10-36

As a policeman, I liked being an authority figure. Keys locked in the car? I was there. Laundromat dryer ate your quarter? I was there. I liked the old Plymouth with its red lights and siren, great for parades and funerals. I especially liked the “10 codes” on the police radio: 10-4 was “OK.” Everyone knows that. 10-13 meant “Officer stopped at Ruby’s Diner.” Then there was 10-36: “Officer in peril. All units respond.” I never called a 10-36 but I always appreciated that it was there. I wish there were a 10-36 in the church and in the world. When we hear it, we go, all of us, to the aid of the caller.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!
Josh