God of all creation, at whose word the world responds, send us relief from devastation and aridity we endure, that we would be spared from our troubles and rejoice in you with great gladness, through Christ our savior, who gave himself for our sake and now lives forever with you and the Holy Spirit in glory. Amen.
‘O children of Zion, be glad, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before.’ – Joel 2:23