After the Rain

It was probably the worst day of my life. I was late for school, I forgot my ID, I flunked my Math exam, I got into a fight with my friends, I lost P300, and I saw the boy I liked who I thought liked me back with another girl.

Trust me, it was horrible.

I trudged my way out of the campus, ignoring the people around me. I was walking in the middle of the basketball court when all of a sudden, as if it couldn’t get any worse, it rained.

Some people shrieked, and everyone immediately ran for cover. All of them, except me.

“Could this day get even worse?” I screamed, but no one heard me. They were all too busy running for cover.

Since I don’t have any more choice, I made my way to the covered walk. I didn’t hurry - what else could I do? I was already drenched. I just walked and walked and wished that I could just walk to the edge of the world then and there, and just disappear. I looked up and saw where my feet brought me. The chapel.

I entered the chapel, without knowing why. There was no one else there but me.

I sat down and listened. It was quiet. There was a distant sound of the students buzzing around outside and the faint sound of the rain. Besides that, it was quiet. The comfortable kind of quiet.

I looked up and saw the cross. I saw the image of Jesus hanging there, the image’s eyes boring into mine. They looked so gentle, so loving.

For no reason at all, I started to cry. I openly wept. All the frustrations of that day and the past came spilling out in the form of tears.

I cried for a while, until tears wouldn’t come anymore. Then I looked up again, and saw Jesus. Not the image, but Jesus Himself. I saw Him and He looked at me with eyes full of love. He came to me, sat beside me and hugged me.

I couldn’t explain exactly how I felt as I melted into His arms. I felt warmth…it was indescribable. But for certain, I felt love. Pure, unconditional love. It was like He was wiping all the frustrations away. I closed my eyes and savored the feeling of comfort and joy that His hug was giving me. He didn’t say anything - He just hugged me. And it didn’t matter. That simple act of love was enough to make me understand what He wanted to tell me.

I love you.

I stayed there for a long time and when I opened my eyes, He wasn’t there anymore. It didn’t matter. I still felt His presence.

And with that presence, I found peace. The peace I had been looking for for so long.

And I smiled.

I walked out of the chapel and golden light shone down from me. I heard some birds chirping. I smiled wider. In fact, I almost laughed. I could’ve danced for joy then and there.

Thank You, Lord.

The rain is over.

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