It’s rainy today here in Louisville. Don’t get me wrong, I know we need the rain and at times I even enjoy a good rainy day, but today I’m wishing it was sunny. I realized several years ago that I’m one of those solar-powered individuals. I need to see the sun – I need that bright warm light hitting me in the face. I can handle a day or two with overcast skies, but eventually, I get to the point where I need SUN.
This insight into my psyche reminds me of a very real parallel. Rainy days are good for books and fireplaces and I need them every now and then to get quiet and reflective. I need a good cup of coffee and that time to just be still. I need the rainy days that help me to take the time to see all the ways in which God continues to bless and pour out Mercy into my life. I need fireplace chats with the Father that, in a way, bring me back home. I need the rainy days to help me enjoy the warming presence of the God who moved heaven and earth to be with me – to share life with me.
It’s also the rainy days that remind me of the power of the Son. Through the rain, I can look to the one who is truly the warmth of the world. I can see that it is this being, who walked and lived on this planet just like you and me, who is the Light for the world. In a sense we’re all solar powered – we all need the connection to the Son in order to be revived from the fog and rainy days of the soul. That’s just another example of the Mercy of our God – a savior who infuses us with a warmth that is far beyond any other celestial being.
My prayer for you and for me today is that we would take rainy days and be quiet and reflect. May we use these times to allow the goodness of the Son to warm our insides and breathe new fresh life into the damp and cold areas of our hearts and souls. May we take advantage of these days and may we be the light of the Son who are completely lost, and alone, and cold in the rain.