It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring”
This entire past week has been one rainy, muggy, nightmare here in central AL. Today our campus shut down because of all of the flooding.
Except for the thunder (which I described to David today as “thunder bursts”) it reminds me of living in Washington. We moved to Ft. Lewis WA when I was 7 (well, 7 ½ to be exact) and lived there until the summer I turned 9. Ft. Lewis just a short distance from Seattle, near Puget Sound. As most people know, it rains 9 months out of the year in this part of the country. During this rainy time of year, the weather man would announce at what time of day we could expect to have a “sun break.” During these time of sun, when the rays of sunlight would break through the clouds, people would emerge from their dwellings, their offices, the sidewalks would become crowded with people who would just turn their faces toward the sky and let the warmth of the sun wash over them.
This memory has always made me laugh, living in a part of the county since then (South FL and AL) that never has a lack of sunlight. Today I’ve been thinking about this a lot and how it’s such an analogy of what our relationship with Christ is like.
During the dark and rainy seasons of our lives, the Son will always be there. We simply must leave the comfort zone, where we are warm and dry, yet miserable. We need to seek out the Son and turn our faces towards His warmth. Turn our hearts to Him to fill with love and comfort. Comfort that we cannot find from a comfy couch and our favorite blanket.
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