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"Faith is to believe what we
do not see, and the reward of faith is to see what we believe."
~Saint Augustine~
Faith
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. The ministers of the local churches called
for an hour of prayer on the town square the following Saturday. They requested that everyone bring an object of faith
for inspiration.
At high noon on the appointed Saturday
the townspeople turned out in mass, filling the square with anxious faces and hopeful hearts. The ministers were
touched to see the variety of objects clutched in prayerful hands - holy books, crosses, 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 nine-year-old child had brought an umbrella.
~Laverne W. Hall~
"May He be like rain coming down upon
the fields, like showers watering the earth."
Psalm 72:66
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