Wow. I find the governor of Georgia’s attempt to ask for rain extraordinarily presumptious. What gives us the right to ask God for anything, really? I am reminded by a scene out of the Bible where the priests of Baal have a theological contest with the prophet Elijah.

But seriously, why should God help you if you’ve done absolutely nothing to help yourself? It doesn’t take divine intervention to start conservation measures: to not use your hose to clean the yard or wash your car, to plant drought-tolerant shrubbery, to not run the water while you’re brushing your teeth. Did the people of Georgia really pursue any of these things before demanding that their deity give them rain?