The Eye of Kris

I just saw George W. Bush. Ok, I didn't quite see him, I saw his fleet of SUV's, vans, police cars, and ambulances. He just drove by my office, which is near the interstate.

Of course, the interstate was completely closed off for miles in both directions. We even had to find a different route to get back from lunch, because our usual road takes us under the interstate, and they had closed that off for security. Just before the drive-by, a helicopter flew overhead, presumably checking that all the roads were closed off properly.

It made me wonder what it must be like to always have your routes totally cleared like that - to spend entire years of your life never seeing another car on the interstate when you travel. Even rock stars and athletes get stuck in traffic on occasion. The President never has to wait in line, never has to take a number. It has to be strange - or even worse - it may begin to feel normal after a while.

I've always heard that we should pray for our leaders, and of course you assume that we should pray for them to make wise choices and lead us in integrity and honor... But I suddenly feel the need to pray for our President as a human - to pray that all this crazy security and preparation doesn't go to his head, and that he never forgets that he is a servant, with authority on loan from God.

They say power corrupts. It's hard to really fathom how true that is until you see something like this. I hope he's ok...