Prayer for Rain

O, God, in you we live and move and have our being. We thank you for the moisture we have received; we are in need of more. Please grant us rain in sufficient abundance. Most days we realize, 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 fall out of the sky, which now is empty and clear, gives us hope. We place our trust in you. We are sure that you know our needs, but when we ask it makes us realize even more how totally dependent we are on you. Kindly look on our dry hills and fields, dear Father. Grace them with the living blessing of gentle rains to saturate the sun-baked earth and hard rains to replenish our rivers and dams. Then, in the words of the psalmist, the land will rejoice and the rivers will sing your praises, and the hearts of all people will be filled with gladness. We ask this of you, Father, through Christ your Son in the Holy Spirit, who binds us all together. Amen.