Sharing the Savior’s Story

Thanks for a Christian Mother

After one of the great battles of the Civil War, a chaplain visited a dying man. “Son, what can I do for you?” The boy hoarsely whispered, “Sir, would you kneel down and give thanks?” The chaplain, who had been by other dying boys, was taken aback by this boy’s unusual request. Nevertheless, the chaplain was able to inquire, “And what, son, should I give thanks for?” “Chaplain, please give thanks for my mother. Thank God that because of her I am a Christian. What would I do now if I were not a Christian?” That mother had done her job well.

Excerpt from The Lutheran Hour broadcast of: May 11, 2003