Rain

One of my favourite Beatles songs is ‘Rain’ (circa 1966). Reputedly, John Lennon was inspired to write it as a result of people complaining about the rain. Here are some of the words of the song.

“Rain, I don't mind

Shine, the weather's fine

Can you hear me?

That when it rains and shines

It's just a state of mind”

Sitting here, writing on a bleak Saturday morning, the song comes into my head. Looking out the window. Rain. There have been the odd rays of sunshine. Then the sky blackens. And it rains. Again.

It feels like the icing on our lockdown cake. (I live in Melbourne, Australia. In 2020 through 2021 Melbourne had the dubious honour of being one of the most locked down cities on this planet!). And I don’t handle it as well as I should. 

But actually rain comes from God. So should I really be complaining? 

Interestingly He has this to say in His Bible:

“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

and do not return to it without watering the earth

and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty,

but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

(Isaiah 55:10-11, NIV)

So it’s clear God is responsible for the rain. And much more. Here’s another verse that tells me that rain is part of God’s system to manage water. 

“All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full.

To the place the streams come from, there they return again.”

(Ecclesiastes 1:7, NIV)

That’s a perfect description of the water cycle. Rain falls. Rivers flow. Water evaporates. Clouds form. Rain falls. And repeat. Without the water cycle I wouldn’t be alive. In fact there’d be no life on this planet at all. 

God’s given me so much. If rain depresses you at times too, it’s not a bad thought to keep in mind.

Like so much else the answer to all the questions that matter in life is in God’s Bible. You can read it any time.