simple story

Something to ponder upon:

This is just a simple story but with a meaningful message

One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets

of town, taking those extra

precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick.

Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen ,

spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat. "Dad, I'm

thinking of something."

This announcement usually meant she had been pondering some

fact for a while, and

was now ready to expound all that her six-year-old mind had

discovered. I was eager to hear.

"What are you thinking?" I asked.

"The rain" she began, "is like sin, and the windshield

wipers are like God wiping our sins away."

After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond.

"That's really good, Aspen."

Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little girl take

this revelation? So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain

keeps on coming? What does that tell you?"

Aspen didn't hesitate one moment with her answer:

"We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."

I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on.

Funny how I can be more worried about what other people think

of me than what God thinks of me.

In order to see the rainbow, you must first endure some rain.