The Storm
- a Child's Reaction
A
little girl walked daily to and from school. Though the weather
that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made
her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed,
the winds whipped up, along path thunder and lightning.
The
mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would
be frightened as she walked home from school, and she herself
feared that the electrical storm might harm her child.
Following
the roar of thunder, lightning, like a flaming sword, would
cut through the sky. Full of concern, the mother quickly got
into her car and drove along the route to her child's school.
As
she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at each
flash of lightning, the child would stop, look and smile. Another
and another were to follow quickly, each with the little girl
stopping, looking at the streak of light and smiling.
Finally,
the mother called her over to the car and asked, "What
are you doing?"
The
child answered, "Smiling. God just keeps taking pictures
of me."
Original
source and author of story unknown.
