country, and a new high-quality laptop computer had been delivered to my office. The technician familiarizing me with the laptop had been lecturing me on the importance of due diligence in protecting it while I traveled.
A few months later I went to Los Angeles for work. It was the week of Thanksgiving, so I planned to work for a few days before having my wife join me for a family gathering. On Wednesday, my mom and I drove to the airport and pulled to the curb where my wife was waiting. Before we could leave the airport, I needed to rearrange items in the trunk to fit her luggage, so I took the computer out and put it between the two women while they chatted on the curb. Once the trunk was loaded, we drove an hour to my sister’s home.
Like Elisha’s disciple who borrowed an ax and then lost its iron head in the Jordan River, I was feeling worried and anxious.
