It's Raining

It’s raining

It’s pouring

Throwing it down

Chucking it down

Raining so hard it’s bouncing of the pavement

Splashing off cars

A deluge

And there you are caught out in it, walking home

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So what do you do?

Are you a dash for the umbrella, type?

Or head for the nearest doorway or alleyway to take shelter and wait for it to pass.

Or do you take your jacket, pull it awkwardly over your head and run like an ostrich.

Perhaps you find the nearest piece of paper and vainly attempt to protect your head

You may just zip up your jacket and keep walking

Put up your hood and carry on regardless

And if you’re like my son,

Just enjoy every minute of getting wet.


My daughter Dani and I were caught in the rain and we just kept on walking,

Knowing that the car was parked just around the corner.

We got wet

But not that much

Just enough to make us smile,

And laugh

Rain can be fun

But, it can be very irritating.

Different circumstance cause different reactions

For some it is the answer to prayer, for some it’s the reason to pray.

For others it’s a matter of life, for others a matter of survival

But for most of us

In the mundane, normality of every day life

It’s a matter of getting wet

Or staying dry.

Taking precautions if we know it’s going to rain

Take a look at the sky and see the clouds forming

Guarding ourselves against trouble

Everyday we can keep our hearts

By being drenched in a deluge of God’s word,

Mediating on all His grace has given us

And letting his Holy Spirit have free flow in our lives.

God has made it all available for us

Let’s go out in His rain and get soaked in His word.