Kisses from another Katie

With a silent heart I walked. It smelled like rain, heavy clouds hid the sun. As I reached my bus stop small rain drops were falling here and there and soon they multiplied into hundreds, then thousands, millions... I was standing under the pouring rain, water dripping from my skirt, hair, nose. I didn't say a word. I just loved You. Right there, at that specific moment. All I could think of was how much I loved You. As the rain became more intense I slipped under the tree... But I made sure I wasn't completely sheltered - I had to feel the rain on my face. I had to. So I stood there with my soaking wet shivering body and my muddy feet. And I saw the picture. You spoke. The storm was fierce. And that is what life is going to be like. It is going to be wild, chaotic, unpredictable. I am going to have to stand alone and learn to be content in whatever it is You would have me have. But it will be beautiful and You are going to be there every step of the way. For the crying, for the leaping, for the breaking, for the trusting, for the praying, for the healing, for the anger, for the forgiving, for the loving... You are going to be there for all of this. You promised. Right there in the middle of the storm. The streets were flooded, people were miserably running around trying to find a place to hide and You gave me that peace which surpasses understanding. The peace of Your hand holding mine wherever I go, whatever I do. Because one thing was clear - life wasn't going to be the same anymore, but it would be Yours. And it would be glorious because You don't bother with making lives mediocre. I will try to quiet my mind and heart more often and listen to what You have to say because I've learned that only Your word matters.