Forecast: Scattered
showers. Sky looks nice to me. There are
a few clouds, but nothing that looks like rain. The clouds look like huge
bunches of cotton candy. It’s a bit
overcast, but all in all, a nice morning.
I find so much peace, in
the mornings, sitting on the back patio. Spending time in the Word, prayer and
then working on things for the planning of my 30th class reunion. As the day goes on, I occasionally peek out
from under the patio table umbrella that shades me and my laptop. Shaking my head, I wondered about a scattered
shower.
I completed my tasks,
gathered my things and went inside. I had some errands to run, so I got
everything ready to deliver where it needed to delivered and went on my way.
Then I was headed to Glenn’s for the evening.
As I drove to Glenn’s, in my
rear view mirror I could tell the sky was doing some spectacular changing. I
know I learned the names of the types of clouds back in school but, I have no
clue what they’re called now. Glenn was in the garden when I arrived. The sky was so active. AH! A sprinkle….then
another…then it began a pretty good downpour. Not hard. But enough to have the
rain get you wet and cause a shiver. So
we headed into the house.
All the sudden there was
silence. It was over. That’s it?
That’s what you called a scattered shower? Glenn went to clean up and I went out on the
porch. The clouds were amazing! Rolling,
twisting, some moving right, some moving left. The colors were incredible
shades of grey and I walked out into the field to get a better look at the
sky.
There I stood, looking up
into the sky, mesmerized by the dancing of the clouds. Then it hit. It hit me
right dead smack in the face, a drenching downpour of rain.
And all I could do was stand
there. Stand there and get soaked to the heart. The heart of heavy burdens. The
heart that had been longing and praying for a good cleansing.
As I continued to stand
there looking up, I spread my arms out and as I enjoyed every drop of rain that
fell upon me I began to cry. But the rain washed the tears away just as fast as
they dripped from my eyes. At that very
moment, I remembered, I need not carry the burdens in my heart. God will carry
them for me if I give them to him.
Proverbs 3:4-6 says: Trust
in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understandings. In all
your ways acknowledge HIM and HE shall direct your path.
I prayed for a cleansing and
I received it, but it was only when I stopped and looked up mesmerized by the
work of the Almighty. I took the focus
off me and was thanking Him as I watched Him create a masterpiece of grey art
in the sky. It was then and only then,
when my focus was back on Him, I was drenched.
(written May 3, 2013)
