washing away the dirt and dust of
the world. Memories 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. 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 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 to the people you'll never forget. 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 and that you've forgotten your friends.
Take the time to live!!!
* Keep in touch with your friends, you never
know when you'll need each
other.*
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