I’m not entirely convinced about the theology of praying for a parking space. What if the car park is pretty full and several Christians arrive, all praying for a space? I normally look in advance for several parking options and I’m willing to walk a little way and embrace the opportunities that will bring.

However, today I was giving a couple from our new church a lift to a hospital appointment in Mansfield. I’d scoped out some places I could go and wait but they wanted some assistance going in and I wasn’t going to tell them not to pray for a space. As we moved into the car park, someone passing by gestured and, when I wound down my window, he told me he was just about to go. However, I’m not sure he was legally parked (not in a bay) so I was still feeling a bit dubious and there was also a car ahead. As it turned out, that car parked in a spot out of a bay and so we were able to drive into a slot another car had just vacated. The icing on the cake though was to get inside and discover that parking was free that afternoon as there was a problem with the machines used to operate the gates.

I’m still not sure that I’m going to start praying for parking spaces but I will continue to walk into the provision that showers down upon me and count my blessings each day.