There is a war against motherhood today. We’re in trouble—like a ship lost at sea on a dark night. We’ve lost our compass.  The anchor is gone. The anchor of every society is the family and home. What anchors the home? Mothers. 

The head of the home is the father, but the heart of the home is the mother. A father has influence on a child, but the deepest impression is made by a mother. Mothers are perhaps the most powerful and influential force on the face of the earth. Hannah prayed and was so persuasive she changed the course of history. 

Begin to pray for your children before they’re born. There is nothing greater than to raise a baby for Jesus Christ. The great theologian Augustine was a renegade boy, but he could not escape the prayers of his mother, Monica. Oh, the power of persuasion.