A   little girl had been shopping with her Mom in a ‘Target’ shop. 

 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 Target.

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 affirmat

ion 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 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.

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need

 each other -- and don't forget to run in the rain!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU!

from Michelle at Brighton Spiritulist Church