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Asleep on His Knees
The Wycliffe Handbook of Preaching & Preachers, W. Wiersbe, p. 206
Asleep on His Knees
The Wycliffe Handbook of Preaching & Preachers, W. Wiersbe, p. 206
Mr. and Mrs. Moody often had guests in their Chicago home. One evening, after a very demanding day, Moody asked a visiting Christian to lead in family devotions. The man waxed eloquent as he expounded the symbolism in a difficult chapter of the Bible. Then he prayed at great length. When the worship was over, Mrs. Moody and the guest got up from their knees, but Moody remained bowed in prayer. The guest thought that he was praying, but Mrs. Moody soon detected that her husband was&md;asleep!