As summer nears an end and cooler weather prevails, there will be lots of great Jeep meet and greets. And what Christian Jeep get-together is complete without a Jeep blessing prayer? It’s a way to bring people together and ask the Lord for His hand of protection on the Jeeps and all who ride inside them.
When I was a kid in the 1970’s there was a carnival game we called “Pick a Duck.” It was my favorite game, so anytime my family and I would head to the midway at the fair, I would look for it. The game was simple. Plastic ducks floated in circles in a tub. You paid your tickets and picked a duck. The little number on the bottom determined if you won a big prize or a little prize, but every duck won something. I don’t remember every taking home anything big, but I do remember the euphoric feeling of promise right before I picked. I was about to be a winner. This impression was so strong with me the other night that I just knew there was a message in it. I decided to pray.
Whether it’s Jeeps, cruise ships, or elsewhere, happy little rubber ducks have hit the scene! They bring a bright spot of cheer and plenty of smiles wherever one might find them. While separated by countries and involving two completely different modes of transportation, both jeep ducking and cruise ship ducking all started for the same reason: a random act of kindness. The history of ducking is almost as much fun as ducking itself.