Glad I Didn't Say That

Awhile ago, the leader of my adult Sunday School class was humbled by something that she said that she thought might have offended someone, so in our opening prayer, she said. "Father, place one hand on my shoulder to guide me and the other hand over my mouth to shut me up!"  Oh boy, do I understand that!!

Just yesterday, I almost said something that would have proved me to be an idiot.  There was a gal just ahead of me in a grocery store check-out line.  She looked preggers, and I was feeling very maternal, so I helped her unload her cart, then came very close to asking her when she was due.  Something told me not to.  Imagine how embarrassed I would have been had I done that and she turned to tell me that she wasn't expecting!

In that same vein, I caught myself just in time the other day.  One of my Facebook friends is a former student of mine.  (I'll call her Susie.)  Susie is all grown up now, with a family of her own, in a same-sex marriage with the love of her life.  They are having their second child together, while Susie has two other children by previous relationship(s).  So this baby will be Child #4--a boy among three  sibling sisters.  Once she shared her news, I ALMOST said, "Now that you have a son on the way, maybe your family is complete and you can consider a tubal ligation?"  It was going to be written tongue-in-cheek.  As in joke...ha ha...but for the wrong reason!  First of all, they didn't need my grandmotherly advice, thankyouverymuch, but the worst part is that it didn't dawn on me at the moment that this is a same-sex marriage she is in.  As in no conception without outside help.  As in no need for contraception.  As in DUH!!!  I am SOOO happy that the little voice in my head stopped me from my effort to be witty.  It wouldn't have come across in print as witty at all.  It would have appeared totally ignorant.  As in stupid!!

There have been other times when I was glad that God put a hand on my shoulder and the other over my mouth.  He needs to be more vigilant about that before I make an absolute fool of myself!  It's coming!