Be Nice. It ain’t “Rocket Surgery.”

Don’t worry.  I didn’t get mixed up on the “rocket science” and “heart surgery.” I stole that quote from a friend of mine. He got it from a quote that a baseball player made a few years ago.

He made that comment because we were talking about my fifth Sunday duty at Church.  Parking lot duty. I really love working the parking lot every fifth Sunday. First of all, it’s something Matt (our 14 year old) and I serve together on and secondly, you really learn alot about people and their behavior.

It’s funny to watch how cars will follow each other out of the lot.  It’s almost like herding sheep. Our parking lots are presently under construction which means the flow of traffic changes every week. People also resist change.

But this is not what I want to address. There’s this “myth” going around about how badly the parking lot workers are treated by church members. I’ve workng parking 6 or 7 times and haven’t experienced it yet. Granted. It’s a little stessful trying to park and get to church on time when there’s 4000 people coming to church. But here’s what I’ve noticed and practiced that has resulted in a great experience.

1.  Wave to them.  They wave back. WOW

2.  When you ask them to park somewhere specific, if you start out by saying, “could you do me a favor,” they’ll do it.

3.  Smile and say, “Thank You” when they get out of their car. WOW

4.  Act like you’re enjoying what you’re doing. WOW

5.  All these boil done to one thing. BE NICE.  WOW

None of this is “ROCKET SURGERY.”

By the way.  This doesn’t apply to being a parking lot worker.  It applies to everything we do. I see this everyday in one person especially. My wife, Debo. She’s nice to everyone. I do mean everyone. When we go through a line at the store, the cashier is smiling by the time we leave. She’s the nicest person I know. And guess what.  I’m married to her.  COOL!!!