Rain, Wind, Light

A musician, a mystic, spoke the other day.
He mentioned Merton's question
Wondering what would happen if man could buy the rain
For there is freedom in its falling - would it continue to be free?
And he said, "I want to fall like the rain" 
Which meant he wanted to be free of distraction
For the improper influence of man corrupts 
I, too, want to fall like the rain

Christ spoke of the wind
How it blows where it wishes and you hear its sound
But you do not know from where it comes or goes
And so are those born of the Spirit
I want to blow like the wind

I saw myself, and I was like a mirror
It was shattered by life and sin, broken
But I was covered by reflective glass
I made this covering, and it hid my distortion
And the Lord said, "I am made strong in  your weakness"
Be covered no more, he said
And it is humility that makes the shattered mirror beautiful
It is humility that makes it a mosaic of light
I want to shine forth light