They will be celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversay this weekend.
In my case, the influence I have received from my Grandparents has been formative for my Christian faith
. I remember on one occasion many years back, as we were staying with them for the holiday break, that it came to saying 'good night.' We were asked to say a short prayer upon which I recited a learnt prayer and rattled it off. Mid way through this rote prayer, my Grandfather stopped me and asked if this is how I would like our conversation to proceed from now on. Then he asked me to kneel down and pray from the heart.This was my first real and genuine prayer. From that moment on, I wanted to seek the heart of God, just as I then knew that God valued what's on my heart. The thought I leave with you, a thought I have learnt from my Grandparents, is simply this: "Seek the Lord while He is near." & "The Lord inhabits the prayers of his people." (Is.55:6 & Ps.22:3)
Rev.'D
