NEED
WASHING??
A little
girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have
been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced
image of innocence.
It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of
rain gutters, so much
in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the
spout. We all stood there, under the awning, just inside the
door of the Target.
We waited,
some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up
their hurried day.
I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and
sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the
world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child
came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my
day.
Her little voice was so sweet as it broke the
hypnotic trance we were all caught in, 'Mom let's run through
the rain,'
she said.
'What?' Mom asked.
'Let's
run through the rain!' She repeated.
'No, honey. We'll
wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied.
This
young child waited a minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run
through the rain.'
'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom
said.
'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this
morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's
arm.
'This morning? When did I say we could run through
the rain and not get wet?'
'Don't you remember? When
you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,
' If God
can get us through this, he can get us through
anything!'
The
entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear
anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one left. Mom
paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.
Now some
would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might
even ignore
what was said. But this was a moment of
affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent
trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into
faith.
'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run
through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just
need washing,' Mom said.
Then off they ran. We all
stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the
cars and yes, through the puddles. They got soaked.
They were
followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all
the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I
needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away
your material possessions, they can take away your money, and
they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away
your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and
take the opportunities to make memories everyday.
To
everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under
heaven.
I HOPE
YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.
They
say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life
to forget them.
Keep in touch
with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other
-- and don't forget to run in the rain!
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