“For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground.”  Isaiah 44:3

Holy Spirit, be poured out upon those who do not know You and upon those who have no desire for You yet. Chase down the dead in sin and raise them to living faith. Draw near to the brokenhearted, and come tenderly to those who have grown disillusioned, offended, or weary in soul.

Be poured out upon the dry bones within us, the hidden places where death still clings and old sorrow has not yet lifted. Be poured out upon the Word we have heard, studied, and prayed, and yet have somehow kept at a distance from our deepest places. Lay Your hand upon our barren fields where nothing seems able to grow. We are the dry earth, and You are the river. Amen.