Posted by The Circuit Rider
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NEED
WASHING?
A little girl had been
shopping with her Mom in
Wal*Mart. 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
WalMart.
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.
Send this
to the people you'll never forget and remember to also
send it to
the person who sent it to you.. It's a short message to let them
know that
you'll never forget them.
If you
don't send it to anyone, it means you're in a hurry.
Take the
time to live!!!
Keep in
touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need
each other
- and don't forget to run in the rain!