Rain Beat – Heaven’s Rhythm

The last few weeks the theme of rain has been very much on my mind. The impact rain has on our lives is beyond comprehension and the level of appreciation for rain is certainly tied to our abundance or lack of water. If we have a sufficient supply of fresh water, life is good but if you are unfortunate to have too little, it can really crimp your lifestyle. Fresh drinking water is essential to keeping the human body hydrated and functioning properly. I recently read a statistic that 1.1 billion people have inadequate access to water. That’s tough to think about for very long. It seems like rain would fall more evenly over all people and everyone would benefit equally.

There are a lot of songs about rain and regardless of your favorite style of music rain is a very popular theme. The fresh rain theme seems to be the most popular……the type of rain that falls softly and evenly. It’s not so hard and fast that it runs off and fails to penetrate the dry earth and ultimately saturate the soil. This type of rain has a soft beat but a steady, tight rhythm. When the rain falls it’s like the percussion section in an orchestra and symphonic band. The rhythm section in a jazz band is the key to the success of that band. Ever notice the difference in how the grass, trees and plants respond to rain? They really bloom out and new growth flourishes after a long, steady rain. There’s nothing like it. The heaven’s open and life springs forth thru the beat of hundreds of thousands of tiny water droplets. Each one seemingly insignificant yet without the sum total of the rain drops, the lakes, reservoirs and aquifers would be empty and tempo of life begins to drag and to fall behind. Next time it rains listen to the “rain beat”. You may indeed be surprised at what you hear under the sound of all those water drops working together to create a masterpiece anchored by none other than “Heaven’s Rhythm”.