Perhaps you have seen the object lesson where a glass of water gets bumped. If the water is dirty…dirty water sloshes out.  If the water is crystal clear…clear water sloshes out.  It illustrates what happens when we get bumped by life.  I had lunch with a friend recently. During our conversation she referenced a beautiful time in her life when she was able to serve her grandmother through the illness Alzheimer s.  Interestingly enough her grandmother penned the most beautiful expression as a result of this diagnosis.  At the most devastating time in her life…this is what sloshed out.

My Personal Rainbow

Lord right now

I struggle with clutching fear

Waves of agony pour over me

And I face the darkest moments

In my life’s history

But my convictions still hold firm

You are my God!

And though I cannot predict my future

Or even tomorrow

I am sustained by the reminder

That the longest storm

The world has ever known

And the worst

Came to an end one clear sky morning

It was true for Noah

It will be true for me

Though as yet I see no deliverance

I watch

I wait

I expect

My personal rainbow.