Mrs. Barton was walking thoughtfully down a quiet country road when her attention was attracted by the voice of a little child.
“Dear Lord Jesus, please save my dear mother and wash her sins away.” She turned and noticed a little boy, his face upturned and his little hands clasped together in prayer, kneeling in the shade of a great maple tree.
When he rose from his knees, she took him by the hand and asked him where he lived. He pointed down the road and said brightly, “I live down there.”
They walked along together and the little boy chatted away freely, telling his new friend about his home and his mother and his Sunday school. It was at Sunday school that he had learned about God and the Lord Jesus, and the wonderful work of Calvary. His little heart had accepted it all by faith, and he was happy in the knowledge that Jesus had died for him. And he was filled with the desire that his dear mother might also know Jesus as her Saviour, and be forgiven.
“Do you think the Lord Jesus will answer your prayer?” asked Mrs. Barton.
“Oh yes, I am sure the Lord Jesus will answer my prayer.”
At that moment they reached the cottage door, and the little lad shouted a cheery “good-by” and ran inside.
His prayer was answered. Mrs. Barton made it a point to keep in touch with the little fellow. She soon found to her joy that not only his mother but his father too, had both been brought to the feet of the Lord Jesus by the testimony and prayers of their dear little boy.
I hope that many of the readers of this paper are truly Christians. But if you have not yet accepted the Lord Jesus as your own Saviour, then do so right now.
For those of our young friends who know the Lord, may this story of awered prayer encourage you to pray and seek the salvation of others.
ML 02/19/1956