I was awakened by a soft spring rain, not the blustery, wind driven ones of earlier in the year....the grass, the trees, bulbs, spring flowers are lapping up and soaking in all they can get after the dry of winter...the temperature is in the 40's rather than the chilly 30's...spring may actually be coming...or just a taste of it anyway...
The winter wasn't as hard as predicted...which was total blessing for me personally...shoveling snow up over my head was tiring last year...the continual iciness was chilling all the time...I don't like to be whiny, but it got old days after day...but, I kept in good physical shape and didn't fall once!
But, there is just something about spring rains that refreshes the soul...the soft, pattering sounds...and I can just imagine the plants awakening, stretching out their roots, life oozing into the new growth, reaching through the soil toward their light and nutrients...ready to burst forth into the bright of day...growing, growing...those dandelions just waiting to be send forth another year's worth of pesky seeds or the crocus and daffodils brightening the days with their first colors...springtime...newness...freshness...thank YOU for each season and its spectacular displays of Your creativity...hope...
So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul — then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.
I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 11:13-15
When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Proverbs 16:15
Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
James 5:7
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
Acts 14:17
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