Dr. Bill Bright personally led thousands of people to Christ before his death in 2003. As co-founder of the worldwide ministry Campus Crusade for Christ, his influence has had an eternal impact on countless more for God’s kingdom. However, it was his mother, Mary Lee, who dedicated Bright to the Lord before his birth and prayed for him until her death in 1983.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Proverbs 31:26

Bright said, “She modeled authentic Christianity before me in dozens of ways. Although we rose early to begin our dawn-to-dusk hard work on the ranch, my mother was always up before the rest of the family, reading the Bible and praying. I remember her softly humming hymns of worship to the Lord all day long, and after the rest of us had gone to bed, she would again read her Bible and pray.”

The book of Proverbs begins with the command to fear the Lord and ends with the picture of a woman who fulfills this command. Ask God to give you that desire each day. Pray also that all Christians commit to leaving a spiritual legacy across the nation…starting with those in their own household.

Recommended Reading: Psalm 112