I was having a really tough day. Well, to tell you the truth, it had been a really hard week. Fine...if I must fully divulge I had been struggling for several months. There. I said it. Fortunately the feeling of discouragement was about to be lifted right in the middle of an ordinary afternoon.
My family was visiting Zion’s Ponderosa in Southern Utah – one of my favorite places on the planet. I had about an hour to myself, so I took an iPod and went out on the deck hoping to connect with Heavenly Father as I listened to music and marveled at the beauty of the trees, mountains, clouds, skyline – everything He created. I like being in nature. I can feel Him. I can feel His love. I can hear a little more clearly and see a little bit further, deeper. It helps me reconnect with who I am and who He wants me to be.
I was sitting in a chair with my feet up on the railing of the deck listening to “You Give.” I closed my eyes for a few minutes and when I opened them I saw the prettiest little rainbow. It had appeared during the thirty seconds I had closed my eyes and then opened them. It lasted for maybe 2 or 3 minutes and then it was gone.
I love moments like that—moments that feel like they are sent just for us. Moments when we know Heavenly Father is near. Aware. Close.
I’d like to think that rainbow was made just for me.
After the time spent listening to music and praying and thinking…I felt good. I was glad I had taken the time and opportunity to be in a place where Heaven could find me.