NEED WASHING???

NEED WASHING?

A
little girl had been shopping with her Mom in WalMart. 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 ofrain 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, just inside the door of
the WalMart.
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.

Her 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 a 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 left. 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 need 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 got soaked.


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
this to the people you'll never forget and remember to also send it to
the person who sent it to you. 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.

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!