​Rain

by Nita Gilger


The thunder clapped out its loud notes,
awakening me from my deep slumber.
The raindrops made drum-like 
sounds against the windows.
It was all so welcomed after long months
of drought and heat.
 
I felt waves of refreshment and renewal.
How is that possible when there are heavy things
happening all around? 
Rain falls on the just and the unjust
so the scriptures say.
Which one am I?
 
More rain is coming
and my heart is open to drink it in
with rhythms and beats of trust and hope.
Let the storms fill me with peace
and the great promise of God with us. 
 
As a child I sang, "Rain, rain go away,
come again some other day." 
I did not want my play interrupted.
But today I sing, "Rain, rain please stay,
at least for a while.
Come again and again to 
wash away all that is not of
God's best hope for me and we. 
 
By Nita Gilger

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