"Refuge in the Storm"

“Refuge in the Storm”

 

 

It was a beautiful, warm, spring Saturday morning, the sun was shining, the birds were singing.  It was the perfect day for a bike ride to the park.  So Sally called her best friend, Marcie and asked if she wanted to ride her bike to the park.

“Sure, I’ll be at your house in ten minutes.”  Marcie replied.

The girls got on their bikes and rode to the park.  They played around for a good while, when Sally noticed a big, black, angry-looking cloud rolling up from the horizon.  The wind started to pick up. 

So Sally said to Marcie, “We better head to my house, look at that cloud!” 

The girls quickly got on their bikes and started home, but by the time they got to the edge of town, the storm was moving fast and the wind was so strong, they could hardly stay on their bikes. 

Now Sally’s Aunt owned a little diner right on the edge of town and when she saw the girls struggling in the wind, she opened the door, holding it tight in the strong wind, and she yelled out to the girls, “Sally, you and Marcie come in here, NOW!”  The girls quickly got off their bikes and ran into the diner.

“I’ll call your moms and let them know you are with me.”  “Come on, let’s go into the cooler, till the storm passes, I don’t like the looks of it.” She said.

So Sally, Marcie, Aunt Rose, and the waitress, Angie all quickly went into the cooler.  It was cold, but they would be safe.  Angie was trembling with fear, and she began to cry.  Marcie walked over to her and took her hand and said;

“Angie, it’s going to be ok, God is right here with us, ya know how I know that?  I just learned a new Bible verse, it says; “The Lord says, ‘I will rescue those who love me.  I will protect those who trust in my name. So God will take care of us.  That’s a promise and God don’t break promises.”

Then Marcie and Angie started talking about their dogs and after about fifteen minutes in the cooler, Sally’s Aunt said; “Ok, I think it’s safe to go out. “

When they went back out to the front of the diner, they saw glass from the broken windows all over the floor with bits of tree limbs and lots of water from the rain.  But at least, they were all safe and that’s what mattered.

Aunt Rose had made some of Sally’s and Marcie’s favorite, big, round, melt-in-your-mouth, snicker-doodle cookies, just before the storm hit.  So she fixed them some hot chocolate to help warm them up and gave them a couple of the big, round, melt-in-your-mouth, snicker-doodle cookies, while she and Angie carefully cleaned up the mess.  Then she loaded up the girls’ bikes and took them home, safe and sound.