Let It Rain

Lord, I feel reborn

in the sunrise.

I feel woke to the world

and my soul stretches

and yawns and then flexes

its spiritual muscles and says,

“Yes, bring on the day.”

I can do all things, Lord—

all things on sunny days,

because You are light

and Your light feeds me

and strengthens my spirit

and suddenly anything is possible.

But Lord, we need the rain too.

We need the rain to say,

“Stop for a moment.

Listen.  Be still.  Take a breath.”

The sunlight lifts me high

on its shoulders and says,

“Shout!  Sing!  Make a joyful noise!”

But the rain puts its hands

on my shoulders and says,

“Hush, now.  Be still.  I’m doing

something here.”

And so, I sit by the window

and I take deep breaths,

and watch the raindrops

dance across the lake

and delight the fish below.

I watch the rain fall

and seep into the earth

and turn the pale, dusty

soil a deep, rich brown.

I watch the rain caress

each blade of grass,

speaking softly to it

and telling it to drink fully.

Lord, You are light

and we need that light,

but You are also living water

and we come to You,

all of us who are so very thirsty.

So let it rain, Lord.

Let it rain.

Amen.

Psalm 100:1

John 4:10

Philippians 4:13

Prayer also inspired by Crowder's "Let It Rain."