It's Still Raining

In my distress I called upon the Lord and cried to my God, and He did hear my voice out of His temple, and my cry did enter His ears. 2 Samuel 22:7

That his deliverance was an answer to prayer. He has left us a good example, when we are in distress, to cry unto God with importunity, as children in a fright cry to their parents; and great encouragement to do so, in that he (David) found God ready to answer prayer out of His temple in heaven, where He is continually served and adored.
(Matthew Henry)

This is strange, but when I'm in distress I tend to not pray-but turn inward--like a turtle that withdrawals inside it's shell. David prayed at all times; the imagery of God inside His temple when suddenly His ears hear a cry of distress--and He leaves the temple to tend to His child.

Pulling Back the Curtain: I've been testing this week and now I have my 30 students for the year. Already the neediness of some of them is tugging at my heart. I have several first graders that do not know the sounds of their letters.