Wednesday, April 27, 2011

If You Pray for Rain, Shouldn't You Wear a Raincoat?

When it began raining here last night I remembered Texas Gov. Perry asking people to pray for rain to help firefighters get control of the forest fires burning across the state.  I am certain he was not expecting the tornadoes, which fanned the flames and worsened conditions. Hopefully, the rains have helped.

Speaking of praying for rain, this was common  in many communities in past years.  My dad told the story of one such prayer meeting.  Even it was not factually true it was typical.  Farmers gathered at a small rural church to ask God to send rain to save their crops, some arriving in buggies and others coming on horseback.  One man tied up his horse and removed his saddle, taking it with him into the church.  When asked why he brought in his saddle, he responded, "it is a almost new saddle and I don't want to get it wet."  Someone replied, "why, there is not a cloud in the sky."  He answered, "We are here to pray for rain, are we not?  Shouldn't we have faith that our prayers will be answered?"

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