HENRY had never heard his father pray. A Christian friend, while visiting at the house, was invited to conduct family prayers, and also to ask a blessing at table. Henry wished his father would do so every day.
One evening, only Henry and his little brother and his aged grandmother sat at the table, the rest of the family taking tea with a neighbor.
“Grandma,” said Henry, “may I ask a blessing?”
“Yes,” she replied, her eyes filling with tears, for she had long been a true servant of God.
“O God, bless our bread and milk. Make us good children. Bless pa, ma, and grandma. Amen,” said Henry.
He thought no more about it; but dear grandma told his father when he came home. The father’s heart was touched by the example. He resolved to have a prayerless house no longer, and soon after became a Christian. Henry was only seven years old, yet see how his effort to seek God’s blessing was rewarded!
