Breaking the Fall

[294 words] He had decided to attempt suicide by jumping from a bridge onto a busy Michigan freeway. The Michigan State Police weren’t going to let that happen if they could help it. In an effort to break the man’s fall, were he to go ahead and jump, troopers directed 13 semis to park close together, side by side under the bridge. The trucks were close together and as close to the possible jumper as they could possibly be. While this tactic did not guarantee that the man wouldn’t be harmed if he jumped, it certainly did lessen the possibility. Eventually the man decided to walk off the bridge instead of jumping (Associated Press, April 24, 2028). Sometimes Christians get close to the edge of “falling away” from the Lord’s body. Their brothers and sisters in Christ might notice them distancing themselves from other members of the church, sporadically attending…