A Promise In The Sky

This is such an amazing picture I took about week and a half ago. My son called me up to his bedroom window and we saw not only a rainbow, but also a cloud in the shape of a cross next to it. By the time I found the camera and ran back up stairs, the cross had faded. Seth and I both felt like that was a special present from God, just for the two of us.

Later that week, I was helping out in the library with my daughter's first grade class. They were taking reading comprehension tests on books they had read. One little girl was taking a test on a Noah's Ark children's book. I was helping her read the questions on the computer. I almost started to cry when I realized that she didn't know anything about the story. I didn't care that she hadn't read the book itself, I was saddened that she had never heard the wonderful biblical account. Doesn't every child know this story? In defense of this little girl, it is her first year at our school and her parents obviously wanted a christian education for her. It struck me so much that such a well known story was never read to her. She couldn't even tell me what God had placed in the sky as a promise to us. Did I mention that it was a multiple choice test? She still had no clue of any of the answers. I told her to try and get her parents to read her the story. I also prayed for her when I left. We as parents should be the ones teaching our children about God's word. Everyone else can help them along the way, but it is our ultimate responsibility. I am talking to myself here more than anyone else! A big eye opener that I will not soon forget.