"And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them
in paths that they have not known; I will make darkness light before them,
and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them and not
forsake them." (Isa. 42:16). This Scripture seems to fit into my life's
experiences.
I was born in Norway. My parents were Lutherans. When I was two years of
age an incident occurred which I have never forgotten. It was this: My
Grandmother on my mother's side--a very godly woman--used to visit us at
least once a month.
On the occasion to which I refer, as she was about to leave us, Grandmother
said to my mother, "Ellen, I would like to speak to you 'under four eyes'
(that is to say, privately). Does the child understand anything that is
said?" Her reply was, "No, he doesn't understand." Then Grandmother
proceeded to say, "I have been wondering what would be the best way to pass
out of this world without being a trouble to anyone, and the Lord has shown
me that someday I shall lie down as usual to go to sleep and wake up in
glory and this may be the last time that I shall see you; so now, my
daughter, I feel constrained to urge you to seek the Lord." Again she said,
"I am sure the Lord has shown me that I shall go that way." Four years
later she went to glory just that way.
My parents had not given their hearts to God, yet they taught us to live
right. The only religious services we ever attended were those held once a
month in a country chapel. Other Sundays we would sing together in our home
and father would read a sermon to us out of a book.
We would then repeat the Lord's prayer and sing another song.
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