And then the Rains Came by Sally I. Kennedy
This spring, when our lone gardenia bush was in glorious full bloom, I enjoyed seeing it each day. Gardenias were my mom’s favorite flower, and each cut bloom held her memory. Mornings, I would bring a couple indoors, and the lovely fragrance would fill the room. Then the rains came. Overnight, every single flower was washed away.
They had a beautiful marriage for sixteen years and two sweet children. Late one afternoon, coming home from the grocery store, she was hit broadside by a truck that ran a stop sign and killed her instantly. And then the rains came.
He went into work, business as usual, when his superior walked in and said, “Clean out your desk; I’m sorry, but we are cutting back”. And then the rains came.
The rains don’t last forever, although when we’re in the midst of a storm, it surely feels like they will. It’s a fact that there is always a rainbow when it rains, even when we don’t see it. The sun/Son is always shining behind the heavy rain clouds.
The loss of the flowers on the gardenia bush was no big thing, just a minuscule blip on the radar, as was the lovely crop of wild sunflowers that were drowned and flattened by a flash flood. They did serve as an illustration, however, and a reminder that when we have our hopes and plans dashed, we have a God of the ‘suddenlies’ who can turn things around (Genesis 50:20). The Lord will redeem what has been lost after the rains come (Joel 2:25).
That is good news.
Meditation: And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. – Luke 24:36
Jesus Loves You!
Also read:
- The Mist of Life: Finding Eternal Purpose in God’s Presence
- The Sensitivity of the Altar: Serving God on His Terms, Not Ours
- Jesus Christ: The Fulfilment of Prophecy
- How God Creates: Creating by Declaration
- Friends Enrich Your Life
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