Rainbows

I was driving Ben to his doctor appointment today---which is always anxiety-laden due to the impending task of accessing his port---when this conversation took place:

Ben: "Hey Mom, did you know that rainbows are just a sign of God's promises?"

Me: (not really knowing how to respond because I am in shock at his quite random, but thoughtful, honest, and prophetic comment)
"Wow Ben, I have never heard that before, but I think you're right."
(smiling and heart melting)
--pause---"Do you see a rainbow out there?"

Ben: "No, but there are always rainbows somewhere, we just can't always see 'em."

Randy and I have made it a goal, as parents, to raise our children as Christians, know right from wrong, follow the "Golden Rule", etc. However we are constantly amazed at Ben's insight of what Christianity means, how God acts in his life, and how much he truly understands of God's undying love. Ben has had to endure more pain and suffering than a lot of children we know, and yet, even at such a young age he knows and believes that God has a promise for him. Sometimes as adults, we get so blinded by hardship---when life and work are harder than ever imagined---that God speaks to us (sometimes through a child), reminding us that we have to go looking for those rainbows, because "there are always rainbows somewhere, we just can't always see 'em".