Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 68:9
"Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary."
It made me think of the drought we've been under and the rains that we have now been receiving. As I have been reading the dedicatory prayers of the temples the one for Salt Lake Temple was of particular interest.
"Our Father, may peace abide in all the homes of Thy Saints; may holy angels guard them; may they be encompassed by Thine arms of love; may prosperity shine upon them, and may the tempter and the destroyer be removed far from them. May the days of Thy covenant people be lengthened out in righteousness, and sickness and disease be rebuked from their midst. May the land they inhabit be made fruitful by Thy grace, may its waters be increased and the climate be tempered to the comfort and need of Thy people; may drought, devastating storms, cyclones, and hurricanes be kept afar off, and earthquakes never disturb the land which Thou hast given us. May locusts, caterpillars and other insects not destroy our garden and desolate our fields; but may we be a people blessed of Thee in our bodies and spirits, in our homes and habitations, in our flocks and herds, in ourselves and our posterity, and in all that Thou hast made us stewards over."
Since the temple has been decommissioned for the renovation of the temple we have seen sickness and disease. We had drought and an earthquake. I wondered if these would last until the temple was back in operation. Much more rain is needed until this drought is over. I am grateful for God's mercy upon us for we truly have been weary.
Day 2705
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