In the olden days (days were never golden but just older) rain was associated with the blessing of God. Lots of rain was lots and lots of blessing. Usually we associate sun and blue sky with God, maybe that's because we don't grow our own food.
It's good to remember that our God has been around a long time. That people have been dealing with him for a lot longer that we even have a concept of. That American or Enlightenment understandings of scripture, or spirituality, or even God are relatively new. We have definitely learned some new things that help, but I think we are losing some things too. Maybe rain ought to be associated with our good and gracious God. That helps me when I look out my window, welcome the rain and imagine God's blessing coming down with the water.
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I couldn't agree more. I used to curse the rain, the cold, the heat, anything that took me out of my zone of perfect environmental comfort and contentment.
Over time though, and with wisdom granted through Christ, you can appreciate the beauty of the rain, the way God perfectly created this world and the conditions necessary to sustain life. It's all quite beautiful, I think.
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