Blessing of Rain

On a cool, drizzly Seattle day, the contrast of Texas’s sudden storms with the Pacific Northwest’s soft, all-day rain, reflects ordinary life — a child splashing in puddles, commuters in raincoats — and joining in by dancing in the rain.

The rain becomes a moment of spiritual cleansing and quiet reflection, echoing Hosea’s promise of restorative rains, and reminding the narrator to breathe, listen, and carry the blessing of this gentle rainfall back home.