A Song for Rainy Days

There are many tidbits from my childhood that I am passing on to my own children: a phrase my mom would say, or a poem she would quote. One of the tidbits I often share with my boys is a song my sisters and I sing whenever the sky opens up and shares its cleansing rain with the earth. It is a chorus that our dad would sometimes sing to us and it has been imprinted on our hearts and minds.

It's beginning to rain hear the voice of our Father,
Saying, "Whosoever will, come drink of my water;
I have promised to pour my Spirit out on your sons and your daughters."
If you're thirsty and dry look up to the sky it's beginning to rain.
(It's Beginning to Rain-Words and music by Gloria Gaither, C. Aaron Wilburn, William Gaither)

Even now, whenever I see raindrops start to fall, I think of my dad with his melodious voice, singing this chorus. And I think of my sisters standing in the pouring rain, arms stretched up to heaven, singing with all our hearts to the God who sends the rain. I suppose that little tidbit from my childhood is one worth preserving.