WORTH READING 7 Aug 2006

Run Through the Rain

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6
years old, this beautiful brown 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
Wal-Mart. We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature
messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get
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
come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

Her 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 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. Time, when innocent trust can be nurtured and 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 the opportunities to make
memories every day!

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.

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