Emphasis Preaching Journal

In warmer weather, road crews are ubiquitous. Sitting in a long line of cars, motor idling, perhaps running late, maybe with kids hollering, causes more than a car's temperature to rise! And if we pass over the same stretch of road with regularity and encounter this roadwork for several days running, it becomes even more bothersome. "What takes them so long?" we are apt to ask. In a word, preparation. The actual paving of the road is a fairly quick process; it is the jack hammering and digging and repairing that takes the time.