My mother will celebrate her eighty-ninth birthday this
week. She was the inspiration for the first devotional article I had published.
In honor of her, I am posting it as it appeared in Mature Living in the September 2007 issue.
My Mother’s Prayer
Each Sunday our
pastor presents a brief children’s message and then leads the congregation in a
time of silent prayer.
Mother mentions that
she prays for the children who go the front of the sanctuary and gather around
the pastor. She said, “I pray for each of them to come to salvation and to walk
faithfully with Him all their lives.” How surprising that an arthritic,
81-year-old lady with no grandchildren of her own would have that prayer utmost
on her heart.
Many Christians allow
their own maladies and difficulties to monopolize their prayers, leaving little
intercession time for others. Ironically, often as we make supplication for
others, God quietly meets our own deepest needs.
James reminds us, “Pray
for one another” (James 5:16).
Mother’s steadfast commitment to study God’s Word and live
it out in her daily life has impacted not only our family immeasurably but
others who have benefited from her teaching and consistent example.
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| Mother as a child in the Great Depression |
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| Mother Today |
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| Mother in 1951 |
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