Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand

June 7 at 9:29 PM · 

“When I was young and a novice in the faith, I was taught to take an umbrella with me if I went to pray for rain during a drought. This was considered evidence of faith.

Later, I read in the Talmud that the Jewish high priest, when entering the Holy of Holies once a year, always concluded his prayer with these words:

‘Lord, do not listen to the prayers of travelers.’

Every traveler desires good weather on the day he travels. What would the world be like if God gave or withheld rain according to whether or not we took our umbrellas with us?

I prefer the vicar who, when asked to pray for rain, replied:

‘Very well, but not now, while the wind is blowing in this direction.’

Our Lord said:

‘The wind blows wherever it wishes.’

There are objective laws that govern nature. To pray against the weather forecast because it does not fit your plans is just as wrong as praying that two plus two should no longer equal four.

The great prayer of Christians is:

‘Thy will be done.’

Elijah was able to bring rain. Jesus was able to rebuke the winds. Do you wish to imitate them? You cannot do so at your present level. You must become a powerful spiritual personality, knowing God’s will concerning the weather. You must know things that meteorologists do not know.

‘Lord, teach us to pray.’
(Luke 11:1)

Excerpt from: Reaching Toward the Heights
Richard Wurmbrand
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Restored photo of young Richard Wurmbrand serving as a Lutheran pastor in Romania during the postwar years, before his arrest and imprisonment under the Communist regime.
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