Ask for Rain, Carry Umbrella

Dr. Guthrie, that great Scotch preacher, prayed in the morning service for rain. As he went to church in the afternoon, little Mary, his daughter, said, “Here is the umbrella, Papa.” “What do we need it for?” he asked. “You prayed for rain this morning, and don’t you expect God will send it?” They carried the umbrella, and when they came home they were glad to take shelter under it from the drenching storm.

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