According to NationalGeographic.org, “precipitation is any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to Earth.” Among the several forms, it can fall as rain, sleet, and snow. We don’t think of these nuances when we feel the rain or see the snow. But like the huge piece of ice that lurks below the water surface of an iceberg, there is more than meets the eye all around us.

Someone once asked me the question,

“Do you know how we learned to fly?”

“How?”, I asked.

“The birds,” he answered.

Truly the hummingbird perfected hovering way before we invented helicopters.

Around us there is more to nature than we imagined. Scientists even believe there is more to the galaxy than we thought. So, it is no stretch to reason that there is more to each person than we perceive. We each have layers of complexity which make us who we are and affect how we are day by day. We could be up one day and down another. We could feel in control one day and flailing on the other. Sometimes we find ourselves doing just the things we do not want to do (Romans 7:19).

We all need grace and God has given us the model to strive towards,

The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end,

For His compassions do not fail.

They are new every morning;

Great is Your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

During this week show grace to someone you know, who may not seem to be on their A game. You may feel that person keeps falling short of your standard. Interestingly, you may not measure up to someone else’s standard either for we all have areas of opportunity. In fact, we all fall short of God’s standard (Romans 3:23). Yet it is because of His grace that we get to see another day.