Listened to Anne Murray last night singing the lyrics to Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good. And it was. God blessed us with a good rain. I took my pansies out of their urns and put the pots on the sidewalk so they could enjoy the rain showers. We haven’t had good pansy growing weather. I know the coming colder weather will perk them up.

The sky is a soft, muted gray canvas today, steady rain falling, silver and lavender drops glistening and dropping from the oak leaves and bamboo fronds, giving life to the parched earth. Biblical scripture says rain is a sign of God’s blessings, comparing his grace that refreshes our souls to the rain drops that bring life to the earth. Psalm 147:8 reads, “He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.”

The Bible uses rain in scripture as a metaphor for God’s words. In Deuteronomy 32:2, Moses compares God’s teachings to rain and dew. “Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.” We should all be as accepting of God’s words as nature is of needed precipitation. God rains down his light of love and grace on us everyday, nourishing our spiritual growth, helping us to be rooted deeply in our faith.

Rain symbolizes God’s provision for the earth, his power over nature. Isaiah 44:3 says, “For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.” One raindrop from heaven can offer hope to a parched landscape. A drop of rain from a dark cloud can announce a threatening storm. From these rains come life and spiritual growth. We need to make a conscious effort to be a raindrop that nourishes someone’s faith.

The second and third stanzas of the hymn Raindrops of Mercy, written by Laura Moore speaks of God’s raindrops — (2) Jesus forgets not his raindrops, for he has number’d them all; just as God knoweth the sparrows, grieving if any doth fall. (3) It is God’s wish that his raindrops out in the parch’d world should go; scattering blessings of mercy, that all his goodness may know.”

Let’s be one of God’s raindrops, sharing God’s grace and blessings with others.

“How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God for the rain.” — Dieter F. Uchtdort