Many years ago I wrote this little prayer and set it to music.  It was a time when rain and clouds hovered and affected a little canoe trip in which I participated. We longed for the sun’s warmth and to feel dry again.

Oh, Lord, bring out the sun

For your children today.

Oh, Lord, bring out the sun

To show them the way.

Brighten every shadow,

Calm every fear.

Oh, Lord, bring out the sun.

Let them know You are here.

This little prayer/melody still applies today.

• Yesterday a deluge flattened our hay.
• This morning before dawn, lightning and thunder preceded more rainfall. These heavy and persistent rains prevent farmers from harvesting their crops.
•  Besides that, the fields are muddy, slippery and can be easily torn up under the farmer’s machinery.  It is a critical time for farming.

Farmers are considered the providers of the world’s food.  As the tempest leaves hardship in its wake, we see how little we control and how much we need to depend on the Lord’s provision.  It is true that He gives us our “daily bread.”

Now, you may not be a farmer.  The sun may not affect your job as much as it does ours. But you may have another tempest that threatens your well-being. Maybe this little prayer/melody will help you if you look at it this way. Crave not only a celestial creation, the sun, but, rather, the Life-giving Son, Jesus.

Oh, Lord, bring out the Son

For your children today.

Oh, Lord, bring out the Son

To show them the way.

Brighten every shadow,

Calm every fear.

Oh, Lord, bring out the Son.

Let them know You are here.

 

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