“My favorite journey is looking out the window,” Edward Goree. I love sitting in a reading chair and watching out the windows. I pick on my grandchildren when I catch them not looking out the window of the car when I’m on a trip with them. I’ll spot something interesting and they’ll wish they had seen it, too. I’ve probably sat too long today looking out the windows but I’m intrigued by the birds happily flitting around the feeders in the pouring rain. Didn’t see any of the neighborhood squirrels. I’ve read they do come out in the rain and they use their tails as umbrellas. That’s pretty clever of them.

I think God can be a metaphor for rain, his blessing raining down on us, spiritually feeding our soul with his love and light. Bible scripture says God’s blessings “fall” upon people like rain does on the land. God commands the clouds that pour forth with rain. Deuteronomy 32:2 reads, “Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.” Rain sustains life just like God’s love sustains us when we face times of droughts in our faith. We need to nurture our faith everyday, not just the times when we fall on our knees and pray for help with life altering situations.

Thankful prayer should be an active part of every day. Nothing is too trivial to take to the Lord in prayer. We ask and he will eventually answer. We may not like the answer he sends but as time goes by we realize he really does know what’s best for us. God also wants us to rain our kindness and understanding on others, using our actions and words to bring others to Christ, helping them find their way to be part of God’s family.

As you listen to the rain today, be thankful for all the blessings God has rained down on you and send God a simple prayer of gratitude.

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene