{"id":889,"date":"2011-07-09T19:50:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T23:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=889"},"modified":"2011-07-09T19:50:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T23:50:14","slug":"a-prayer-for-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2011\/07\/a-prayer-for-rain.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Torrential rains this week brought a first-relief to drought-stricken Texas. But much more is needed if the southern states of the US are to escape the historic dry spell that has gripped the region most of the year. Praying for rain seems fitting.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod, you send rains in season. It is a season of need in Texas. Send more rain to that parched land and more again across all the thirsty southern states. Find a small and willing cloud sitting bored over some vacant part of the Caribbean, and give it a push toward Houston. Make a Hurricane, perhaps, not strong enough to destroy, but filled with warmed moisture and send it North. We ask you for rain. Let the drought unite many millions to ask you for help. We trust in you. You made the world to need the waters of heaven. You made the world to need the waters of life. You are the source of rain. We ask you. Let it rain. In Jesus name.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Torrential rains this week brought a first-relief to drought-stricken Texas. But much more is needed if the southern states of the US are to escape the historic dry spell that has gripped the region most of the year. Praying for rain seems fitting. \u201cGod, you send rains in season. 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