A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Walmart.
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 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.
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 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 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
cantake 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.
A friend sent this to me to remind me of life. Hope you enjoy it.
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.
Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each
other -- and don't forget to run in the rain.