Commontide
O God, our heavenly Father, by your Son Jesus Christ you have promised to those who seek your kingdom and its righteousness all things necessary to sustain their life: Send us, we pray, in this time of need, such moderate rain and showers, that we may receive the fruits of the earth, to our comfort and to your honor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 653
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A prayer for timely rainfall first composed for the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, most likely by Thomas Cranmer. Its opening clause casts Matthew 6:33 as God's own promise, then petitions for exactly what that promise covers: moderate rain and the fruits of the earth.