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| ps from ps Do you have your REAL ID yet? You most likely do…but might not realize it. There seems to be a slight panic with the change in license requirements coming up. In order to fly around the country, you’ll soon need a new type of license. Either a Real ID and/or Enhanced ID will be required to get through TSA in just a few days. So the joy-filled lines at the DMV are probably even more joyful I bet. I went to the DMV a few weeks ago to get this all ironed out. I walked up to the cheery DMV worker and the conversation went like this: Me: Hi. CW (Cheery Worker): Hi. What do you need today sir? Me: Nothing really. I just wanted you to know I’m all set. CW: If you’re all set, why on earth are you in my line and making me less cheery? Me: I just heard we needed to get Real ID and I just wanted you to know I have one already. In fact, it’s probably closer to an Enhanced ID. CW: Do I need to call security sir? Me: No I actually have security too. It comes with my ID! CW: (Mumbles to themselves about how many more days until retirement) Me: Yeah, I’ve got real, enhanced security through my baptismal ID! CW: Sir, did you just come from a two-hour lunch at Duffs? Me: Nope. Can you see it? (I press my forehead up against the plexiglass barrier). See? It’s the shape of the cross on my forehead from 53 years ago at St. Luke’s in Valarie NY. Still there, eh?! CW: Sir, now I have an oily smudge on my window. Maintenance!!! Me: Those are baptismal oils. Comes with the water. Oh, and the Holy Spirit. And…my spiritual gifts. CW: You get all that at your baptism? Me: You bet. Quite the deal. CW: Well, I’m not sure you’re going to be able to get on planes with it, but it certainly makes you a more “interesting” person. Can you move on now? Me: Interesting, indeed! Especially in the eyes of God. Interesting. Loved. Secure. Gifted. Yep, I can move on and forward and upward. Glad we got all this worked out! CW: Glad we did too. NEXT!!! See, I’m all set. The real, enhanced, secure ID is already in place. And people can still see the smudge of God’s promise. Do you have your REAL ID yet? Lord, thanks for the promises of our baptismal ID’s!Still in One Peace, ps |
April 30, 2025
