"...Can the heavens give showers! Are You not He, O Lord our God! Therefore we will wait for You - expectantly; For You have made all these things. For He spoke and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast." - Jeremiah 14:22; Psalm 33:9
This prayer was written in the 1950‟s during an awful drought in Texas. The prayer was written by Father W. Schneider of St. Mary‟s in Fredericksburg, who also ministered at St. Francis Church in Stonewall. It has gone all over the world.
Almighty God, we are in need of rain. We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky above, blue sky above, 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! 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 are dependent on You. Look on our dry hills and fields, dear God, and bless them with the living blessing of soft rain. Then the land will rejoice and the rivers will sing Your praises, and the hearts of men will be glad. Amen.
"Prayer for Rain" statue by Edward Kemeys (1898), located in Champaign, Illinois
This prayer was written in the 1950‟s during an awful drought in Texas. The prayer was written by Father W. Schneider of St. Mary‟s in Fredericksburg, who also ministered at St. Francis Church in Stonewall. It has gone all over the world.
Almighty God, we are in need of rain. We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky above, blue sky above, 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! 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 are dependent on You. Look on our dry hills and fields, dear God, and bless them with the living blessing of soft rain. Then the land will rejoice and the rivers will sing Your praises, and the hearts of men will be glad. Amen.
"Prayer for Rain" statue by Edward Kemeys (1898), located in Champaign, Illinois
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The Upper Room Living Prayer Center currently receives approximately 20,000 calls for prayer each month. More than 7,000 requests are submitted through the web page.
Need prayer? Call The Upper Room Living Prayer Center toll-free prayer line at 800-251-2468 , 7:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. (CST) or visit its web page anytime. Your prayer request will be e-mailed to a global Covenant Prayer Group network of prayer volunteers who will intercede on behalf of your need.
(For more information on the Living Prayer Center and the UMM, please visit this link.)