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 call 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 en masse,
filling the square with anxious faces and hopeful hearts. The ministers were
touched to see the variety of object 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.
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