One of my daily devotionals is titled Praying Grandmothers. These godly women were citizens of the country of Latvia. In the early 1940s, Latvia came under the control of the atheistic Soviet regime. Their church was taken over by the invaders and turned into a sports hall. These women began praying for independence from the Soviets and the freedom to worship in their church building. God answered their prayers……50 years later.
During those 50 years, these faithful prayer warriors refused to give up, trusting in God’s will and schedule. Though they were in their 80’s when Latvia gained freedom from Soviet control, they immediately went to work, securing a minister for their congregation of 2, then seeking others to help turn the church building back into a sanctuary. They knew their work wouldn’t end until God called them home.
I see similarities between their role and ours as Christian mothers. Our days begin while the rest of the family is still asleep and generally ends long after everyone has gone to bed. During our waking hours, we serve as judge, teacher, nurse, counselor, confidant, cook, maid, chauffeur…etc. We’ve spent many a night holding a sick child, praying for another who is hurting, crying out to God to touch those children who have gone astray. Like our Christian Latvia sisters, we refuse to give up, standing in the gap, holding firm to the promises in God’s word.
1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
Psalm 125:1
To all of our mothers, grandmothers, sisters and friends – stand firm and keep believing. Happy Mother’s Day!
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