A child looked out
the window
on a rainy, dreary
day.
Then he spoke to his
mommy
here's what she heard
him say.
"When rain falls
down does it mean
God's crying
cause He's sad,
About the things
He sees on earth
with people who
are bad"?
"Are those His tears
that trickle down
across the window
pane,
Or is there really
not a God
and this is only
rain? "
His mommy thought
what can I say
to help him
understand,
That this is rain,
but God is real
it's all part of His
plan.
Then softly she began
to speak
and she heard herself
say,
That's really rain,
it's not God's tears
He's growing things
today.
The child looked up
into a smile
he'd seen most every
day,
He listened so
intently now
to hear what she
would say.
"All living things
need water
that's all part of
God's plan.
That's why out in the
desert
there's not much more
than sand".
"But in this place
where God makes rain
grow flowers, grass
and trees,
That feed and shelter
animals
like the birds, the
deer and bees".
"God may be sad
because people don't
believe in Him
today,
But rain is one thing
that we should
thank Him for when we
pray".
"So every night we
all should kneel
and say thanks for
the rain,
Cause if we didn't
have it son
This world would be
so plain".
"Without the trees to
shade us
or the grass beneath
our feet,
This world that we
all live in
would seem so
incomplete".
"But God in all His
glory
created all these
things,
To help give us all
pleasure
Till we hear the
angels sing".
Copyright © Ron Lantz
2000
