Song - It Takes Rain
My mom had a very long, painful experience with kidney disease and renal failure. She was in almost constant pain for as long as I can remember. The amazing thing is that unless you knew mom very well, you'd never know she was hurting. Her magnetic smile, gracious manner and quick wit weren't diminished by her physical problems. The summer after I graduated from high school mom passed away. My dad, my brother and I each struggled, in our own way, to come to grips with the fact that God had allowed such a sweet, loving, caring person to suffer so much and then die at the young age of 42. For myself, I came to realize that while mom's death wasn't God's idea, he can and does use trials in our lives to strengthen us, to refine us and to bring us closer to him.
I wrote "It Takes Rain" several years after her death, and I sing it as an encouragement to those how are struggling with those same questions.
I wrote "It Takes Rain" several years after her death, and I sing it as an encouragement to those how are struggling with those same questions.