It’s a God thing.
I started this day not knowing what I wanted to write about. Kim asked us to write about compassion. I waited for inspiration.
Nothing. So I went for a walk.
There was a soft rain shower, but I went anyway.
And then God did God’s thing: a double rainbow!
When I see a rainbow, I have a list of people I send it to.
Julie: Julie lost her daughter to drowning, and she feels her presence when she sees a rainbow. When I texted it to Julie, she said someone else had already told her and she had gone out to see it herself. She texted back her photos.
Wilson: Wilson lost Betty this summer. I walk by their house on my route, so I think about her and miss her every day. Wilson responded, “I needed this.”
Susan: She’s battling cancer and has had some rough news lately. I wanted her to know she was in my prayers.
Suzy: I’ve sent rainbow photos to Suzy for years. She lost two husbands. When her first husband died, we were teaching together. She told me that when she was trying to make a difficult decision, she felt that Steve sent her a rainbow to let her know she was OK. We may not talk as often now, but the rainbow exh
Shirley: Shirley had knee surgery a few weeks ago. The tip of the rainbow touched the roof of her house. She, too, responded that she needed it today.
Two Lisas: I meant to send the photo to Lisa D., but I accidentally sent it to Lisa R. It was fine because my message was “I hope you find peace today.” Lisa R. wrote, “Yesterday at healing service I prayed for a clean heart.”
Finally got it to Lisa D. who lost her husband early this year to cancer.
The double rainbow compassion gave me a way to reach out to friends in a loving way. May you find miracles around you, and a way to share them with others. It’s a God thing, making connections and being near each other in grief and pain.
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