In a book titled God’s Little Devotional Book there is a delightful story of a great drought that struck Baghdad during the reign of Abdullah the Third. Moslem leaders in the land issued a decree that all the faithful should offer prayers for rain. Still, the drought continued.

The Jews were then permitted to add their prayers to those of the Moslems. Their prayers didn’t seem to do the job either.

Finally when the drought resulted in widespread famine, the Christians in the land were asked to pray. Almost immediately, the heavens opened and rain began falling.

The leaders of the Moslem Conclave were alarmed that the rain started when it did. Feeling that some explanation was necessary, they issued this statement to the masses: “The God of our Prophet was highly gratified by the prayers…