Ask rain from the LORD

in the season

of the spring rain,

from the LORD

who makes

    the storm clouds,

and He will give them

   showers of rain,

to everyone

the vegetation

             in the field.

      Zechariah 10. 1

(Do we think provision

       just happens?

Do we take for granted

      the growth and

      the fruitfulness,

      and well-being?

Do we take credit?

Do we even ask,

or seek God about it

or talk to the LORD

    about our need

    and response

    and what to do?

"Have you asked Me

            about it?"

      says the LORD.)

O LORD,

We come before You

not just with our need,

but in gratefulness

      for Your provision

in so many dimensions.

Every need,

every seed,

every encounter

--no matter how huge

     or how small--

is profoundly significant

in our intimacy with You.

May our needs

   draw us closer to You.

Help us to realize

that our vision and provision

is exceedingly different

because we know You,

because we love You.

We have the capacity

      to love others

because You first loved us.