A nearly full moon didn't have the strength to shine through the clouds that had thickened during the evening hours blocking out all light from the heavens. Suddenly, the flashes of light on the horizon and bolts of lightening connected earth to sky. Sounds of angels rolling bowling balls shook the walls and the rains came down to refresh and cleanse the earth. I love sleeping with the sound of rain on the roof and the distant booms of thunder.
Awakening to a sunny morning and the smell of the the fresh post thunderstorm air, I notice how much brighter the sun shines after the storm. Drops of water on the leaves glisten in the warming light. Birds sing louder and with more fervor, animals scamper with new purpose. It always seems calmer and more beautiful on these days.
Just four years ago I was stuck in the middle of a storm that I never thought would end; or if it did, that I would not survive. Life is like that sometimes. First we find ourselves overcome by darkness as clouds block the light from Heaven. Then the lightening and thunder pound our minds to the point where we can no longer think clearly, or act with any sanity. Our waters are riled and we overflow, flooding the innocent land that surrounds us and sweeping away those in our path. Some drown; others learn to swim to the safety of shore hard and fast.
Today, the sun shines much brighter and the light from Heaven illuminates my path. My world is cleansed and fresh again. Green shoots spring forth from what was barren earth and the flood waters recede to show new life. It is like awakening to a new dawn after a storm.
I know of someone who is caught in the midst of the same type of storm today. I pray that she may be able to see her way through. To ask and accept the help she needs in this time of turmoil; and with a hopeful ray of light from Heaven to see the dawning of a new day in her life. A day after the storm where the sun shines forth and life is refreshed from the rain.
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