Today I was hoping beyond hope that my dog would decide that due to the awful weather outside he would forego his usual walk and stay indoors in the warmth instead. But no, he wanted one. So I waited until the last possible moment before venturing out, put on my raincoat and got wet! As soon I as got home afterwards, out came the sun and the rain ceased for the first time in days. Despite my despair at the weather's slightly twisted sense of humour, it reminded me of something weather-related that had happened the day before. Something a little less humiliating!
All weekend there has been torrential rain, and driving in the car yesterday it was pouring down in bucket loads. But then to my surprise, through the window I saw a little bit of blue sky peeping out from behind the monstrous black clouds surrounding it, and my dad remarked, "You know, the sun is always shining, it's just that sometimes we can't see it."
And of course he's right. It's a concept that's easy to understand when you take off in a plane, and as you ascend higher and higher you leave behind a stormy landscape and emerge into glorious sunshine - and the thick layer of cloud that once seemed to be so dark and threatening becomes a thin layer of black mist, miles below you.
It's so comforting to be reminded that despite what life may look like on earth, God is still providing the light and warmth that sustains us. It's always a sunny day, except sometimes a few clouds float over and float away again - how quickly we let them deceive us into thinking the sun has lost it's strength and power! It never stops shining :)
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