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  A VOICE FROM THE TOMB
  by D.L. Moody
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Summary: A mother's prayers can have a lasting impact on her child's
life, shaping their values, character, and spiritual development.

Topics: "The Power of Prayer", "Maternal Influence"
Scripture References: Psalm 126:5-6, Proverbs 22:6, Isaiah 49:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16

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D.L. Moody shares a poignant story of a mother whose fervent prayers for
her son left a lasting impact on his life, even after her death. Despite
achieving worldly success, the son reflects on his mother's devotion and
the unanswered prayers that lingered in his heart. The act of relocating
her remains prompts a spiritual awakening, leading him to embrace
Christianity. Moody emphasizes the profound influence of a mother's love
and prayers, encouraging mothers to remain steadfast in their faith for
their children.

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The other day I read of a mother who died, leaving her child alone and
very poor. She used to pray earnestly for her boy, and left an
impression upon his mind that she cared more for his soul than she cared
for anything else in the world. He grew up to be a successful man in
business, and became very well off. One day, not long ago, after his
mother had been dead for twenty years, he thought he would remove her
remains, and put her into his own lot in the cemetery, and put up a
little monument to her memory. As he came to remove them and to lay them
away the thought came to him, that while his mother was alive she had
prayed for him, and he wondered why her prayers were not answered.

That very night the man was saved.

After his mother had been buried so long a time, the act of removing her
body to another resting-place brought up all recollections of his
childhood, and he became a Christian. O you mothers!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/dl-moody/a-voice-from-the-tomb/
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