Windshield thoughts of a 6 year old

One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main

streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when

the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen,

spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat.

"Dad, I'm thinking of something."

This announcement usually meant she had been pondering

some fact for a while, and was now ready to expound

all that her six-year-old mind had discovered.

I was eager to hear.

"What are you thinking?" I asked.

"The rain" she began, "is like sin, and the wind shield wipers

are like God wiping our sins away." After the chill

bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond.

"That's really good, Aspen."

Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this

little girl take this revelation?

So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming?

What does that tell you?"


Aspen didn't hesitate one moment with her answer:

"We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."

I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on.

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True? Probably not. But the moral of this fable is timely and accurate.

C~B~N

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