I have a 1997 Dodge Sport Caravan with 130,000 miles on it. So I decided to check to see if my vehicle qualified for the givernment deal. No I did not misspell that last noun. I wanted in on some of the stimulus. But I was just outside the “clunker point.”
Well, I got buzzed off the qualification stage. My car is not clunky enough. It gets 1 mile per gallon better than the clunkers! Beat by the factor of 1.
Don’t weep for me Dodge Motors. I will run your product until the kingdom comes or transmission termination – which ever comes first.
All of society has to have standards and rules. There’s is a cut off point. Let’s call it the Clunker Point.
- Great America rides have a height line. If you are below it you have experienced the height Clunker Point.
- Want to join the Marines and fight the terrorists? There is an age Clunker Point.
- You want to carry what on the plane? You just hit the weight/size Clunker Point.
- Rejected from getting into UW-Madison? You just hit the grade point Clunker Point.
- So you saw the red&blue flashing lights behind you and pulling you over. The Speed Clunker Point.
- The line went flat on the screen hooked up to your brain. You just hit the ultimate Clunker Point.
Which leads me to wonder – does the Lord have a Clunker Point for people? You know – some get in and some don’t qualify. Wait, you say, God is full of love and mercy and all those warm and fuzzy characteristics Mr. Rogers had. His neighborhood was open and welcome for all and any.
News Flash – God is not Mr Rogers. I hear a clunk there. If you read the following you will see that Jesus had a Clunker Point. But it is not too late to qualify. Just don’t let your clunker self run out of oil…Here’s what Jesus said…
1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9” ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11“Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’
12“But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’
13“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
