Thankfully, a sunny day

I acknowledge we have been suffering through a drought and we needed the rain, but everyday for the last week? Really? I was beginning to feel like Noah and could not wait for the rainbow to appear! Today was the day. I woke up to a beautiful sunrise and spent most of the day outdoors. I set up my writing area on the back porch and did not want to go back inside away from the sunshine. As I sat reflecting on the week, I smiled as I thought of all the times I would “just miss” the rain as I walked from one class to another. I laughed at myself when I found my rain jacket in my “secret” compartment in my backpack…clearly secret! Yet through all the showers, my lifted spirit could not be put down. It is just as God promised us with His covenant, we will never again suffer through the destruction of all life or the wrath of God. “Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind” (Genesis 9:13-14, NIV). As I sat in the sunshine after the week long rain, I felt comforted by God’s everlasting covenant.