Rainy Day Sidewalks
God and I were out walking in the rain this week. Well, I was huddled under my umbrella, so I was only sort of in the rain, and God tends to walk between the drops, so I’m not sure that that counts either. I asked God about that, asked her if she didn’t like getting wet, or what. She told me that she didn’t mind the wetness but she didn’t like getting hit by the rain drops. She said that thousands of little annoying projectiles hurtling her way reminded her too much of people praying, and while she can’t do anything about the prayers she can sidestep the raindrops.
One of the things you see when you go out in the rain is the normally timid and shy snails and worms wandering out all over the place. They’re right out there on the sidewalks brazenly braving the elements. So I asked God about that. She told me that the snails like it for the same reason that so many people like iceskating; they get to practically glide along, feeling the wind rushing past and going where the whims of the moment will them to, forgetting their cares, abandoning their woes.
But the worms? She has no idea what they’re up to.
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