Children teach us valuable lessons!
" RAIN WASHED "(A touching story...)
(Author Unknown)
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 and 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.
The 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 about another 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 came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.
Now some would laugh it of 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 needed 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 held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked.
But 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 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 !!!
