Just when the heat and humidity of summer has left us as limp as a dishrag and all matter of plant life gasping for help, the desperately needed rains come and drench us in life-giving relief, Almighty God. Just when we feel as if we’ve given all we can and don’t quite know how to go on, your grace will appear – in a supportive word, in a shared laugh, in a strong shoulder on which we can cry. Loving One, you move through our lives in mysterious ways, helping make a way out of no way. We continue to lean into your ever-present mercy for the relief we seek. Amen.