down like showers

He shall come down like showers

Upon the fruitful earth;

And joy, and hope, like flowers,

Spring in his path to birth.

Before him, on the mountains,

Shall peace, the herald, go,

And righteousness, in fountains,

From hill to valley flow.

- from Magnificat, December, 2018

"Lo, I am sending my messenger before me; and suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts."

                                                    -  Malachi 3:1