This is a Good Sign

It's 8:15 AM.

My second interview for a Senior Technical Writer position is today at 9:30 AM.

My preparations are incomplete. I need to go shower, put on my suit, and remember that all of the praying I have done, all the daily masses I have gone to, and all the Christian music on Life 101.9 with their "positive and uplifting" messages has not been done by me in solitude. I have asked many to remember me in their intentions to God. I've asked strangers or people I barely know to pray for me, like Jeff, my career coach, who boosted my spirits yesterday during our conversation, and like Mark & Susie, who were here last night for a short time and left not before they told me they would remember me in their prayers.

And it's not only the people I can actually talk to. God's amazing power is everywhere, in the lives of those I possibly thought were beyond hope. For example, I have thought for several years that one of my favorite bands - Dokken - would never reunite their classic lineup. Sure enough, perhaps as a sign of the power of God, I just read that the classic Dokken lineup is at least trying to find a time in everyone's schedule to reunite. I have always hoped that George, Don, Mick, and Jeff would reunite because, to me, they are "good" and to those who believe in God, the "good" happens in their lives. I also believe that it could have been any other band talking about a reunion, such as Ratt or Van Halen, but today, it was Dokken, a band I have always cared about, as opposed to my indifference about the Guns-n-Roses classic reunion lineup. It may not be a "rainy Friday" - I have thought since I can remember that "good things" happen on rainy Fridays - but I'll take it. Here's the article about Dokken.

In conclusion, I think all things are possible with God, including being hired for this position, when the focus is not on "holding on" to something, but on "being held" by God's grace. Armed with the knowledge that God loves me and will hold me during the next few hours and knowing all my friends are joining with the angels and saints to look over me, and with Mom's spirit dwelling within me, I'm going to begin my final preparations for my final job interview.