Light Through the Madness

As many people around my area know, we have had some MAJOR rain and some MAJOR effects. Quite a bit of flooding has been going on. If you drove down by the park and soccer fields yesterday you would know how bad it got. I know many people weren't exactly excited to get all the rain and flooding, I know I wasn't exactly enthralled. With water leaking into the basement and having to use a shop vac to get it up wasn't exactly my idea of a good time. But, anyhow, back to my point.
Today as the rain continued to pour down for the probably the 30th hour straight, something happened. It started to SNOW! And I'm not just talking these little flurries or whatever, I'm talking BIG snow flakes! Thankfully we had a substitute today (yes, I was one of the "lucky" ones who got to go to school today) and she took us outside for a quick minute. As we got outside we realized it wasn't really snow, it was more like slush falling from the sky. It was the wettest snow I have ever felt. We all returned back into the classroom and continued our work. As I looked down at the red hooded sweatshirt I was wearing today I saw all of the rain/snow drops that were still clinging on. I began to wipe them away but stopped. One dropped looked a lot like blood. I checked my wrist, I wasn't bleeding. I then realized it was because my sweatshirt was red that it made it looked like blood. It reminded me of something. It reminded me of the blood that Jesus shed on the cross for our sins. It was so amazing to me how symbolic it all was. There I was covered in the "blood" of Jesus, and then I looked out the window and realized the whole reminder went one step further. It was snowing. Because I am I covered in the blood of Jesus Christ, I am washed as white as snow. It was just so awesome how even through all of this flooding and crazy weather, God was able to use it as an opportunity to teach me something through it. He used the whole thing as kind of a reminder of what this weekend is about. All of this flooding is so symbolic of Him washing away all of our impurities, all of our dirt, and sins. Then with my slushy snow and "blood" symbol. So, for all those affected by this is some way. Think of it as a blessing. As a message from God. I think He's just preparing us for Easter weekend in the most memorable way there is.