We have already established that I like to drive….I drove around the lake this morning…in pouring rain…and I got to thinking about the way the rain has a way of cleaning…it was raining pretty hard.  It’s thundering as I type.  I thought about how clean my car is now…how clean the roads will be.  How the pollen and spring “stuff” is falling off the trees and being washed away…

I started singing a hymn from church.  I used to sing it as a lullaby as I rocked our baby boys to sleep for their afternoon naps.  The name of the hymn?  “I Am A Child of God.”  and I sang it full on, loud, in a pitch I found comfortable…and the chorus?

“Lead me, guide, me, walk beside me, help me find the way…”  I stopped for a moment….It is when I forget to ask that question that I feel the most lost.  Imperfection is not a flaw.  It’s an opportunity to be better.  Amen.