Clear Shining After Rain

The sway of Christ as King, according to David’s description, is like “clear shining after rain,” whereby the tender grass is made to spring out of the earth.  So have we often seen it.  After a heavy shower of rain, or after a continued rainy season, when the sun shines, there is a delightful clearness and freshness in the air that we seldom perceive at other times.  Perhaps the brightest weather is just when the rain has ceased, when the wind has drifted away the clouds, and the sun peers...