a rainy day

This is not all that uncommon in England to have "a rainy day". There is a saying "into one's life some rain must fall" how true is that, without it there is no growth. I have been working on a teaching series from stories of Elijah and one of Sunday's points was how important rain was in the culture of the Israelite people. Of course it is important now as well, but maybe we take it for granted though. Ya it is a bit grey, maybe unpleasant to walk in, and can make things sloppy but the alternative of hard-baked ground, brown grass and dust is not that great either. My mind has floated to thinking about what the rain in our life that falls is. I think in the saying it means rain is a bad, unfortunate, untimely happening that takes place, I would rather flip it the other way and say the rain is a wonderful, God-given provision that elicits life and growth. I have been known to enjoy an overcast day, somewhere in the 50's with a bit of wind, so maybe that's weird, maybe that's why a rainy day in my book is a good one, just so long there aren't too many in a row:)
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