The Greatest Prayer for Rain Ever Written !!

O Lord, in Thy mercy grant us rain and by that we don't mean a shower. We want to go out and watch the lightening rip across the southwestern sky in hot blue forks as the fat clouds roll in on us. We want to hurry home to close the house with the first fat drops the size of marbles, on a suddenly rising wind, chasing us and plunking on the car hood. We want to scramble all over the house just as the first sheets descend, frantically slamming down windows.”
“God of Israel, Isaac and Jacob, let it come down so hard that the streets and sidewalks seem covered with a six-inch fog of spatter drops. Then let it just keep up for a while, then begin to taper off, and then turn right around and get a lot worse, swishing, pounding, spattering, pouring, drenching, the thunder coming –Crackity – Bam – and the lightning flashing so fast and furious you can't tell which flash goes with which peal of thunder so that all the women will get scared and climb on top of the beds and scream at you not to get too close to the window!”
So in Thine own way and in Thine own time, make up Thy mind O Lord, and we will bow before Thy judgment, and praise Thine everlasting name. Amen.”
This prayer came from the progressive editor, William Allen White. His petitions showed an affectionate familiarity with the physical sensations of a summer rainstorm on the plains.
At our house, we've always thought the Lord rains on the just, the unjust and then us. Here's to a toad strangling year ! Till next time, adios.