Driving Tragedy

I was stuck behind a black Toyota Highlander this evening at a red light and then at the drive-through at McDonald’s (I cannot tell a lie) and first noticed the Christian messages plastered on the thing by way of bumper stickers. “Real Men Love Jesus,” one said, and the license plate holder said “Christians aren’t perfect… just forgiven by a God who is!” That’s all I can remember, but there were one or two more, tastefully placed on this elegant gas-guzzler. That alone was not particularly remarkable, but the car was also a moving monument to grief and loss. The sad little legend, “Michael Murphy, April 2, 1992 - June 8, 1994,” was printed in white lettering at the top of the rear window, and also in white graphic and lettering on the lower left hand corner of the window: “The Murphy Family,” with a […]