Scars in the Rain

Do you have a heightened sense of your scars in the rain?

I don’t usually give pain my attention, so it takes me awhile to realize I’m tugging at my shirt and wincing. And then I notice that I am feeling a light tracing on my skin. I feel a burning sensation with all sorts of discomfort.

And then I will notice that I am holding my breath.

I will think it’s odd and random.

But then, then I will remember that I’ve had this thought before.

AND

I will remember having this feeling before.

AND

I will go to the window.

And I will see that it’s raining.

Then I will marvel… I will marvel at how my body felt something… a shift in pressure… before it was ever in my conscious mind.

Miraculous.

Amen.