On the Edge of Miracles

All day long the rain has fallen.  It started before the sun tried to lighten up the day and has continued deep into the darkness of the night.  There were moments when it fell with such force that it turned roads into rivers, but mostly it has been one of those slow soakers where nary a drop seemed to be wasted.  No doubt there have been some who have fussed about the inconvenience of a wasted day of rain, but no complaints have been voiced in these parts.    

What has inconvenienced some has put us on the edge of watching a miracle unfold.  It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say the earth was parched, but it has been a long time since the last rain.  Rain brings the miracle of life.  The pasture grass will green, the young fruit trees will suck up the moisture for the fruit, and the seed which has been placed in the dirt of the garden will germinate and begin to show promises of okra, peas, beans, and squash.    

Today's day of rain speaks of the way God has created a creation full of life giving miracles.  It is hard to see sometimes because so much of the dirt is covered with cement and asphalt, but when water falls on the earth, a miracle is only a moment away.   Today's rain has spoken a message of life giving power falling upon a needy earth and the way miracles are always ready to be poured out just beyond what cannot be seen with ordinary eyes.