The veerie is a thrush and has a beautiful song. But one thing about him that makes him most appreciated by bird lovers is that he sings in the rain. The rain will silence most other songbirds, but the veerie sings on.
A dear old Christian lady was an invalid. She had been a shut-in for many months. One day another Christian called to see her. She said: “I have a lovely thrush that sings outside my window every day. In the early morning he serenades me, and in the twilight he sings his evening song. But what I like most about him is that he sings in the rain!”
And this is what the Christian should seek grace to do-to sing not only in the sunshine, when all is going fine, but in the dark and gloomy day as well. The Lord’s love is unchanging, He is ever near and is able “to give songs in the night.”
ML-07/04/1976