Rain was predicted in the forecast again today. We’d already had four days of gloom. It was starting to deeply affect my energy level and attitude. I was desperate to see the blue of the sky and feel the warmth of the sun.
Suddenly, the temperature dropped, changing the moisture into snow—the mystical kind with white, fluffy flakes that gently blanketed the earth in a kind of hush. My mood transformed just as quickly. The child in me came alive, and pure glee bubbled up. Like a giddy kid, I was enchanted by the wonder of it all.
In dark days, when I yearned to find and feel the Son, Jesus shows up. The temperature of my circumstances may be uncomfortably high, but just like the same moisture is present in both rain and snow, the same grace waits for me in both sorrow and joy. As I shift my perspective, I see His goodness and grace falling all around, despite my situation.
Like the child within me is awakened by an unexpected snowfall, His peace and grace change my perspective when I trust in Jesus and wrap myself in His warm blanket of love.
—Claire McGarry
