Thoughts and prayers: miracles, Christianity and praying for rain

In a speech in Albury last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told his audience that he was praying for rain in drought-affected areas. 

Can prayers bring rain to drought-stricken parts of the
 country? Our prime mInister hopes so.

“I pray for that rain everywhere else around the country,” he continued. “And I do pray for that rain. And I’d encourage others who believe in the power of prayer to pray for that rain and to pray for our farmers. Please do that.”

This week, Morrison spoke at a breakfast and praised prayers as “a reminder of our humility and our vulnerability […] that forms a unity”. 

It appears prayer has become part of government public policy.

Read the story from The Conversation by the Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought from The University of Queensland, Philip C. Almond -  “Thoughts and prayers: miracles, Christianity and praying for rain.”