The reality of Luther and the Reformation seems distant now, but indeed it was a watershed moment in its day. Yet, it was partly political in scope, nationalistic in its nature, and only effective in a broad sense. What followed was the turmoil of the peasant uprising against the upper class, brutal suppression by the Prince overlords, and a Post Reformation climax that still split the country between Catholics and Protestants, engendering sectarian warfare for years to come. The similarities of the “passing rain” and its effect on the Jews, and the Greeks to the Germans can be related to America today as well. The “Great Awakenings” of the 19th century and the Christian renaissance in America converted many souls, as the Lord ordained, but today the experts say we are in a Post Christian era, evidently true, and Americans in large numbers have rejected Christ. It is a remnant, and always a remnant, that follow the Lord. Movements rise and fall, political institutions fail, war destroys the faithful and the wicked, but the true followers, scattered and scorned, will place their faith in the word of God and remember the passing rain, cherishing it to the end.