You’d never guess where the above photo was taken.
Would you believe Mecca? In the middle of Saudi Arabia? (https://kyma.com/news/national-world/2025/01/07/torrential-rain-drenches-visitors-in-mecca/)
Mecca averages 2 percent “wet days” throughout the year. But they aren’t very wet. Mecca averages a tenth of an inch of rain per year.
So… torrential rains, with flooding–what gives? Isn’t Saudi Arabia mostly a desert? Mecca was originally built around an oasis (but gee, it can’t be much of an oasis); and thousands of years ago, the broiling dry expanse of the Rub al-Khali was wetlands. With hippos.
Once upon a time, people would have flocked to their soothsayers to see whether the out-of-the-box rainfall were some kind of message from the gods. The Romans were always seeking guidance from Heaven. Not that they followed it.
What’s the story? Should we be searching for a meaning? Is this flood a message for Muslims only (Mecca is their holy city), or is it meant for everyone?
We find God’s word in the Bible. We don’t consult soothsayers anymore.