Down Here Under the Rainbow

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

I love rainbows. I mean really love them. I look for them every time it rains... and in The Burgh that's quite a bit, only you need to have some sunlight to make a rainbow, and that we don't have ... much of. So when I see a rainbow, it makes it all the more thrilling.

We have trinkets and jewelry, even artwork with Scripture written on it to remind us of God's promise(s) to us, but a rainbow? God made the rainbow as a remembrance. He looks upon it and remembers. He doesn't go to the Christian bookstore and buy a WWJD bracelet and hand it to us. He doesn't buy us cross neclaces... He set(s) this bow in the sky... in the sky! He doesn't do it all of the time though does He? No. Doesn't that make it all the more important... "special" for us?

As some of you may know, my beautiful sister Mary has Lupus. As with many serious autoimmune disorders, the Lupus did not come alone. Since her original diagnoses, she has had three more serious disorders tacked on. You'd never know it to look at her... She's the TV Girl... the model... and she doesn't let it hold her back from doing, doing, doing. 

A few days ago we received the news out loud, she has yet another very serious autoimmune disorder. This is one that we all supposed she had had, it's just that no doctor had ever said it out loud. It took Mary all of the 20 minute car ride home to process it, and move on.  She went for a run when she go home... She's upset, we all are, but there's nothing to do, so she's living...taking advantage of the time when she feels well enough to get things done. Truly, if I were her, I would have sat down and gave up 10 yrs ago... I don't know how she does it.

In the mean-time, Adam left for work early yesterday morning and not two minutes later, he called.  He knows how I love rainbows. He also never gets to see them when I do (perhaps he's wondered if I'm make-believing them?). He was excited to tell me about this one. From his vantage point, the rainbow appreared to be over our neighbor's house, but when I looked at it, Mary and Aaron's house sat directly under it... like the Lord painted it for me. I ran to grab my camera but when I came out it was pouring down rain. It was gone that fast.  I knew however, that God had placed that bow over Mary's house to show me His promise that she is a child of His.  He will take care of her. I love rainbows. I love the Lord for making them and sharing them with us.

 

and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.