When dark clouds of trouble hang o'er us....

I woke this Sabbath morning to heavy gray clouds and rain.

As I ate my breakfast 45 minutes later I noticed that the rain had stopped. The sun was beginning to break through the clouds. The crowns of the palm trees across the street glistened against the backdrop of the heavy clouds.

As I finished my meal I saw those dark clouds being blown quickly out of sight, replaced first by bright white clouds, then patches of clear blue sky.

The earth is both washed and renewed. Our resources are replenished.

That is my expectation for this storm in my life. It was necessary, and beneficial, but the darkness is being quickly pushed away, leaving a clean slate and renewed strength and resources.