As a boy, I loved the “Peanuts” cartoons. I have always felt a kindred spirit to Charlie Brown. As an adult, I now appreciate the wit and wisdom Charles M. Schulz imbued in his silly little stories about Charlie Brown’s eclectic group of friends and his dog named Snoopy.

One specific Peanuts cartoon has always struck me as particularly profound. Christian friends and pastors periodically share it on Facebook.

Linus and Lucy are staring out the window as rain co mes crashing down. “Boy, loo...