A few years ago drought conditions developed in the southern states of our country. People were growing wearing and frustrated, with no apparent end in sight.
The fields were parched and brown from lack of rain, and the crops lay wilting from thirst. People were anxious and irritable as they searched the sky for any sign of relief. Days turned into arid weeks. No rain came.
Members of the local churches called for an hour of prayer in a small Kansas town one Saturday. Everyone was asked to bring an object of faith for inspiration.
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At noon on the appointed Saturday the people turned out en masse, filling the
square with anxious faces and hopeful hearts. The people were touched to see
the variety of objects clutched in prayerful hands - holy books, crosses,
and rosaries.
When the hour ended, as if on magical command, a soft rain began to fall.
Cheers swept the crowd as they held their treasured objects high in gratitude and
praise.
From the middle of the crowd one faith symbol seemed to overshadow all
the others. A small 9-year-old girl had brought an umbrella. An umbrella as her
object of hope.
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What is your object of hope these days? What is your source of hope?
Jesus is the Living Water from heaven who has the power to refresh our lives that might otherwise be like the dried and cracked ground of parched land.
Joy for the Journey,
Pastor Durk Peterson
Alleluia Lutheran Church, St. Michael, MN