Measured Against Eternity

Still Standing in the Rain

Series: The Song of Grace, Book 3

Written by William Ferrier Jr.

Release Date: 10.18.25

Genre:  Christian Fiction, Women’s Christian Fiction, 90-Minute Christian Fiction Short Read

5 Stars!

Still Standing in the Rain is brief in length and immense in weight. Every page carries lived faith, earned wisdom, and the quiet authority of truth that has been tested in storms. I found more life-shaping lines in this novella than in dozens of longer books, and that alone speaks to the care with which it was written.

This is a story about music as calling, mentorship as discipleship, and grace that refuses to end. It honors the sacred exchange between generations. Faith here is not polished for performance. It is practiced. Shared. Handed down with tenderness and discernment. The older pouring into the younger feels like shimmering diamonds. Rare. Priceless. Beautiful.

The rain becomes a living symbol of grief endured, faith refined, mercy received, and testimony formed. It carries the weight of baptism and perseverance all at once. Faith is found not in sunshine, but in the breath taken after the storm. Prayer is woven naturally into conversations and decisions. Scripture echoes without being forced. The Spirit’s presence is named plainly and trusted fully.

This book understands calling and treats it with holy care. It slows when wisdom requires prayer and refuses to rush obedience for opportunity. The story recognizes that doors opening too quickly can fracture what God is still forming, and that faithfulness often sounds quieter than applause.

The writing itself sings. These lines are not clever for the sake of being memorable; they are shaped like testimony. Songs rise from storms. Grace remains free. Nothing is ever “nothing” when the Lord is in it. Truth is allowed to shine without polish, carried by voices that have lived what they sing.

Reading this felt like standing under a steady downpour and realizing God was already there. Not rushing the rain away. Standing in it with His people. Teaching them how to breathe. Teaching them how to sing.

The story honors discernment over impulse and faithfulness over visibility.

Some stories entertain. Some instruct. This ministered to me.