My precious mother passed away on January 20, 2020.

The day before my mom’s memorial, I checked the weather report (I’m obsessed with the weather, I check it every day!) and saw that it was going to rain on the day of her memorial.

Anyone that knows me well, knows that my hair is naturally curly and I end up looking like a bad version of the Lion King in the rain, so I was not pleased to see that it was going rain on that day. Frizz was not the look I was after!!

Like many African countries, South Africa experiences seasons of drought, (sometimes those seasons last for years!!) and I was reminded that my mom would so often pray for rain for South Africa and that although my mom was no longer here, God was still answering her prayers.

On the day of my mom’s memorial, it did indeed rain and it was perfect! It was an amazing revelation that my mom’s prayers are eternal. Her prayers do not disappear because she is no longer on this earth. God does not and will not stop answering my mom’s prayers. My mom’s prayers will cover me, my husband, my stepchildren, my household and everything else for the rest of my days on earth. WOW!!!!

I shared this revelation at my mom’s memorial and I also shared this revelation with a couple of friends in the US when I returned. One of my friends sent the following quote to me about a week ago and it just so perfectly sums it up!

“Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed in death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God’s heart is to set on them. Prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world”

My mom was a HUGE prayer warrior!! She just loved to pray and speak to the Lord. No matter what came up, my mom’s first response was to pray. I can still hear her voice saying “don’t worry, we’ll pray about it”. Whenever there was something going on in my life, I’d always ask my mom to pray. I can’t recall the number of times I asked my mom to pray, either for me or someone else. For my mom, it was an honour to pray for others. It was truly one of the most beautiful gifts that she gave me!!

This is a thread woven through the generations of my family. My Grandmother was also a Godly woman who would pray over all of our family daily.

God is a generational God, He is not limited by time, space or distance and neither are our prayers.

How comforting to know that I and mine are blanketed by the prayers of the righteous women in my family forever. Prayer is a beautiful legacy and a powerful weapon to bestow on those we love. And it’s a legacy that we can all leave.

James 5:16
The earnest prayer of a righteous man (& woman) has great power and produces wonderful results. NLT

Psalm 22:30
Our children will also serve Him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. NLT

1 John 5:15
And since we know that He hears us when we make our requests, we also know that He will give us what we ask for. NLT

Psalm 145:4
Let each generation tell it’s children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim Your power. NLT

Psalm 119:90
Your faithfulness extends to every generation NLT

John 14:14
Yes, ask me for anything in my name and I will do it. NLT

Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all he has done. NLT