Rejoicing In The Rain

It is finally fall, and I am sincerely happy for the dip in temperature and the rain.

I don't normally read the NIV translation of the Bible, but the other day, on my iGoogle page, the Bible verse of the day was Joel 2:23. It just hit me as a really neat way of expressing this.

"Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before."

Now I might be taking it a little bit more literally than when Joel wrote it, but I really think it's about being content and rejoicing even when it rains. And since I love rain, it is an encouragement to me.

So, be glad and rejoice in the rain.