MOLLY AND ME – GLOOMY DAYS

Molly loves cold, rainy days! Her favourite spot is on my lap under the red “blankie”, soaking up the warmth we make together.

Now don’t get me wrong. Molly is a sun worshipper. Like a little reptile that can’t get moving until it has been re-energized by the sun, Molly lies stretched out on a scrap of carpet, soaking up the sun on the hottest of summer days.

However, no carpet, no matter how soft and comfortable, can take Mom’s place when it comes to closeness and companionship. Her dead weight on my legs and a gentle snore tell me that she is totally at peace.

Father God invites me, on gloomy days when my world is caving in around me, when the storm rages outside, to stretch out on His “lap” under the red “blankie” of His presence and feel the warmth of His love. There is peace in the shadow of the Almighty – the calm assurance that He will be now what He has always been then.

You see, because God is the source of all light, He cannot cast a shadow… but, though I cannot see His “front”, where He is going with me, I can see His “back”, where we have been. My past stretches out before me as an unending testimony to His faithfulness.

In this I can rest, knowing that He works in all things for my good because He knows where He is taking me. Gloomy days no longer make me insecure and afraid because I rest on the lap of my perfect Father.