This is a good day to try to explain my excitement over rain. (Only one of the many silly things that I often get teased about.) ;)
As I sit here I am listening to the melodious sound of the rain dancing on my rooftop above. It's a rainy day today. I like rain...I really like rain. It puts joy in my heart and a bounce in my step. While many become sad or frown in the morning when they see that it is raining, I smile and get excited and can't wait to start the day! I know that may sound silly or strange...or insane (as I've been described because of my love for rain) to you, but it is the delightful truth for this girl. Most people don't like the rain. I can understand the reasons for not liking rain: its wet, it makes mud, it messes up your hair (perhaps that's why I'm a pony-tail kinda girl), it makes the sky dark because of the clouds, it may interrupt or hinder plans. I get that. But, in my eyes, and in my heart, those things pale in comparison to what the rain brings to my mind.
Yes, the clouds above are darkening the otherwise pristine blue sky. The water droplets that are relentlessly falling are splashing up mud on my formerly-clean pant legs and soaking my once-dry shoes. But that doesn't bother me. Because those clouds above remind me of something more: beautiful passages of Scripture; the deep well of words that fill my soul with joy and longing for greater things - for things that only One can satisfy! You remember, back in Exodus when the Israelites were being led by God through the wilderness in the form of fire by night, and a cloud by day. Or when Moses went up the mountain to meet with God; what was it that surrounded him...a cloud! What received Jesus as He departed from this earth...a cloud! In what way shall He return...on a cloud! Oh, so I look to the clouds!! Whenever I see clouds, I am reminded of the Presence of God. I am reminded that He is with me; that He is near. That He is coming again! So, on cloudy days, in my heart I am drawn closer to Him because I'm more intimately thinking of His nearness to me. What can the darkened sky do when I've got the Light piercing the eyes of my heart?
Another reason I like rainy days, is the rain itself; the water that flows down from heaven (I can't help but be reminded that every good and perfect gift comes from above here!). Ahhhh....the lavish pouring of cleansing water that covers over the dirt and filth that has accumulated on the earth since the last rain. While it is raining things get soggy and gross...yes, I agree. But oh, the beauty that bursts forth once the rains have receded and the sun shines forth again...glistening droplets of water on the flower petals; the earth is cleansed, and a fresh start has been granted by the Son (I mean, sun). The rain itself reminds me of how often times God uses rough or difficult times to purify me and cleanse the sin and ugliness from my heart. That many times I have to go through "ugly" times in order for beautiful times of growth to occur and be displayed. But then, after the stormy weather, the Light breaks forth through the clouds and Hope is on the horizon...a new day, a new start...and it is better than the previous.
So, bring on the rain...and bring on the waterfall of sweet truths that accompany it!
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