So far, St. Louis in the summer of 2015 can be marked by one word for me: RAIN. It has rained so much, and I think I’ve mostly rolled with it. But tonight, I hit a wet wall on the way home and realized I am desperately missing sunshine. It made me start thinking of all the times I’ve prayed for relief from heat and sun, and the times I’ve wanted the opposite of what I have.
Sometimes, I treat my blessings like curses and vice versa.
In an effort to see things with a different perspective, I thought through what the rain might mean to different people.
The rain is a curse to farmers whose crops have rotted in the ground before the seeds were able to germinate and send a frail green shoot upward to gather what little sunshine cracks through the clouds.
The rain is an annoyance to outdoor businesses like Six Flags, who get very few customers on wet days. Only the crazies show up!
The rain is frustrating to kids’ sports programs when game after game gets rained out and the deadline for finishing the season is a week away, with more rain in the forecast. And it’s frustrating to the kids who desperately want to play and keep getting rescheduled!
May we all see our curses as blessings and have wisdom knowing what breaks us can serve to bless someone else.
The rain is a blessing to construction workers and lifeguards whose skin is usually scorched by the summer sun.
The rain is a boon to landscapers who are usually in a client lull by mid-July because the heat has scorched the lawns they are paid to mow.
May we all have wisdom to see our blessings can be a curse for someone else, knowing what blesses us can break another’s soul.
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