<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Rain & Rachamim</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px;" class=""><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">I love the rain.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">Makes me think of rachamim, of the Divine well spring of compassion.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">Nothing better than falling asleep to the rain</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">the quiet rumble on the roof</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">like a cat purring on your lap</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">the gurgle of the gutters - the sound of all things wet and soggy outside</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">while we are warm under the covers</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">inside.</p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">How lucky we are to have a roof over our heads</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">so that we can enjoy the rain and</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">so many other things –</p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">Thank you God for the rain and our roofs</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">our shelter</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">from the storm.</p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">Let your rachamim fall on all your creatures,</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">spread over us a shelter of rachamim</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">of compassion and</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">Shalom.</p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- George Gittleman</div></body></html>