A Prayer for the Healdines for Monday, July 2nd

Good Morning, God,
Holy God, in the wake of the headlines of fires that devour and consume, refresh us with the water of life.
Creator God, in the burned places of ash and dust, and the dry places of brown crinkly grass, wilted tomato leaves and small, sour berries, restore us with the water of life.
When all we can see is devastation, despair, and the great prospect of more of the same, renew us with the water of life.
When those whose jobs are to protect the property of others are tired and weary, and those who see their own property burned up by fire or just the hot, dry weather and lack of rain, O Lord, renew them with the waters of life.
Help us to have hope and then know for each day that in Christ springs the fountsins of life, that in Jesus we drink from the wellspring of hope, and that with his strength we can dance in the fountains of life.
Lord, renew our hope with the refreshment of rain and the dousing of flame.
In Jesus' name, Amen.