Deluge

While parked outside the high school yesterday afternoon waiting for my daughters, my attention was caught by the raindrops slowly filling up the windshield. Despite the week long deluge, I was having a particularly “soul parched” day. As I lost myself in the scene unfurling, I realized that the drops seemed to be hitting the windshield according to the beat of the music playing on the radio. I naturally assumed I was imagining until the music sped up and the raindrops followed suit. About the time the chorus began to play, I found myself listening more intently to the lyrics. I was amazed! The song on the radio to which God obviously seemed to be playing a water pouring symphony was called  Rain Down by Christian group, Delirious.

Rain down all around the world we're singing

Rain down can you hear the earth is singing

Rain down my heart is dry but still I'm singing

Rain down, rain it down on me.

Back to the start, my heart is heavy

Feels like it's time, to dream again

I see the clouds, and yes I'm ready

To dance upon this barren land

Hope in my hands

cause it's living water we desire,

to flood our hearts with holy fire

Do not shut, Do not shut, Do not shut the heavens

But open up, open up, open up our hearts

Give me strength to cross the water

Keep my heart upon Your altar

Give me strength to cross this water

Keep my feet don’t let me falter

Do not shut the heavens

But open up our hearts, open up our hearts

do not shut the heavens

but open up our hearts, open up our hearts.

Rain it down on me.

God was there in the downpour. He was there in this storm of pain and difficulty I was sharing with my Mom who I had taken to the doctor’s again that morning. Her body so wracked with pain and I felt so helpless to alleviate it. My heart was full, but God was overflowing in His reminder that He was indeed raining blessings upon us. Consider my Mom and I giggling on way home from Doctor’s as tumbleweeds seemed to be racing us down the street! Truly, even in the darkest storm of trial or pain, God gives us something to marvel or appreciate as a reminder that He is there, He is mighty, He loves and He is in control.
Song video link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjzpKeJgY_s