January 7, 2008

• Rain

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  I love the rain.
  
  Even though one’s love for the rain could be squelched by reports of mudslides, floods, horrific traffic accidents all over the freeways, and other disasters attributed to this natural act of God–and those things can cause quite a bit of devastation (which is truly terrifying)–I still love the rain. There is something about it that feels clean and refreshing. Maybe it’s the smell in the air, or the fact that the running water is washing over the earth–but rain feels clean to me.
  
  This brings to memory a song…which I’ll try to post here…written by Sara Groves and first introduced to me through the Midway Kids Choir in the production “Acorns to Oaks” (Clydesdale).
  
  (Lyrics)
  
  Call it what you will, I call it rain
  When troubles come and pan against my soul
  Go in if you like, I will remain
  And let the washing waters make me whole
  
  Just when I’m sure that I can’t bear the rain
  A tiny leaf starts pushing through the ground
  In a place where the soil was too dry to sustain it
  A new tiny flower can be found
  
  Once I was stuck, I thought things would never change
  And I watched that cloud pass through the sky
  And right before my eyes it took a different shape
  And I knew, so would the clouds in my own life
  
  Just when I’m sure that I can’t bear the rain
  A tiny leaf starts pushing through the ground
  In a place where the soil was too dry to sustain it
  A new tiny flower can be found
  
  And I see Him in the rain
  And I feel Him wash away
  What I do not understand
  So new life can spring up once again
  And I see Him in the rain
  And I feel Him wash away
  What I do not understand
  So new life can spring up once again
  
  And the flowers come to show
  That all that rain was helping me to grow
  

  
  

  
  

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  I think I could have posted the audio–but I decided not to because A) It’s illegal (and I have a conscience about these things) and B) Xanga threatened to shut down my account if they found out the material was copyrighted. Hm…not gonna chance it.
  
  
  I found a wonderful and amazing resource for my church planning this week– www.planningcenteronline.com
  It’s an all web-based program to aid me in my worship set planning. I can’t even go into the many ways it will save me time and energy (and be really cool for other people) in the future. Just know this: I love it, and I’m spending an absurd amount of time playing with it right now…I just can’t stop! Also, that 24 oz coffee from 7-11 that I had on the way home tonight might have something to do with it…
  
  
  
  
  

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