How Things Have Changed

You will recall my earlier posts about just how wonderful the rains were, how happy I was with how things had turned so green, how folks who've been around these parts since childhood stated our rains were the best in forty years.

Well, we haven't had rain for a month. In the last week things have really started to turn brown. My guess is that in another week some crops will be so burned that they won't be salvageable. This could mean dire straits for many subsistence farmers.

Almighty God, we are in need of rain. We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky, what a marvel even the least drop of rain really is. To think that so much water can really fall out of the sky, which now is empty and clear! We place our trust in You. We are sure that You know our needs. But You want us to ask you anyway, to show You that we know we are dependent on you. Look to our dry hills and fields, dear God, and bless them with the living blessing of soft rain. Then the land will rejoice and rivers will sing Your praises, and the hearts of all will be made glad. Amen.