TODAYS INSPIRATION

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in
Target. 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.
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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.
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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.
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“What?” Mom asked.
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“Let’s run through the rain!” She repeated.
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“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a
bit,” Mom replied.
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This young child waited about another minute
and repeated: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
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“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.
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“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.
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This morning? When did I say we could
run through the rain and not get wet?
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“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!”
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The entire crowd stopped dead silent.
You couldn’t hear anything but the rain.
We all stood quietly, waiting for the
mother’s response.
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Mom paused and thought for a moment
about what she would say. Now some
might laugh it off and say she was 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.
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“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.
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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
whooped and laughed like children all
the way to their cars.
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And yes, I did, too. I ran. I got wet. I
needed washing.
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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.
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I hope you take the time to run through
the rain.
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If you don’t send it to anyone, it means
you’re in a hurry.

Take the time to live!!!

Keep in touch with your friends, you
never know when you’ll need each
other — and don’t forget to run in
the rain!

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