The Taximan's God

"The Taximan's God" snatches us from the comfortable distance of our pews and breakfast tables and takes us to the very moment of death, the event horizon that marks the termination of this life. And while there we see that life's furthest edge is not uniform but jagged and surprisingly abrupt. No images of life's many chapters pass before our eyes, no last second regrets or confessions pass our lips, no stuttered prayers lift to heaven.

'Pardon," a smooth voice murmurs from behind, 'do you have the time?" And as we turn to answer we realize we do not. Death takes us in shock to God who is waiting beyond life's terminus.

Ready or not.