Psalm 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers
that water the earth.
Bud looked out on soil with cracks so wide you could put your
hand in them. The summer had been brutal. Weeks ago, Bud had given up any hope
of a harvest, but now he wondered whether he would even have a farm much
longer. The sky remained cloudless. So many people cursed the rain because it
spoiled picnics and closed parks. Foolish to cruse the rain. It was the
lifeblood of all that lived Bud wondered what he would do if the drought lasted
much longer.
Many of us have experienced spiritual drought. We find ourselves
in a desert of doubt and apathy. Nothing seems to be the way we want it to be,
and frankly, we really don't care. We wonder if God is listening; all we hear
is the echo of our own voices.
God's loving touch is so necessary in our lives.
We cannot live without the water that Jesus offered the woman at the well. This
living water quenches the spiritual thirst and brings our drought to an end.
Ask God for the living water. He will issue forth a flood to wash you and
refresh you.
Prayer: I am waiting, Lord, for Your Spirit to rain down upon
me and soak me with Your loving kindness. Drench me in the waters of love and
life. Amen
