Dear God, you make us creatures of hope and possibility, that we might do our best for those around us and for ourselves. And yet heartbreak and loss attend us as well. Today in Southern California, as the fires rage and your people continue to be in peril, watch over us all that we might feel your presence and do our best to broadcast your love for all creation and especially for your creatures most in need. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
(Image: The picture at dawn on Friday, as good news came from the Rev. Rand Reasoner of a reduced threat from the Kenneth fire.)