Rev. Ray and Pat Amos

Deuteronomy 32:2-3

DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 24, 2019

“BLESSINGS, GENTLE SHOWERS AND RAIN”

“Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God!” Deuteronomy 32:2-3

I came across these words in a poem by Ralph Cushman: “Singing through the rain! We heard him while the clouds hung dark about. And no ray of morning sunshine cheered our world within, without… Jonnie Wren, I thank God for you! In this world so full of pain, May the kind Lord give me courage to go singing in the rain.”

People greet the rain like they do a surprise guest. Some with open arms say, “Welcome!” There are others who will grumble and complain that they are inconvenienced.

Rain and sunshine, wind and snow, they all come with a “ready or not.” “Lord, teach us to accept your gift each day with thankfulness so we too can sing through the rain. Even when our hearts are bowed beneath the weight of life; may we be like the wet flowers that are bowed low and patiently wait to be lifted by the warming sun.”

Do you remember this hymn? “There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.”

Grace and Peace, Rev Ray

“Link to YouTube Video – Showers of Blessings”