- Job 29:23 ESV
They waited for me as for the rain,
and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. (Job is speaking) - Proverbs 16:15 ESV
In the light of a king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain. - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ESV
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
2 a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace. - Song of Solomon 2:11-13 ESV
for behold, the winter is past;
the rain is over and gone.
12 The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing[d] has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree ripens its figs,
and the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away. - Hosea 6:3 ESV
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;
his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.” - Joel 2:23 ESV
“Be glad, O children of Zion,
and rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given the early rain for your vindication;
he has poured down for you abundant rain,
the early and the latter rain, as before - Zechariah 10:1 ESV
Ask rain from the Lord
in the season of the spring rain,
from the Lord who makes the storm clouds,
and he will give them showers of rain,
to everyone the vegetation in the field. - James 5:7 ESV
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.
Very good. Praying for rain & carry an umbrella in faith that it will.
Great idea! Carry that umbrella!
I was reading the book Magnificent at Adoration today and your story about nature and loss so inspired me. You are a gifted writer. God Bless.
Sounds like a beautiful book! Thanks for sharing!