Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Living Under the Influence

I told the ladies in Sunday School this past week that at age 57 I am still living under the influence of two Christian grandmothers, both of whom passed away many years ago. I believe I still benefit from the prayers they lifted up on my behalf, the love they bestowed on me, and the many lessons I gleaned from their daily walk of faith. I well remember the first Bible verse I committed to memory, Psalm 122:1--"I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the LORD". My MawMaw Woodard was driving me to church; she repeated the verse for me; I memorized it immediately and have never forgotten it. She also went on to teach me many other verses such as, "What time I am afraid I will trust in thee.", Psalm 56:3. These ladies shaped my life and I remain truly grateful for their influence.