The sky is up there
somewhere,
I think,
but the smoke
is in the way
and we can’t see it.
This is just a typical summer now,
apparently.
I keep praying
for God
to bring rain
to the land
that so desperately needs it
to the areas
that actually need it –
a calm
steady
life-giving rain –
without any more lightning fires
mudslides
or flooding.
God, we desperately need you
to intervene
to do what only you can do
to provide life
to our planet
without calamity.
You can.
You have before.
But will you?
How long, O Lord,
will you leave us
in this severe drought?
Please bring rain
and heal your land
your forests
your crops
your livestock
your dry riverbeds
your almost-empty lakes
your earth.