Pastor's Corner: Hold Lightly

Ah rain, sweet deep into the earth penetrating rain! Since Thanksgiving we have had a lot here in Palouse country – more than normal, and I hear no complaints. Another by-product of this heavenly moisture – it makes a startling clear day, like today, such a celebrated reprieve. Indeed, a February sunny day brightens spirits and produces a bounce in many a step.

Earlier in the week I had felt myself falling into a bit of a foggy day melancholy. With the amazing grace of my life these days, for some reason I reflected back to early 1991 – a time when my beloved father was dying and I was going t...